American Games
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1991
Duration: c. 20:20
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Faber Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $99.00 | Score Only - $24.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II (II doubles Alto Flute)
Oboe I-II-III
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Claves
- Cymbals (crash and suspended (md and lg))
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (Tam-tam)
- Rattle
- Side Drum
- Tambourine
- Tenor Drum
- Triangle
- Whip
- Woodblock
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
American Games was commissioned by the BBC for the 1991 Promenade Concerts. Affectionately inscribed to our friends in Washington, D.C. It was premiered on July 23, 1991 by the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Band, Timothy Reynish, conductor on the BBC Promenade Concert, Royal Albert Hall, London.
"Program Note from Published Score"
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
None discovered thus far.
Additional Resources
- Spurlin, Adam Corey A Conductor's Theoretical and Performance Analysis of Nicholas Maw's "American Games" for Symphonic Wind Ensemble [Doctoral Dissertation].
