Ebony Concerto
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1946
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown | Score Only - $22.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Bb Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone I-II
Baritone Saxophone
French Horn
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III-IV-V
Trombone I-II-III
Piano
Harp
Guitar
String Bass
Percussion I-II, including:
- Cymbal
- Drum-set
- Tom-Tom
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Ebony Concerto was written for Woody Herman and his orchestra. It was introduced by that orchestra in a concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, on March 25, 1946.
Program Note from Printed Score
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: London Symphony Orchestra (Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor)
- Audio CD: Netherlands Wind Ensemble (Edo de Waart, conductor)
- Audio CD: DePaul University Wind Ensemble
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (Stravinsky)
- Octuor (1923)
- Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920)
Additional Resources
- Walsh, Stephen. (1988). The Music of Stravinsky. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
