First Suite in E-flat

From Wind Repertory Project

Gustav Holst (edited by Colin Matthews)

Contents 1 General Info 2 Instrumentation 3 Errata 4 Program Notes 5 Commercial Discography 6 State Ratings 7 Recent Performances 8 Additional Works for Winds by this Composer 9 Additional Resources

General Info

Year: 1909 / 1984
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts - $115.00   |   Score Only - $15.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II (second part is optional)
Eb Soprano Clarinet I-II (second part is optional)
Bb Soprano Clarinet (Solo)
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
(optional)
Bass Saxophone
(optional)
Cornet (in Bb) Solo
Cornet (in Bb) I-II
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II (optional)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV (third and fourth part optional)
Trombone I-II-III (second part optional)
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)
Timpani (optional)
Percussion (2-3 players), including:

• Bass Drum
• Cymbals (crash and suspended)
• Side Drum
• Tambourine
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: Dallas Wind Symphony (Howard Dunn, conductor)

• Audio CD: Eastman Wind Ensemble (Donald Hunsberger, conductor)

• Audio CD: London Wind Orchestra (Dennis Wick, conductor)

• Audio CD: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra (Timothy Reynish, conductor)

• Audio CD: North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Corporon, conductor)

State Ratings

• Florida: V --- (The Florida Bandmasters Association denotes this as "significant literature.")
• Iowa: IV
• South Carolina: VI
• Texas:
  • Grade III: Movement 1 only
  • Grade IV: Two movements
  • Grade V: Complete Suite
• Virginia:
  • Grade V: Two movements
  • Grade VI: Complete Suite

Recent Performances

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• Land of the Sky Symphonic Band (Steven K. Walton, conductor) - 5 April 2008 @ the MacDowell Arts Council Association in Marion, North Carolina

Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

• Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo (1930)
• Second Suite in F (1911)

Additional Resources

• Blocker, L., Cramer, R., Corporon, E. ,Lautzenheiser, T., Lisk, E., & Miles, R. (1996). Teaching music through performance in band (Volume One). Chicago, IL: Gia Publications.

• Holst, Imogen. (1938). Gustav Holst: A Biography. London: Oxford University Press.
• Gustav Holst - Official Website
• Helfter, Paul. First Suite in Eb Intermezzo Flow Chart