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Divertimento (Boutry)
Roger Boutry (transcribed by composer)
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This work is also known by its title in French, Divertimento pour Saxophone alto et Orchestre d'harmonie.
General Info
Year: 1964 / 2009
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc
Cost: Score and Parts - $155.14
Movements
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Andante / Cadenza
3. Presto
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo E-flat Alto Saxophone
Flute I-II (II doubling Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Celesta (or Glockenspiel)
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Maracas
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
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Media
- Audio CD: Swedish Wind Ensemble (Christian Lindberg, conductor: Claude Delangle, alto saxophone) - 2013
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Wind Symphony (John R. Stewart, conductor; Alastair Wright, alto saxophone) – 9 March 2019
- Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Coquitlam, B.C.) (David Branter, conductor; Mia Gazley, alto saxophone) - 9 June 2018
- Lone Star Youth Winds (Dallas, Tex.) (Bobby R. Francis, conductor) – 8 May 2016
- Banda Sinfónica de estudiantes Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia) (Christian Sepúlveda, saxophone) – 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Concerto
- Divertimento (1964/2009)
- Evocations
- La Carmagnole, Ah, ca ira! (2004)
- Presto (2010)
- Tétrade (1995)
- Variations sur un Thème Imaginaire (2007)
Resources
- BIS Records (2012). Liner Note from CD La Création du monde.
- Boutry, R. (2009). Divertimento pour Saxophone alto et Orchestre d'harmonie [score]. Leduc: Paris.
- Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Roger Boutry." Accessed 15 May 2016.