Balkan Dance

Samuel A. Livingston

General Info

Year: 2008 / 2020
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: T.U.X. People's Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $90.00 | Score Only (print) - $26.00 | Solo Part - $15.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Clarinet
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon (div.)
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat 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 (div.)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Balkan Dance is a piece for concert band with clarinet solo. It draws its inspiration – and its harmonies and rhythms – from the folk music of the Balkan countries, especially Bulgaria and Macedonia. The time signature is 7/8, grouped (3, 2, 2). The piece is structured as a dialogue between the band and the solo clarinet.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio CD: Winds of Filharmonie Brno (Stanislav Vavřínek, conductor) - 2022

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by this Composer

Balkan Dance (2008/2020)
Call to the Mountains (2011/2018)
Celebrating the Fourth (2007/2016)
Gentle Winds (2013/2018)
Silvertube Variations (2015/2019)
Three American Scenes (2013/2020)
Winter Sunrise (2021/2022)

Resources

None discovered thus far.