Adagio for Winds (Del Borgo)

Elliot Del Borgo

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General Info

Year: 1974
Duration: c. 3:40
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Shawnee Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:

Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Featuring rich sonorities in the low register and a flowing lyric style throughout, this classic composition by Elliot Del Borgo has stood the test of time and currently appears on contest lists in 10 different states.

- Program Note from publisher

Although not as expansive and powerful as Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, Del Borgo's use of wind instruments to create beauty and sensitivity makes this work an important one in wind band literature. Adagio for Winds is in the harmonic and melodic framework of the Romantic era, with song-like melodic lines prominently set within a simple uncluttered accompaniment. This piece moves slowly, and gently builds to a climax toward the end before coming to a quiet close.

- Program Note by William V. Johnson for the Cuesta Wind Ensemble concert program, 8 May 1993

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Alabama: Class C
Arkansas: II
Florida: IV
Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP III
Kansas: IV
Louisiana: III
Maryland: IV
Massachusetts: III
New York: Concert Band IV
South Carolina: IV
Texas: III. Complete
Virginia: IV

Performances

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Eldred (N.Y.) Central Senior High School Concert Band (Brian D. Nivison, conductor) - 6 June 2019
Fremd High School (Palatine, Ill.) Symphonic Winds - 2 May 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Two British Folk Songs (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1993/2019)

All Wind Works

Adagio for Winds (1974)
Ancient Air and Dance (2000)
Ancient Moon (2000)
Blue Ridge Holiday
Call to Glory
Calypso a la Rondo (2003)
Canterbury Overture
Celtic Suite (1994)
Ceremoniale (1981)
Chant Rituals (1993)
Chorale and Canon (1985)
Chorale and Variant (1969)
A Christmas Fantasia (1989)
A Christmas Triptych (as arranger) (1994)
Christmas Variants (2000)
Cole Porter in Concert (as arranger)
Commemoration Overture (1976)
Continental Christmas Suite (1996/2010)
Coventry Carol
Crown and Scepter
Dervish Dance
Dies Irae
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1979)
Dorian Rhapsody (1996)
Fantasia for Christmas (1998)
Fascinating Rhythm (as arranger) (1924/1994)
Festa! (1985)
Fire Dance (Del Borgo) (2004)
A Flemish Carol (1994)
Flight of Eagles
Fortress Variants (2004)
Gaelic Rhapsody (1987)
Good King's Christmas, A
Intermezzo Sinfonico (as arranger) (1890/2003)
A Jefferson Portrait (2001)
Joyant Overture
Knightsbridge Overture (1987)
Lest We Forget
Locksley Hall (1996)
Lux Aeterna (1993)
Miss Liberty's Promise
Modal Song and Dance (1985)
Music for Winds and Percussion (1973)
New England Suite
Ode to Joy
Overture for Winds (1982)
Phantom Ship
Prelude and Dance
Prologue and Dance (1981)
Renaissance Couplet (as arranger) (1994)
Rituale (1981)
Ritual Dances
Sailing Songs (1995)
Sea Trilogy
Serial Music (1970)
Shaker Variants (1995)
Slavonic Dances
Soliloquy and Dance
Songs of the Whalemen (1995)
The Steppes of Russia (1999)
Symphonic Essay (1973)
Symphonic Paraphrase (1995)
Tryptich II (1985)
Two British Folk Songs (1993)
Two British Folk Songs (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1993/2019)
Yultide Celebration

Resources

Del Borgo, E. [1974]. Adagio for Winds [score]. Shawnee Press: Delaware Water Gap, Penn.