Ballad for Band (Gould)

Morton Gould

Morton Gould

General Info

Year: 1946
Duration: c. 8:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: [http://www.shattingermusic.com/Departments/Wind_Band/WBItems.aspx Shattinger Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00   |   Score Only - $11.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Db Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Solo Bb Clarinet I
Bb Soprano Clarinet II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Bass Saxophone
Flugel Horn (in Bb) I-II
Bb Trumpet I-II
Solo Bb Cornet
Bb Cornet I-II-III
Horn in Eb I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Baritone TC
Euphonium (BC)
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani

Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Cymbals (crash)
• Melodic Percussion (Bells and chimes)
• Tambourine
• Woodblock

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The work very successfully captures the spirit of popular music of that era [1946], as well as dance forms and jazz. Lush harmonies and chord structures are on display, as well as thematic interplay between sections of the ensemble. The Ballad is one of the most beloved and most often performed of the band's literature of the mid-twentieth century.

- Program notes from San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra concert.

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Corporon, conductor)

State Ratings

• Alabama: Class A
• California: IV-B
• Florida: VI
• Georgia: V
• Iowa: IA HS MUSIC ASSOC BAND GRADE IV
• Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP II
• Louisiana: IV
• Massachusetts: IV
• Mississippi: IVA, VA and VA
• North Carolina: V
• Oklahoma: IVA
• South Carolina: VI
• Tennessee: VI
• Texas: IV. Complete
• Virginia: V

Recent Performances

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• Florida Wind Band (Scott Weiss, conductor) - 8 March 2013 (ABA Convention, Tampa)
• San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (David Rackley, conductor) - 14 May 2011
• Florida International University Wind Ensemble (Michael Guzman, conductor) - 13 April 2010
• High School Symphonic Band [Interlochen, Mich.] (Frederick Fennell, conductor) - 14 August 2004

Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

• American Ballads, Settings of American Tunes (1976)
  • Hymnal — on “We Shall Overcome” from “American Ballads”
  • Memorials — on “Taps” from “American Ballads”
  • Saratoga Quickstep — on “The Girl I Left Behind” from “American Ballads”
• American Patrol (Gould)
• American Salute
• American Youth March
• Ballad for Band (Gould) (1946)
• Café Rio (1957)
• Centennial Symphony, Gala for Band (1983)
• Cheers! — A Celebration March(1979)
• Cinerama Holiday (1955)
  • Cinerama March from “Cinerama Holiday” (concert band)
  • On the Boulevard from “Cinerama Holiday”
  • Skier’s Waltz from “Cinerama Holiday”
  • Souvenirs of Paris from “Cinerama Holiday”
• Concertette for Viola and Band(1943)
• Derivations for Solo Clarinet and Band (1955)
• Dramatic Fanfares from CBS-TV documentary “World War I” (1964)
• Family Album Suite
  • Horseless Carriage Galop from “Family Album”
  • Old Romance from “Family Album Suite”
• Fanfare for Freedom (Gould) (1943)
• Folk Suite - Overture (1955)
• Fourth of July (Gould) (1947)
• Global Greetings(1994)
• Holiday Music (1947)
  • First Thanksgiving from “Holiday Music”
  • Halloween from “Holiday Music”
  • Home for Christmas from “Holiday Music”
• Holocust Suite (1980)
  • Babi Yar (4th movement from Holocaust Suite)
  • Berta and Joseph from “Holocaust Suite”
  • Kristallnacht - The Night of the Broken Glass from “Holocaust Suite”
  • Liberation from "Holocaust Suite”
• Jericho (Rhapsody for Band)
• Mini-Suite for Band (1968)
• Old Romance
• Overture from “Folk Suite”
• Prisms (1962)
• Prologue, from CBS-TV series “World War I”
• Remembrance Day (Soliloquy for a Passing Century) (1995)
• Revolutionary Prelude, from CBS-TV documentary “World War I”
• Saint Lawrence Suite (1958)
• Santa Fe Saga (1956)
• Sarajevo Suite (1964)
  • Royal Hunt from “Sarajevo Suite”
  • Royal March from “Sarajevo Suite”
  • Serenade of Carols (3rd movement) (1949)
• Soft Shoe Serenade from “Hoofer Suite” (1956)
• Symphonette No. 2 (1938)
  • Movement I from “Symphonette No. 2”
  • Pavanne from “Symphonette No. 2”
• Symphony No. 4 (1952)
• Windjammer (Highlights) (1958)
• Yankee Doodle

Additional Resources

None discovered thus far.