Australian Rhapsody, An

Ralph Hultgren

General Info

Year: 1987
Duration: c. 5:50
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brolga Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $110.00 | Score Only (print) - $13.75

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contra Bass 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
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Mallet Percussion

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This piece is a symphonic work constructed from melodic fragments based on two folk tunes presented in the piece. The composer has attempted to convey the feeling of both joy and sadness by contrasting the light, almost frivolous tune of the Queensland Drover with the melancholy of Moreton Bay.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

South Carolina: IV
Virginia: IV

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Wind Symphony (Don L. Peterson, conductor) – 3 November 2017
University of Wisconsin-Madison ("Thursday Band") (Brian Hughes, conductor) – 2013

Works for Winds by This Composer

And Enoch Walked With God
...and tears no bitterness (2019)
April 25th, 1915 (2000)
Arachnophobia (2014)
An Australian Rhapsody (1987)
Bright Sunlit Morning (2002/2005)
Bushdance (1991)
Beyond The Frontier
Celebration of Life (1995)
Concert Prelude (1995/2001)
Concertino for Wind Orchestra (2011/2018)
Eden's Coast and the Sea (1995)
Eminence
Grand March - The Australian Land
Immortal! Invisible!
Jessie's Well (2010)
Many Paths (Millen Kulgun)
Moto Perpetuo
Of Stories Told
Pacific Preamble (1988)
Pageant (Hultgren)
Pioneers
Rejoice! Be Glad! (2017)
Simple Song (2003)
That I May Love (2017)
Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!! (2001)
White Noise (2009)

Resources

Hultgren, R. (1991). An Australian Rhapsody [score]. Brolga Music: Red Hill, Qld., Aus.

Perusal Score