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Canto
This work bears the designation Opus 61.
Contents
General Info
Year: 1977
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score Only - $8.75
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Timpani
- Triangle
- Wood Blocks
Players clapping
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Canto was commissioned by and dedicated to the All-Japan Band Association on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. It was commissioned for the national contest as a required work for the Japanese junior high school bands.
The composition is loosely based on the melody Sakura, which is well known to all Japanese children. The hand-clapping part by different sections is vital to the rhythmic movement of the piece and also much fun for the participants.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class C
- Arkansas: I
- California: C
- Georgia: II
- Iowa: II
- Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP II
- Kansas: III
- Louisiana: I
- Michigan: Senior High D
- Minnesota: III
- New York: Concert Band III
- North Carolina: III
- South Carolina: II
- Tennessee: III. Complete
- Virginia: III
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Maroon Campus Band (David Roush, conductor) – 5 March 2020
- Clovis (Calif.) West High School Symphonic Winds (Joey Neuenschwander, conductor) -15 March 2019 (2019 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- Cleveland State University (Ohio) Wind Ensemble (Birch Browning, conductor) – 21 February 2019
- Clarence (N.Y.) High School Concert Band (Andrea Runfola , conductor) – 7 February 2019
- University of Louisville Concert Band (Adam Thomas, graduate conductor) - 10 April 2018
- Edison High School (Fresno, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Robert Madrid, conductor) - 25 March 2017 (2017 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- Netanya Wind Orchestra (Israel) (Motti Miron, conductor) - July 2011
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Air and Dance
- Annabel Lee
- Beowulf (1966)
- Canto (1977)
- Capriccio Concertant
- Cavata
- Chant and Jubilo (1963)
- Divergents
- Drammatico
- Dream Catcher
- Estampie (1999)
- Flourishes (1982)
- Grace Praeludium (1982)
- Joyant Narrative
- Kaddish (1976)
- Land of El Dorado, The
- Lauds and Tropes
- Masque (1968)
- Of Sailors and Whales (1989)
- Praises
- The Sea Treaders (1996)
- Symphonic Dance No. 1, "Comanche Ritual" (as transcriber) (1965/2013)
- They Hung Their Harps in the Willows (1988)
- Through Countless Halls of Air (1995)
- To Be Fed By Ravens
- When Honor Whispers and Shouts
- When Rossi Strikes
- Wine From These Grapes (1992)
Resources
- McBeth, W. (1978). Canto: For Symphonic Band [score]. Southern Music Co.: San Antonio, Tex.
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 415