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Engulfed Cathedral, The (tr Patterson)
Claude Debussy (trans. Merlin Patterson)
The full title in French is Préludes, Book 1: X. La cathédrale engloutie.
Contents
General Info
Year: 1910 / 1993
Duration: c. 6:45
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manhattan Beach Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $165.00 | Score Only - $35.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn (opt.)
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra Alto Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (opt.)
Celeste (opt.)
Harp (opt.)
Piano (opt.)
Timpani
Percussion (5-6 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals (suspended)
- Gong (Tam-Tam)
- Glockenspiel
- Vibraphone (2 players)
- Crotales
- Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Engulfed Cathedral is the tenth prelude in the first volume of Debussy's Preludes. It depicts an old legend from Brittany that states, “To punish the people for their sins, the cathedral in the mighty city of Ys is engulfed by the sea. Each sunrise, the townspeople watch as the sunken cathedral rises from the water, and then sinks slowly into the ocean."
- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
- Florida: V
- Louisiana: V
- South Carolina: VI
- Tennessee: IV
- Texas: V. Complete
- Virginia: VI
Performances
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- California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, Symphonic Winds (Joseph Higgins, conductor) – 10 March 2020
- Texas All-State Concert Band (Robert Ambrose, conductor) - 15 February 2020 (2020 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band (New York, N.Y.) (Henco Espag, conductor) - 14 December 2019
- University of Texas (Austin) Wind Symphony (Scott Hanna, conductor) – 4 December 2019
- University of Oklahoma (Norman) Symphony Band (Hannah Rudy, conductor) – 25 November 2019
- Pacific Lutheran University (Parkland, Wash.) Wind Ensemble (Edwin Powell, conductor) – 24 November 2019
- Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) Symphonic Band (Ricky Badua, conductor) – 19 October 2019
- Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Thomas Caneva, conductor) – 26 April 2019
- Ithaca (N.Y.) College Wind Symphony (Christopher Hughes, conductor) – 4 March 2019
- Hudson Valley Wind Ensemble (Ossining, N.Y.) (James D. Wayne, conductor) – 3 March 2019
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) – 3 March 2018
- James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) Wind Symphony (Stephen Bolstad, conductor) – 23 February 2019
- Syracuse (N.Y.) University Wind Ensemble (Kenneth Pfromm, conductor) – 13 November 2018
- Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Wind Symphony (Don L. Peterson, conductor) – 1 November 2018
- Belmont University (Nashville, Tenn.) Wind Ensemble (Barry Kraus, conductor) – 5 October 2018
- Indiana University (Bloomington) Wind Ensemble (Ryan M. Yahl, conductor) – 27 March 2018
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 24 March 2018
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Wind Ensemble (JoAnn Wieszczyk, conductor) – 7 March 2018
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Mallory Thompson, conductor) – 2 February 2018
- Youngstown (Ohio) State University Wind Ensemble (Stephen Gage, conductor) – 19 October 2017
Works for Winds by this Composer
This composer primarily wrote orchestral music. Transcriptions of his works include:
Adaptable Music
- Danse (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kurokawa)
- Golliwog's Cakewalk (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kano) (1908)
All Wind Works
- Afternoon of a Faun, The (arr. Walters) (1894/1950/1999?)
- Beau Soir (arr. Warner)(1880/1971)
- Children’s Corner Suite (arr. Winterbottom) (1908)
- Clair de lune (arr. de Meij) (1890/1905/2017)
- Clair de Lune (arr. Wallace) (1890/1905/1995)
- Danse (arr. Boyd) (1890/1983)
- Danse (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kurokawa)
- Danses Sacrée et Profane (arr. Odom) (1904/2019)
- Danses Sacrée et Profane (tr. J. Lloyd) (1904)
- Debussy: Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Akey) (1910/1995)
- The Engulfed Cathedral (tr. Longfield) (1910/1987)
- The Engulfed Cathedral (arr. Miller) (1910/1986)
- The Engulfed Cathedral (tr. Patterson) (1910/1993)
- The Engulfed Cathedral. See also: La Cathédrale Engloutie
- Fêtes (arr. Schaefer) (1959)
- Fêtes from "Three Nocturnes" (tr. Tatebe)
- Four Debussy Songs (trans. Anderson) (2018)
- Golliwog's Cakewalk (arr. Curnow) (1908/1985)
- Golliwog's Cakewalk (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kano) (1908)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (tr. Brand) (1910)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (tr. Bernotas) (1910)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Moss) (1910/2007)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Sparke) (1910/2007)
- Hommage à Rameau (arr. Hunsberger) (1905/2009)
- La Cathédrale Engloutie (arr. Mortimer) (1910/2016)
- La Cathédrale Engloutie. See also: The Engulfed Cathedral
- La Mer (trans. Odom) (1905/)
- L’isle joyeuse (arr. Mashima) (1904/2005)
- L'isle joyeuse (arr. Volans) (1904/1995)
- Marche Écossaise (tr. Schaeffer) (1891/1908/1964)
- Marche Écossaise (tr. Scatterday) (1891/1908)
- 'Menuet' from Suite Bergamasque (arr. Southard) (1890/2012)
- Minstrels (tr. Scarbrough) (1910/2016)
- Pagodes from "Estampes" (arr. Grainger) (1996)
- Petite Suite (arr. Brakkee) (1889/1999?)
- Petite Suite (tr. Winterbottom) (1889)
- Petite Suite (arr. Kimura) (1889/1998)
- Premiere Arabesque (1891)
- Première Rhapsody (tr. Baars) (1910/12016)
- Première Rhapsody (arr. Walker; ed. Pappas) (1910/1963/2004)
- Rêverie (tr. Thompson) (1890/2011)
- Sarabande (tr. Bennefield) (1894/1901/2020)
- Sarabande (tr. Erickson) (1894/1967)
- Suite Bergamasque Mvt 2 Menuet (arr. Thompson)
- Three Debussy Pieces (arr. Singletary)
Resources
- Debussy, C. (trans. Petterson) (1993). The Engulfed Cathedral [full score]. Manhattan Beach Music: Brooklyn, NY.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Claude Debussy." Accessed 12 September 2015
- Wurster, Miles (2013). In-Depth Analysis and Program Notes for a Selection of Wind Band Music (master's thesis). Minnesota State University - Mankato.