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Dancing Day (Downing)
This work is the first movement of Downing's Symphony for Winds and Percussion.
General Info
Year: 1986
Duration: c. 6:35
Difficulty: IV 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo I-II
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III- IV
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals (2)
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Roto-toms (5)
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal (2)
- Tambourine
- Tam-Tam
- Temple Blocks (5)
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Dancing Day, the first movement of the 30-minute symphony, is a joyous work that opens and closes with spirited multi-metered dance music. A fascinating middle section directly quotes a chorale, composed and harmonized by Ludwig Krebs (a student of Johann Sebastian Bach), which floats over angular and disjunct motives, which are developed in the second and third movement of the symphony. The closing section brings back the multi-metered dance music from the opening, this time with the Krebs chorale tune superimposed above, also in a dance style.
- Program Note by Timothy M. Smith for the San Francisco Wind Ensemble concert program, 15 October 2016
Awards
- ABA/Ostwald Award for the entire symphony, 1985.
Media
State Ratings
- Arkansas: V
- New York: Concert Band VI
- Virginia: VI
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- San Francisco Wind Ensemble (Timothy M. Smith, conductor) – 15 October 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
Resources
- Downing, J. (1986). Symphony for Winds and Percussion. I., Dancing Day [score]. TRN Music: Ruidoso, N.M.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Joseph Downing." Accessed 11 October 2016
- Wind Band Symphony Archive. "Symphony for Winds and Percussion." Accessed 12 October 2016