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Armenian Dances, Part Two
This work encompasses the second, third and fourth movements of the composer's Armenian Dances.
General Info
Year: 1978
Duration: c. 20:25
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $250.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
Movements
1. Hov Arek – 5:10
2. Khoomar – 4:50
3. Lorva Horovel – 8:55
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II-III (III doubling C piccolo)
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon (optional)
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
B-flat Cornet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (pr Tam-Tam)
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tom-tom (small)
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
In parts:
- Piccolo, mvt. 3, m.285-287: First slur ends with the first note of bar 286 and starts the next slur from the second note
- Flute I, mvt. 1, m.72: Add crescendo from 1st to 3rd notes
- Flute I, mvt. 3, m.8: Should be E-natural, not C (tie from the previous bar)
- Flute II, mvt. 3, m.8: Add Staccato
- Flute II, mvt. 3, m.39-43: Unplayable. Would be playable when you close C-sharp key with a hair elastic or rubber band.
- Flute III, mvt. 3, m.212: Remove mp
- Flute II, mvt. 3, m.240: Add accent to the first note
- Oboe I, mvt. 3, m.261: Pre-beat grace note should be F-sharp, not F
- English Horn, mvt. 3, m.123+329: All eight notes are incorrect. Should be, "D C B B-flat A-flat B-flat B C"
- Bassoon, mvt. 3, m.195: Add one-bar crescendo
- Bassoon, mvt. 3, m.8-10, 20-22: Unplayable. Would be playable when you insert a card under the low D-flat key.
- E-flat Soprano Clarinet, mvt. 2, m.130: The end point of the slur from the previous bar should be the 3rd note, not 4th, and the slur between the 1st and 3rd notes should be deleted
- E-flat Soprano Clarinet, mvt. 3, m.181: 3rd note should be B-flat, not B
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I, mvt. 2, m.12: 1st note should be E, not D
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet III, mvt. 2, m.27: 1st note should be G, not G-sharp
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet III, mvt. 2, m.28: 2nd note should be C-sharp, not C
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet III, mvt. 2, m.32: 1st note should be C-sharp, not C
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I, mvt. 3, m.34: 4th note should be D, not C
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I, mvt. 3, m.61-64: All seven slurs are correct and each should start with an accented eighth note
- E-flat Alto Clarinet, mvt. 3, m.195: Add one-bar crescendo
- E-flat Alto Clarinet, mvt. 3, m.354: Note should be D, not E
- E-flat Alto Saxophone, mvt. 1, m.32: Add crescendo
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone, mvt. 1, m.32: Add crescendo
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone, mvt. 3, m.195: Add one-bar crescendo
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone, Horn in F, String Bass, mvt. 2, m.133: Add tenuto to the 3rd note (2nd note only for Hn.2, 4)
- B-flat Trumpet II, mvt. 3, m.230-238: "3/4 time signature long rest 5 bars + long rest 3 bars" should be "3/4 time signature full rest 1 bar + 2/4 time signature 7 bars"
- Horn in F IV, mvt. 2, m.39: Last note should be A, not G
- Trombone I, mvt. 3, m.138: Add accent
- Trombone II-III-IV, mvt. 3, m.141: Tenuto changed to accent
- Trombone IV, mvt. 3, m.170: Add 5/8 time signature
- Trombone II-III-IV, mvt. 3, m.329: Add a crescendo to the 2nd beat
- Tuba, mvt. 3, m.37-38: Bottom div should be D-flat, not D-natural
- String Bass, mvt. 2, m.17-18: Add p to bar 17 and mf to bar 18
- String Bass, mvt. 2, m.51: Add mf
- String Bass, mvt. 2, m.59: Add p
- String Bass, mvt. 2, m.102: Add p
- String Bass, mvt. 3, m.35: Should be quarter note, not eighth note
- String Bass, mvt. 3, m.170: Change previous barline to double barline
- Harp, mvt. 1, m.75-77: Add 8va to the top
- Harp, mvt. 2, m.66: Upper chord should be B-natural, not B-flat
- Bells, mvt. 3, m.199: Missing note (B ♭ dotted half note). Add by looking at the score
- Bells, Mallets, mvt. 3, m.231: Add 2/4 time signature
In score:
- Flute, mvt. 2, m.18: Add mf
- Flute, mvt. 3, m.39: Add p
- Oboe I, mvt. 1, m.6: Should be 3 tremolo diagonal lines, not 4
- Oboe I, mvt. 1, m.75: Add dim
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I, mvt. 1, m.5: Should be 3 tremolo diagonal lines, not 4
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet II, mvt. 1, m.74-75: Add the diminuendo symbol and p (lightly) dim
- E-flat Alto Clarinet, mvt. 3, m.354: Note should be D, not E
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone, mvt. 3, m.170-177: Move Bassoon cue to the Tenor Saxophone staff, without changing the pitch
- String Bass, mvt. 2, m.17-18: Add p to bar 17 and mf to bar 18
- String Bass, mvt. 3, m.180: Add p
- Harp, mvt. 2, m.55, 59, 107, 111, 112: Connect the arpeggio symbols cut in the upper and lower rows into one
- Harp, mvt. 3, m.47-49: Should be G, not E-flat
- Tambourine, mvt. 3, m.304: Tremolo diagonal line of the 4th note should sound 2, not 3
- Snare Drum, mvt. 3, m.350: Blurred note head is x (rim shot)
- Timpani, mvt. 2, m.111: Missing note (quarter notes of G and C).
Program Notes
Armenian Dances, Part II is the final three movements of the complete suite. Included are The Peasant’s Plea, Wedding Dance, and Songs of Lori. Imaginatively developed from the Armenian folk song collections of Gomidas Vertabed.
Armenian Dances, Part Two was commissioned by the A.G.B.U. Alex Manoogian Cultural Fund and dedicated to Dr. Harry Begian.
- Program Note from publisher
In his Armenian Dances (Part II), Reed has captured many of the styles, tempos, and subtleties of the Armenian folk songs and dances. Part II was commissioned after the highly successful premiere of Part I, which was completed in 1977. The two parts comprise a full-length symphony. Reed, acting as arranger and composer, drew his inspirations from the vast collection of Gomidas Vartabed (1869-1935). Gomidas has been credited as the founder of Armenian classical music for his work on preserving and documenting over four thousand folk songs.
Khoomar is a female Armenian name. This movement is based on a light-hearted song that depicts how two young people meet and marry. The wedding dance conveys the joy and excitement of the occasion. Lorva Horovel is a plowing song from the district of Lori. The multiple themes in this movement are varied in rhythmic and melodic structure. They reflect the physical and spiritual feelings of the farmer as he proceeds with his work. The sheer effort of this undertaking sets a heavy tone to the movement as the brass and percussion make their introductory proclamations. The farmer pleads with his oxen to put themselves into the task. Good progress and bright spirits are represented by a fast dance common to Eastern Armenia. A slow and plaintive song (Giligia) tells of a longing for his country and lost homeland. The mood picks up with a presto dance theme that builds to a dramatic closing.
- Program Note by William V. Johnson for the San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra concert program, 14 April 2007
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Alfred Reed, conductor) (Movement 1)
- Audio: Reference recording. Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Alfred Reed, conductor) (Movement 2)
- Audio: Reference recording. Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Alfred Reed, conductor) (Movement 3)
- Audio CD: Naniwa Orchestral Winds (Akio Marutani, conductor) – 2015
- Audio MP3: Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra (Shizuo Z Kuwahara, conductor) – 2015
- Audio CD: Otonowa Wind Symphonica (Alfred Reed, conductor) – 2000
- Audio CD: Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Alfred Reed, conductor) – 1996
State Ratings
- Florida: VI
- New York: VI
- North Carolina: VI
Performances
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- La Crosse (Wisc.) Wind Symphony (Jack C. Krauklis, conductor ) - 23 April 2023
- Windy City Winds (Chicago, Ill.) (Mark Mosley, conductor) - 13 May 2022
- Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) Symphonic Winds (Ryan Scherber, conductor) – 20 April 2022
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus Lakeshore Wind Ensemble (Mark Sackman, conductor) – 4 May 2019
- Northern Illinois University (DeKalb) Wind Ensemble (Joseph Manfredo, conductor) – 18 April 2019
- Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble (Oneonta, N.Y.) (Andy Pease, conductor) – 18 November 2018
- Drexel University (Philadelphia, Penn.) Concert Band (Wesley J. Broadnax, conductor) – 19 March 2018
- California State University, Long Beach, Wind Symphony (John Alan Carnahan, conductor) – 9 March 2018
- University of Iowa (Iowa City) Concert Band (Kevin Kastens, conductor) – 4 December 2017
- Illinois State University Symphonic Winds (Joe Manfredo, conductor) – 6 February 2015
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor) – 14 April 2007
- New World School of the Arts Wind Ensemble (Rodester Brandon, conductor) – 24 January 2003
- High School Concert Band [Interlochen, Mich.] (Frederick Fennell, conductor) – 31 July 1987
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Come, Sweet Death (Flex instrumentation) (as transcriber; arr. Benson) (1736/1976/2019)
- A Festival Prelude (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Haga) (1962/2019)
- Two Bagatelles (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1983/1997/2010)
All Wind Works
- Acclamation!
- Alleluia! Laudamus Te (1973)
- Arioso (as arranger) (1729/1998)
- Armenian Dances (1972-1978)
- Armenian Dances, Part One (1972/1974)
- Armenian Dances, Part Two (1978)
- Around the World in 80 Days: Selections (as arranger; ed. Rogers) (1957/2017)
- Autumn Leaves (as arranger; ed. Rogers) (1947/2017)
- Ballade (1956/1999)
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 Suite (as arranger) (1965)
- Berceuse and Finale from "The Firebird" (as editor; arr. McAlister) (1910/2005)
- The Big East March (1997)
- Canto e Camdombe
- Carmen (as editor; tr. McAlister) (1875/2000)
- A Celebration Fanfare (1989)
- A Ceremonial Fanfare (1971)
- Ceremony of Flourishes (1964)
- Chanson Triste (as arranger) (1878/1989)
- Characteristic Dances from "The Nutcracker Suite" (as editor with McAlister; tr. Rogan) (1892/2001)
- Children's Suite (2000)
- A Christmas Suite (1974)
- Chorale Prelude in E minor (1953/1966)
- A Christmas Celebration (1987)
- A Christmas Intrada (1980)
- Clear Track Polka (as arranger) (1869/2000)
- Come, Sweet Death (as arranger) (1736/1976)
- Come, Sweet Death (as transcriber; arr. Benson) (1736/1976/2019)
- Concertino (as arranger; ed. McCathren) (1811/1962)
- Concertino for Marimba and Winds (1993)
- Concerto for Trumpet and Winds (1995/1997)
- Curtain Up! (1991)
- Dance of the Hours (as editor; tr. Kennedy) (1876/)
- Danza Caribe (1986)
- Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness (as arranger) (1653/1724/1990)
- Divertimento for Flute and Band (1998)
- Double Wind Quintet (1975)
- East and West (2003)
- El Camino Real (1985)
- El Camino Real (arr. Longfield) (1985/2013)
- The Enchanted Island (1980)
- The Entertainer (as arranger) (1902/1974)
- Evolutions (1993)
- Exhortation and Praise (2003)
- Fanfare and Processional (2005)
- The Fantasticks (as arranger) (1966)
- Fantasy on "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (as arranger) (1973)
- A Festival Prelude (1962)
- A Festival Prelude (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Haga) (1962/2019)
- A Festive Overture (1963)
- Fifth Suite for Band (1995)
- Fifth Symphony (1995)
- Finlandia (as editor; tr. McAlister) (1900/2004)
- First Suite for Band (1975)
- Five Cameos (2002)
- Five Dances for Five Clarinets and Band
- Forget Me Not, O Dearest Lord (as arranger) (c. 1736/1985)
- Fourth Suite for Band (1994)
- Fourth Symphony (1992)
- French Suite
- Funiculi Funicula (as arranger) (1880/1994)
- The Garden of Proserpine
- Giligia (2000)
- Golden Eagle (1989/1995)
- Golden Jubilee (1987)
- The Golden Year (1997)
- Greensleeves (1993/2011)
- Gypsy Dance (as arranger) (1872/1997)
- Havana Moon
- Highlights from "Exodus" (as arranger) (1960/1962)
- Highlights from Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" (as arranger) (1963/1965)
- The Hounds of Spring (1981)
- Huldigungsmarsch (as editor) (1864/2002)
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (as editor; tr. McAlister) (1853/2002)
- Hymn Variants (1992)
- I Left my Heart in San Francisco (as transcriber; ed. Rogers) (1954/1963)
- Imperatrix (1972)
- In Dulci Jubilo (as arranger) (1970)
- In Memoriam (1972)
- Intrada Drammatica (1968/1992)
- Jazz Waltz. See: Concerto for Trumpet and Winds
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (as arranger) (1723/1981)
- Jidai (2001)
- Joyeux Noël (Brass Ensemble) (1998)
- Joyeux Noël (Wind Ensemble) (1998/2001/2002)
- A Jubilant Overture (1970)
- A Jubilant Overture (arr. Conaway) (1970/2011)
- The King of Love My Shepherd Is (1995)
- L’Arlésienne Suite No 2 (as editor, with McAlister) (1872/2002)
- Laid-Back Rag
- Light Cavalry Overture (as editor; tr. McAlister) (1866/2003)
- A Little Concert Suite (1984)
- Lumberjack Overture
- Macarena (as arranger) (1992)
- Mancini! (as arranger) (1965)
- March Grandioso (as arranger) (1901/1969)
- Mary Poppins (as arranger) (1964/2006)
- Might and Majesty
- Millennium III (1999)
- Mr. Music (1990)
- The Music-Makers (1968)
- Music for Hamlet (1973/2018)
- Music in the Air! (2000)
- The Music Man: Highlights (as arranger) (1957/1959)
- My Fair Lady (as arranger) (1956/?)
- My Heart Is Filled With Longing (as arranger) (c. 1710/1986)
- Nimrod (as arranger) (1899/1965)
- Nocturne (as arranger) (1886/1953/1975)
- A Nordic Trilogy (with Erickson and Davis) (1967)
- A Northern Legend (1972)
- O Little Town (as arranger)
- O Most Wonderful (as arranger)
- Ode for Trumpet (1956)
- Old and New (2002)
- Othello (1977)
- Our Father Who Art in Heaven (as arranger) (1710/1988)
- Passacaglia (1967)
- Pavane for a Dead Princess (as orchestrator; ed. McAlister) (1899/1988)
- Piccolo Concerto in C major (as arranger) (1728-29/1962/1969)
- Pilgrim's Chorus (as arranger) (1845/1991)
- The Pledge of Allegiance (1970)
- Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 1 (as editor; tr. Retford) (1907/2000)
- Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 2 (as editor; tr. Retford) (1907/2000)
- Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 3 (as editor; tr. Retford) (1907/2000)
- Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 4 (as editor; tr. Retford) (1907/2000)
- Praise Jerusalem! (1986)
- Prelude IV (as arranger) (1722/1983)
- Prelude and Capriccio (1978)
- Prelude, Op. 9, No. 1 (as arranger) (1894/1985)
- Prelude to Act III from "Lohengrin" (as arranger, with McAlister) (1850/2006)
- Presentation of the Silver Rose (as arranger) (1910/1988)
- Pro Texana (1984)
- Punchinello (1974)
- Radetzky March (as arranger) (1848/1993)
- Rahoon (1965)
- The Ramparts of Courage (1995)
- Rosalind in the Forest of Arden (2005)
- Rushmore (1981)
- Russian Christmas Music (1944)
- Russian Christmas Music (arr. Curnow) (1944/1990)
- A Sacred Suite
- Salutations! (1995)
- Samba. See: Concerto for Trumpet and Winds
- Seascape: A Dramatic Intermezzo (1962)
- Second Century (1986)
- Second Suite for Band (1980)
- Second Symphony (1979)
- Selections from Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" (as editor; arr. Kostal) (1963/1964)
- Serenade (1966)
- Seventh Suite for Band (2002)
- The Severn Suite (as arranger) (1973)
- Siciliana Notturno (1977)
- Silver Shadow (1998/1999)
- Sine Nomine (as arranger) (1906/1976)
- Sixth Suite for Band
- Slavonic Folk Suite (1953/1987)
- Slow Blues. See: Concerto for Trumpet and Winds
- Sonata. See: Concerto for Trumpet and Winds
- Song. See: Concerto for Trumpet and Winds
- Song of the High Cascades
- Song of Threnos (1964)
- A Springtime Celebration (1991)
- The Strenuous Life (as arranger) (1902/1974)
- Sumus Futuro (1999)
- A Symphonic Prelude (1963)
- Symphony for Brass and Percussion (1952/1967)
- Symphony No. 1. See: Symphony for Brass and Percussion
- Symphony No. 2. See: Second Symphony
- Symphony No. 3 (1988)
- Variations on the Porazzi Theme of Wagner (1882/1988)
- Symphony No. 4. See: Fourth Symphony
- Symphony No. 5. See: Fifth Symphony
- Tannhäuser Grand March (as editor; tr. McAlister) (1847/2005)
- Tarantella (1996)
- Testament of an American (1974)
- Theme from "Lawrence of Arabia" (as arranger) (1963)
- Third Suite for Band (1982)
- Third Symphony. See: Symphony No. 3
- Three Chorales (as arranger; ed. McAlister) (?/2013)
- Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra (1984)
- Three Symphonic Preludes (as arranger)
- Thunder and Lightning (1999)
- The Tsar's Farewell (as arranger) (2001)
- Twelfth Night (2003)
- Two Bagatelles (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Clark) (1983/1997/2010)
- Two Bagatelles (1983/1995)
- Two Bagatelles for Concert Band (1983/1997)
- Two Bagatelles for Four Trombones (1983)
- Variations on the Porazzi Theme of Wagner. See: Symphony No. 3
- Victory! (2005)
- Vilia (as arranger) (1905/1990)
- Vilabella March (as editor) (1970)
- Viva Musica! (1984)
- Wapawekka (1963)
- With Trumpets And Drums (1992)
Resources
- Armenian Dances, Wikipedia. Accessed 30 April 2020
- Pease, Andy. "Armenian Dances Part II by Alfred Reed." Wind Band Literature, 18 September 2018. Web. Accessed 18 September 2018
- Perusal score