Honey in the Rock

Donald Grantham

Subtitle: Fourth Movement of 'From an Alabama Songbook'

General Info

Year: 2008
Duration: c. 5:10
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Donald Grantham
Cost: Score and Parts - $150.00 Rental | Score Only - $30.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bells
Suspended Cymbal
Tubular Bells
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Dedicated to all the men, women and children who have given to the rich musical heritage of the state of Alabama.

- Program Note from score

This work is a movement excerpted from the composer's From 'An Alabama Songbook.' It is a lyrical, expressive treatment of the famous spiritual.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Hebron High School (Carrollton, Texas) Wind Symphony (Andy Sealy, conductor) - 2010

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) Symphonic Band (Stephen Bolstad, conductor) - 8 December 2021
Illinois State University (Normal) Symphonic Winds (Anthony Marinello, III, conductor) – 24 April 2019
University of Miami (Fla.) Frost Symphonic Winds (Robert Carnochan, conductor) – 20 April 2016
University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Wind Ensemble (Don Wilcox, conductor) - 5 March 2014 (ABA 2014 Annual Convention (Montgomery, Alabama))
Hebron High School (Carrollton, Tx.) Wind Symphony (Andy Sealy, conductor) – 17 December 2010 (2010 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

After Hafiz (2016)
Amber Sky
Baron Cimetiere's Mambo (2004)
Baron Piquant on Pointe (2011)
Baron La Croix's Shuffle (2007)
Baron Samedi's Sarabande (and Soft Shoe) (2005)
Bum's Rush (1994)
Chant and Hymn for Our Lady
Circa 1600 (2018)
Cloudless Day, Bitter Sky (2002)
"Come Memory..." (2002)
Concerto in One Movement for Bass Trombone (1979)
Court Music (2005)
Don't You See? (2001)
Effulgent Light (2017)
Exhilaration and Cry (2008)
Fantasy on "In Dulci Jubilo" (2015)
Fantasy on "La Golondrina" (2003)
Fantasy on Mr. Hyde's Song (1998)
Fantasy Variations (1927/1998)
Farewell to Gray (2001)
Fayetteville Bop (2002)
From "An Alabama Songbook" (2007)
- Honey in the Rock (2008)
JS Dances (2003)
J'ai été au bal (1999)
Kentucky Harmony (2000)
Let Evening Come (Grantham) (2014)
Lone Star Twister (2008)
Music for the Blanton (2006)
Northern Celebration (2001)
Phantasticke Spirites (2002)
Shenandoah (2017)
Southern Harmony (1998)
- Wondrous Love (2008)
Sol y Sombra (2014)
Spangled Heavens (2010)
Starry Crown (2007)
Symphony for Winds and Percussion (2009)
- Stomp (Grantham) (2009)
Summer of 2008 (2008)
Thunderbird
Trumpet Gloria (2006)
Tuba Concerto (Grantham) (2012)
An Uneasy Mrch
Variations on an American Cavalry Song (2001)
What Comes Around... (2017)
A Winter Sky (2022)

Resources

Grantham, D. (2006). From An Alabama Songbook : [For] Wind Ensemble [score]. Piquant Press: Austin, TX.