George Washington Bridge
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1954
Duration: 9:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Cost: Full Set - $110 / Score Only - $10
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bass Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
There are a few days in the year when I do not see George Washington Bridge. I pass it on my way to work as I drive along the Henry Hudson Parkway on the New York shore. Ever since my student days when I watched the progress of its construction, this bridge has had for me an almost human personality, and this personality is astonishingly varied, assuming different moods depending on the time of day or night, the weather, the traffic and, of course, my own mood as I pass by.
I have walked across it late at night when it was shrouded in fog, and during the brilliant sunshine hours of midday. I have driven over it countless times and passed under it on boats. Coming to New York City by air, sometimes I have been lucky enough to fly right over it. It is difficult to imagine a more gracious welcome or dramatic entry to the great metropolis.
Program Note by William Schuman
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Keystone Wind Ensemble (Jack Stamp, conductor).
- Audio CD: Massachusetts Wind Orchestra (Malcolm W Rowell, Jr, conductor).
- Audio CD: Cincinatti Wind Symphony (Eugene Corporon, conductor).
State Ratings
- Florida: VI --- (The Florida Bandmasters Association denotes this as "significant literature.")
Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Circus Overture (tr. Owen)
- Dedication Fanfare
- New England Tryptich
- Movement I: Be Glad Then America
- Movement II: When Jesus Wept
- Movement III: Chester
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.
