Dance Sinfonia
General Info
Year: 2003
Duration: c. 3:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Temple Blocks
- Triangle
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
A fun and accessible piece for developing band, Dance Sinfonia uses syncopation, accents and meter changes to create a brilliant concert piece. The memorable melody gets passed around the sections of the band and even becomes a short canon at one point.
- Program Note from publisher
For Elizabeth, Hutch, Drew, Molly & Benjamin [the composer's grandchildren].
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
- South Carolina: IV
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Smokey Valley High School (Lindsborg, Ks.) Concert Band – 10 March 2009
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Dance Sinfonia (2003)
- Winds of the Prairie (2008)
Resources
- Fisher, D. (2004). Dance Sinfonia: Concert Band [score]. C. Alan: Greensboro, N.C.
- Fisher, Dennis W. "Dance Sinfonia." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 6, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 323-329. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2007.