Kaddish
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1976
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score Only - $8.75
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Gong
- Tubular Bells
Errata
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Program Notes
Kaddish was commissioned by and dedicated to Howard Dunn and the Richardson High School Band of Richardson, Texas. The premiere of the Kaddish was in March of 1976 with the Richardson High School Band, the composer conducting.
The Kaddish is the Jewish prayer for the dead. It is said by the bereaved each morning and evening for eleven months and on the anniversary of the death thereafter. The composition was written as a memorial for James Clifton Williams, teacher of the composer of this work. The "heartbeat" that runs throughout the piece in the percussion is a rhythmic quote from Williams' Caccia and Chorale.
Program Note from the Printed Score
Commercial Discography
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State Ratings
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Air and Dance
- Annabel Lee
- Chant and Jubilo
- Divergents
- Drammatico
- Flourishes
- Grace Praeludium
- Masque
- Lauds and Tropes
- Praises
- Second Suite
- They Hung Their Harps in the Willows
- To Be Fed by Ravens
Additional Resources
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