Danzón

Leonard Bernstein

Subtitle: From Fancy Free

General Info

Year: 1944 / 1990
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $70.00 | Score Only - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Cowbell
Crash Cymbals
Maracas
Snare Drum
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Influenced by the traditional Cuban dance style, here is a brilliant work originally written for the ballet Fancy Free. This skillful adaptation for concert band captures the sensual mood of the original, while offering a unique and appealing programming choice.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of Louisville (Ky.) Community Band (Jason Cumberledge, conductor) - 21 October 2019
San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) High School Honor Band (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 13 February 2019
Hanover Wind Symphony (Montville, N.J.) (Kurt Zimmermann, conductor) – 10 February 2019
Northern Santa Barbara County (Calif.) High School Honor Band (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 10 February 2019
Elmhurst (Ill.) College Wind Ensemble (John Heath, conductor) – 14 October 2018
Little Rock (Ark.) Wind Symphony (Israel Getzov, conductor) – 11 October 2018
Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, Conn.) Wind Ensemble (David Winer, conductor) - 20 May 2018
San Luis Obispo (Calif.) County Band (Leonard Lutz, conductor) - 29 April 2018
Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria, Calif.) Concert Band (Greg Stoll, conductor) – 10 March 2018
Sacramento (Calif.) State University Concert Band (Matthew Morse, conductor) – 14 March 2018
San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 24 September 2017
Bonita Springs (Fla.) Concert Band (Gary Smith, conductor) – 5 May 2017 (ACB 2017 Annual Convention (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.))
Seattle Pacific University (Danny Helseth, Conductor) - 22 May 2015
Casco Bay (Gorham, Me.) Wind Symphony (Norman Hyunh, conductor) - 26 April 2015
Illinois State University (Normal) Symphonic Band (Mark Babbitt, conductor) - 5 October 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Cool (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1957/2018)
West Side Story (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2015)

All Wind Works

Almighty Father (arr. Hunsberger) (1971/1974)
America (arr. Vinson) (1963/2018)
America from "West Side Story" (arr. Brown)
A Bernstein Tribute (adapt. Grundman) (1991)
Candide Suite (arr. Grundman) (1956/1993)
Cool (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1957/2018)
Dance Suite (1990)
Danzón (arr. Bocook) (1944/1990)
Danzón (arr. Krance) (1944)
Divertimento (arr. Grundman) (1980/1984)
- BSO Forever, The
Fanfare for the 25th Anniversary of the High School of the Arts (orch. Ramin)
Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy (orch. Ramin) (1961/1995)
Fanfare from "Dance Suite"
Four Dances from "West Side Story" (tr. Polster) (1957/1980)
Gee, Officer Krupke (arr. Murtha) (1957/2015)
Glitter and Be Gay (arr. Frenkel) (1956/)
Glitter and be Gay from "Candide" (tr. Davis)
Highlights from "West Side Story" (arr. Ingram) (1963)
I Hate Music! (arr. Nowlin) (1943/)
Make Our Garden Grow (arr. Kreines) (1956/2017)
Make Our Garden Grow (arr. John Gibson) (1956/)
Mambo from "West Side Story" (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2013?)
Maria (arr. Murtha) (1957/2003)
Maria from "West Side Story" (arr. McCoy) (1957)
Meditation No. 2 (arr. Hunsberger) (1971/1973)
A Musical Toast (tr. Grundman) (1982)
Overture to "Candide" (trans. Beeler)
Overture to "Candide" (tr. Grundman) (1955/1986)
Overture to "Candide" (arr. Howell) (1955/2020)
Overture to "Candide" (tr. Hunsberger) (1955/)
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1974/1991)
Presto Barbaro from "On the Waterfront" (arr. Erickson)
Prologue from "West Side Story" (arr. Gilmore) (1962)
Selections from "Wonderful Town" (arr. Saurer) (1953)
Shivaree (1970)
A Simple Song (arr. Sweeney) (1971/2010)
Slava! (tr. Grundman) (1977)
Slava! (arr. Linden) (1977/2011)
Slava! (tr. Longfield) (1977/)
Somewhere (arr. Brown) (1957/2012)
Somewhere from "West Side Story" (arr. Bocook)
Suite from "MASS" (arr. Sweeney) (1971/2009 )
Suite from "On the Town" (arr. Higgins) (1944)
Suite from "West Side Story" (arr. Davis)
Symphonic Dance Music from "West Side Story" (arr. Polster) (1980)
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (arr. Leon) (1967/2007)
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (tr. Lavender) (1967/2008)
Symphonic Suite from "On the Waterfront" (arr. Bocook) (1954/2011)
Symphony No. 1 (tr. Bencriscutto) (1942/1952)
- Profanation from "Symphony No. 1"
- Lamentation from "Symphony No. 1"
Symphony No. 1 (tr. Lebrias) (1942/2023)
Three Dance Episodes from "On The Town" (arr. Lavender) (1944/2016)
Three Dance Episodes from "On The Town" (tr. Stith) (1944/1972)
West Side Story: Highlights (tr. Ingram)
West Side Story: Medley (arr. Bocook) (1957/1991)
West Side Story: Selection (arr. Duthoit) (1957/1959)
West Side Story (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2015)
West Side Story (arr. Norris)
A White House Cantata (tr. Nowlin) (1997/)
Wrong Note Rag (arr. Ricketts) (1953/2005)

Resources

Bernstein, L.; Bocook, J. (1990). Danzón: From Fancy Free [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [s.l.].
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Danzón" Accessed 24 October 2014