Canto

W. Francis McBeth

W. Francis McBeth

This work bears the designation Opus 61.

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