First Suite in E-flat
From Wind Repertory Project
Gustav Holst (edited by Colin Matthews)
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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
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
