Festival Variations

From Wind Repertory Project
Claude T. Smith

Claude T. Smith


General Info

Year: 1982
Duration: c. 10:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00   |   Score Only (print) - $40.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto 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-IV
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Piano
Harp
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tam-tam
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Xylophone (3.5 octaves)

Cello (optional)


Errata

  • Timpani. m.237: “rit.”should begin on beat 3.
  • Percussion. m.6: all notes should have an accent; 5th eighth note should also have “sf” (as in the meas. before).
  • Percussion. m.19, 5th eighth note: “sf” should read “sff” and be centered under the note.
  • Percussion. m.37: last eighth note should have an accent.
  • Percussion. m.38: rewrite the measure with 6 eighth notes and no accent (like meas. 25; not a repeat of meas. 27).
  • Percussion. m.115, beat 4: (chimes) sfz should read sf.
  • Percussion. m.164, beat 6: (xylophone): B natural should read B-flat.
  • Percussion. m.170: (gong) accent missing.
  • Percussion. m.259 (6th repeated measure): add an additional measure of repeat which will become meas. 260.
  • Percussion. m.270, lower system: identify top line as triangle, 2nd space as snare drum.

Program Notes

Premiered at the 75th anniversary of the MENC in San Antonio by the United States Air Force Band who commissioned it, the composition met with immediate and overwhelming acceptance. Festival Variations with its brilliant technical passages coupled with its glorious romanticism will certainly rank as one of the monumental compositions of the 20th century"...Arnald Gabriel, Col (Ret.) Commander/Conductor, The United States Air Force Band. Although difficult, many of the finer bands throughout the world have added this great work to their repertoire and perform it regularly.

- Program Note from publisher


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Class AA
  • California: VI Class AA
  • Georgia: VI
  • Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
  • Louisiana: V
  • Minnesota: Category 1
  • Mississippi: IV-A, V-A, VI-A
  • North Carolina: VI
  • South Carolina: VI
  • Tennessee: VI
  • Virginia: VI


Performances

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  • Pennsylvania State University (State College) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin, conductor) - 29 September 2023
  • Chicago Wind Symphony (Chicago, Ill.) (Michael McCain, conductor) - 7 January 2023
  • Florida State University (Tallahassee) Wind Ensemble (David Plack, conductor) - 8 November 2022
  • Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Jay Gephart, conductor) - 22 April 2022
  • Youngstown (Ohio) State University Wind Ensemble (Stephen L. Gage, conductor) – 29 January 2020
  • Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa) Wind Ensemble (Craig A. Hancock, conductor) – 2 November 2019
  • Youngstown (Ohio) State University Wind Ensemble (Stephen L. Gage, conductor) – 21 October 2019
  • Northwest Wind Symphony (Centralia, Wash.) (Dan Schmidt, conductor) – 13 April 2019
  • University of Louisiana Monroe Wind Ensemble (Derle R. Long, conductor) – 26 February 2019
  • California All-State High School Wind Symphony (Anthony Maiello, conductor) – 16 February 2019 (2019 CASMEC Conference, Fresno)
  • Kennesaw (Ga.) State University Win Symphony (Debra Traficante, conductor) – 12 December 2018
  • Wind Symphony of Clovis (Calif.) (Gary Gilroy, conductor) – 29 April 2018
  • Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (George Vosburgh, conductor) – 3 April 2018
  • Wind Symphony of Clovis (Calif.) (Gary P. Gilroy, conductor) – 18 March 2018 (2018 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
  • Appalachian State University (Boone, N.C.) Wind Ensemble (John Stanley Ross, conductor) – 29 September 2017
  • Indiana University Symphonic Band (Eric Smedley, conductor) – 10 February 2015
  • Utah Wind Symphony (Salt Lake City) (Scott Hagan, conductor) – 20 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)
  • California State Fresno Wind Orchestra (Gary Gilroy, conductor) – 4 October 2012
  • United States Air Force Band (Washington, D.C.) (Arnald Gabriel, conductor) – 19 February 1982 (1982 TMEA Conference, San Antonio) *Premiere Performance*


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