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Celebration Overture (ed Madden)
Paul Creston (rev. John T. Madden)
This work bears the designation Opus 61.
General Info
Year: 1954 / 2016
Duration: c. 7:20
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $135.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass 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 I-II
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Tom-tom
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Celebration Overture was commissioned by Edwin Franko Goldman for the American Bandmasters Association Convention in 1955. It was premiered there with the composer conducting. The work is in three sections; the first has a march-like quality, the second is quiet and pastoral, and the third is rhythmically crisp while building to a triumphant conclusion.
- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music
It consists of three sections: fast, slow, and fast—like the Italian Baroque overture. In style it differs considerably from its ancestor. Regarding Celebration Overture, Creston wrote as follows: “I was preoccupied with matters of melodic design, harmonic coloring, rhythmic pulse, and formal progression, not with limitations of nature or narrations of fairy tales." This bright and festive overture justifies its title with short and rhythmic melodies along with sonorous harmonies.
- Program notes from Band Music Notes, Paul Creston, and Duane J. Mikow
Dedicated to the memory of Robert D. Jorgensen, Director of Bands Emeritus at The University of Akron.
- Program Note from score
This 2016 edition (edited by John T. Madden) is completely re-engraved, correcting errors from the earlier original printing.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Philadelphia (Penn.) Wind Symphony (Paul Bryan, conductor) – 5 May 2017
- Iowa State University (Ames) Wind Ensemble (Michael Golemo, conductor) – 26 February 2016 (CBDNA 2016 North Central Division Conference, Ames, Iowa)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Anatolia (1968)
- Celebration Overture (1955)
- Celebration Overture (ed. Madden) (1955/2016)
- Concertino for Marimba and Band (1940/1975)
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (or Band) (1941/1963/1966)
- Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra (or Band)
- Five Little Dances (trans. Longfield) (1946/2013)
- Kalevala (1971)
- Legend (1942/1945)
- Night in Mexico (tr. Yates) (1966/1997)
- Prelude and Dance (1959)
- Square Dance '76 (1977)
- Suite for Saxophone Quartet
- Zanoni (1949)
- Liberty Song ’76 (1976)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Paul Creston." Accessed 11 May 2017
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 146.