Bernstein Tribute, A

From Wind Repertory Project
Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein (adapt. Clare Grundman)


General Info

Year: 1991
Duration: c. 7:20
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - £60.99   |   Score Only (print) - £11.50


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bongos
  • Choke Cymbal
  • Tenor Drum
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Paying musical tribute to one of the greatest composers and musical personalities of our time, this colorful medley offers a wonderful opportunity to enter the world of Leonard Bernstein. Grundman's skillful adaptation includes excerpts from West Side Story (Prologue; Somewhere; Scherzo; Mambo), On The Town (The Great Lover; Times Square: 1944; Lonely Town), and excerpts from the overture to Candide.

- Program Note from publisher


Media

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State Ratings

  • South Carolina: V
  • Virginia: V


Performances

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  • University of Tennessee Chattanooga Wind Ensemble (Randall O. Coleman, conductor) - 10 October 2023
  • University of Tennessee (Knoxville) Concert Band (Fuller Lyon, conductor) - 16 November 2021
  • Plainville (Conn.) Wind Ensemble (Ken Bagley, conductor) – 8 June 2019
  • Sanderson High School (Raleigh, N.C.) Wind Ensemble (Creighton Flowers, conductor) – 15 November 2018
  • Marion (Mass.) Concert Band (Tobias Monte, conductor) - 24 August 2018
  • Western Reserve Community Band (Hudson, Ohio) (Ralph Meyer, conductor) - 19 August 2018
  • University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Gold Band (Michael Chu, conductor) – 30 April 2018
  • Syracuse University (NY) Concert Band (Ben Bardenett, graduate conductor) - 28 April 2018
  • Ventura County (Calif.) Concert Band (Julie Budd, conductor) – 5 June 2016
  • Houston Pride Band (Michael Roberts, conductor) – 2015


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

  • Cool (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1957/2018)
  • West Side Story (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2015)


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Bernstein, L.; Grundman, C. (1991). A Bernstein Tribute [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [New York]