Concerto for Wind Ensemble (Husa)
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1982
Duration: c. 19:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Associated Music Publishers, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts - $150.00 | Score Only: $20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II-III (III doubles English Horn)
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon (doubles String Bass part)
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Sax I-II
Tenor Sax
Baritone Sax
Bass Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III-IV-V-VI-VII-VIII
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
Timpani (4)
Piano
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals (antique and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (tam-tam, high, medium and large)
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Temple Block
- Tom-toms
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Woodblock
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Concerto for Wind Ensemble was commissioned by the Michigan State University Alumni Band and dedicated to the Michigan State University Bands, Stanley DeRusha, director. The first performance was given on December 3, 1982 by the Michigan State University Wind Symphony, guest-conducted by Karel Husa in the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Michigan State University.
This three-movement work won the first biennial Louis Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition in 1983. It received its presentation performance by the United States Marine Band (Col. John Bourgeois, conductor), with the composer conducting on April 15, 1984 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Program Note by Karel Husa.
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
None discovered thus far.
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Al Fresco (1973)
- Apotheosis of this Earth (1970)
- Cheetah (2005)
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band
- Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble
- Concerto for Wind Ensemble (1982)
- Divertimento for Symphonic Winds and Percussion (arr. John Boyd)
- Fanfare for Brass Ensemble (1981)
- Music for Prague 1968 (1968)
- Smetana Fanfare
Additional Resources
- McLaurin, Donald. (1985, Winter) “Karel Husa’s contribution to the wind band.” CBDNA Journal 2(1), 24-36.
- Molineux, Allen. (1985, Fall). "The elements of unity and their applications on various levels of the first movement of Karel Husa’s Concerto for Wind Ensemble.” Journal of Band Research 21(1), 43-49
