Indoor Overture, An
General Info
Year: 1969 / 1998
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Molenaar Edition
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €162.21 | Score Only (print) - €24.85
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
E-flat Horn I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Bongos (3)
- Castanets
- Chimes
- Claves
- Crash Cymbals
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Jingle Bells
- Maracas
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tambourine
- Temple Block
- Tenor Drum
- Tom-toms (4)
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Whip
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This overture was originally composed for symphony orchestra in 1969. The themes Strietman used were taken from an earlier work, The Marionetten Ouverture (Introduction to the Puppet Show), which was premiered in 1957 on the Dutch NCRV-radio network. Twelve years later, the then Radio Unie commissioned him to write An Indoor Overture, which was performed many times by various radio orchestras.
In 1998, this work appeared in a version scored especially for wind band by the composer himself. Of this version, Strietman said, "In 1964, I met the American composer-conductor-pianist-teacher Aaron Copland (1900-1990), who had come to The Netherlands while on a European tour. I have many fond memories of the discussions I had with him and of his performances here. In his memory, I wrote a new version in 1995 of piece I had originally written in 1970 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Metropole Orchestra, An Indoor Overture. This short work echoes Copland's An Outdoor Overture from 1938, in which light and serious art harmoniously converge.
- Program Note by World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)
Awards
- An Indoor Overture has been recommended as interesting, serious and distinctive music by members of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Cleveland (Ohio) Winds (Birch Browning, conductor) – 6 March 2022
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Endymion (1998)
- Indoor Overture, An (1995)
- Krieslerana (1987)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Willem Strietman." Accessed 3 August 2016.
- Perusal score
- Strietman, W.; Doremus; Hamel, M.; Woude, K. (2002). An Indoor Overture [score]. [s.n.]:[s.l.]
- World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) Accessed 3 August 2016