Blue Ridge Rhapsody
General Info
Year: 1982
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00; (digital) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00
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Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute (doubling Piccolo)
Oboe (or Flute II)
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In A-B-A form, this piece consists of two major themes, both of which are stated in the 16-measure introductory section. Although the composition is in large part romantic in style, it offers young performers an opportunity to experience the spritely 6/8 of the Allegro moderato as well as the romantic legato of the Andante cantabile section.
Many acquaintances of the author, band directors with consistently splendid music programs, teach in the area of the spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains of the eastern United States. It is to these friends, and in particular to Diana Love and her fine young musicians at the Sandusky Middle School in Lynchburg, Virginia, that this composition is dedicated. Blue Ridge Rhapsody was first performed in the spring of 1982 in Lynchburg, the composer conducting.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
- Florida: II
- Georgia: III
- Kansas: III
- Louisiana: II
- Michigan: Senior High D
- New York: Concert Band III
- Oklahoma: II-A
- South Carolina: III
- Tennessee: III
- Texas: II. Complete
- Virginia: III
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- The Accidental Waltz (1965)
- America the Beautiful (as arranger) (1882/1969)
- Appalachian Suite (1953)
- Astro Overture (1967/1995)
- Bach Fugue (as arranger) (/1984)
- Bavarian Folk Dance
- Blue Ridge Rhapsody (1982)
- Chorale and Canon (as arranger) (1968)
- Courtly Dance
- Episode for Band (1984)
- First Waltz (1950)
- Flurry for Winds and Percussion (1983)
- Folk Song Blues (1951)
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- Grandpa's March (1955)
- Pomp and Circumstance (as arranger) (1907/1969)
- Royal March (1968)
- Shenandoah Valley (1981)
- The Silver Scepter (1982)
- Sweet Caroline (as arranger)
- Wildwind Overture (1990)
Resources
- Garcia, J. "Blue Ridge Rhapsody." Young Band Repertoire Project, Spring 1999. Web. Accessed 3 July 2021
- Kinyon, J. (1982). Blue Ridge Rhapsody [score]. Alfred Music Publishing: [s.l.].
- Perusal score