Commemoration Symphony

Anton Reicha

This work is also known by its title in French: Musique pour célébrer le Mémorie des Grands Hommes qui se sont Illustrés au Service de la Nation Française.

General Info

Year: 1815 / 197-?
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Whitwell Books
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00

Movements

1. Adagio-Allegro - 8:35
2. Adagio (Theme and Variations) - 6:38
3. Marche funebre, Maestoso un poco adagio
4. Poco Presto - 4:53

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani (also plays Canon)
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Tenor Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The Commemoration Symphony for band was composed in 1815 as part of the ceremonies associated with the reburial of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. In order to make the work accessible for outdoor use, Reicha gave alternative instructions for enlarging the work for three bands.

- Program Note from publisher

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: Cincinnati Wind Symphony (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) - 2000

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Texas (Denton) Wind Symphony (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) - 25 September 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Commemoration Symphony (tr. Whitwell) (1815/197-?)
Harmonique imitée, ou, Trois adagios
Quatuor pour quatre flûtes
Quintet in E-flat Major (1818/1937)
Recitative and Aria (arr. Brubaker)
Sinfonico (ed. Johnston) (2020)
Sinfonico for Four Flutes (c. 1815)
Six Quintetti, Op. 88 (1818)
Six Quintetti, Op. 91 (c. 1815)

Resources

Reicha, A.; Whitwell, D. (197-?]. Commemoration Symphony [score]. D. Whitwell: Northridge, Calif.