Dreidel Dance
General Info
Year: 2006 / 2017
Duration: c. 4:40
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $130.00; (digital) - $130.00 | Score Only (print) - $13.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bongos
- Claves
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Maracas
- Sandpaper Blocks
- Snare Drum
- Splash Cymbal
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Wood Block (2)
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Brighten the holidays with this lighthearted theme-and-variations mashup of The Dreidel Song and Hava Nagila. Both of these highly spirited tunes are run through a musically stylistic funhouse, culminating in a breathtaking flurry of high-speed energy. The flying technical passages may be challenging, but this whirlwind presentation is well worth the effort.
- Program Note from publisher
The work was first performed in 2006 by the U.S. Air Force Band.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Indiana University (South Bend) (Dennis Gamble, conductor) - 15 November 2023
- Triangle Wind Ensemble (Cary, N.C.) (Evan Feldman, conductor) - 11 December 2022
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 12 December 2021
- NorthWinds Symphonic Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (John Bell, conductor) - 23 February 2020
- Lone Star Symphonic Band (Katy, Tx.) (Bob Bryant, conductor) – 15 December 2019
- Encore Concert Band (Mokena, Ill.) (Bill Schuetter, conductor) – 15 December 2019
- Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City) Concert Band (Patricia Brumbaugh, conductor) - 10 December 2019
- West Virginia University (Morgantown) Wind Symphony (Scott C. Tobias, conductor) – 8 December 2019
- Metropolitan Winds (Dallas, Tx.) (Gregory Hustis, conductor) – 8 December 2019
- Stuart (Fla.) Community Concert Band (Jim LeBon, conductor) - 7 December 2019
- North Jersey (Fair Lawn) Concert Band (Michael Roth, conductor) – 6 December 2019
- Callanwolde Concert Band (Decatur, Ga.) (Glenn R. Moore, conductor) – 5 December 2018
- Philadelphia (Penn.) Wind Symphony (Paul Bryan, conductor) – 8 December 2018
- West Virginia University (Morgantown) Wind Symphony (Scott C. Tobias, conductor) – 3 December 2018
- Encore Concert Band (Makena, Ill.) (Bill Schuetter, conductor) – 10 December 2017
- Troy (Mich.) High School Symphonic Band – 7 December 2017
- Gateway Concert Band (Enumclaw, Wash.) (Jack Prindle, conductor) – 3 December 2017
- III MEF Concert Band – 2010
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Across the Clouds (2005)
- Ascendance (1998/2002)
- Assurance (2019)
- Atlantic Rhapsody (2020)
- Chief of Staff March (2010)
- Departures (2014)
- Dreidel Dance (2006/2017)
- Fantasia for a King (as arranger) (1998/2002)
- Festive Dances (2000/2001)
- The Flight of the Falcon (2003)
- Frontier (1990/2005)
- Gates of Freedom (2001)
- The Heart of a Mustang (2017)
- Here We Come A-Wassailing (as arranger) (2007)
- Hiding in the Shadows (2020)
- The Midday Blues (2017)
- Mischief (2019)
- Ningabii’anose
- Red Hills Saga (2017)
- Salute (2019)
- Simple Gifts (as arranger) (2017)
- Songs of the West (2003)
- Time Travels (2012)
- Tower of Inspiration (2019)
- Uprising (2003)
Resources
- Perusal score
- Robert Thurston website Accessed 11 September 2021