Kentucky 1800

From Wind Repertory Project
Clare Grundman

Clare Grundman


General Info

Year: 1954 / 1987
Duration: c. 3:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00   |   Score Only - $8.50


Instrumentation

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

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Glockenspiel (or Bells)
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Triangle


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Kentucky 1800 is based on the tunes of three American folk songs: The Promised Land, Cindy, and I'm Sad and I'm Lonely, melodies which are reminiscent of the years the pioneers were forging westward. It is a rhapsodic tone poem in which thematic material is treated in great depth and with variety. The work is a band masterpiece which has long since become a favorite with audiences.

- Program note from score


Media


State Ratings

  • Florida: III
  • Kansas: II
  • Minnesota: III
  • Ohio: Class C Required List
  • Texas: II. Complete
  • Tennessee: III


Performances

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  • Mississippi University for Women (Columbus) Wind Ensemble (Ginger Zingara, conductor) - 13 November 2023
  • University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) North Star Campus Band (Malcolm Burke, conductor) - 19 October 2023
  • Cannon Music Camp (Boone, N.C.) Symphonic Band (Jason Gardner, conductor) - 15 July 2023
  • Bemidji (Minn.) Area Community Band (Ryan Webber, conductor) - 2 July 2023
  • Keokuk (Iowa) High School Symphonic Band (Jesse Deese, conductor) - 9 May 2023
  • University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) University Band (Eric Scott, conductor) - 30 April 2023
  • Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) Symphonic Band (Carl Rowles, conductor) - 13 December 2022
  • Truman State University (Kirksville, Mo.) Concert Band (Autumn Heath, conductor) - 30 November 2022
  • Banda Sinfónica Juvenil Suena Santander (Bucaramanga, Colombia) (Rubén Darío Gómez, conductor) - 15 May 2022
  • The Southern Tier (Binghamton, N.Y.) Concert Band and Maine-Endwell Middle School Band (Endwell, N.Y.) (Jennifer Pham, conductor) - 25 April 2022
  • University of Louisville (Ky.) Community Band (Jason Cumberledge, conductor) - 21 February 2022
  • Clyde (Ohio) High School Combined Bands (Jacob Donofrio, conductor) - 30 January 2022 (Severance Music Center, Cleveland)
  • Indiana State University (Terre Haute) Wind Orchestra (Roby George, conductor) - 18 November 2021
  • Kentucky Virginia (Whitesburg, Ky.) Summer Winds (Jason Griffith, conductor) - 1 June 2021
  • Benedictine College (Atchison, Kan.) Symphonic Band (Jennifer Whyte, conductor) - 20 March 2021
  • Paul R. Wharton High School (Tampa, Fla.) Symphonic Band (Justin O. Swaim, conductor) 20 February 2020
  • University of Iowa (Iowa City) University Band (J.T. Womack, conductor) – 9 December 2019
  • Atlantic Wind Ensemble (Ocean Grove, N.J.) (Dennis T. Eschbach, conductor) – 25 May 2019
  • Kent State (Ohio) Communiversity Band (Wendy Matthews, conductor) – 30 April 2019
  • University of West Alabama (Livingston) Concert Band (Michael Tignor, conductor) – 23 April 2019

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

  • Kentucky 1800 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1954/2006/2017)


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Grundman, C. (1987). Kentucky 1800 [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [s.l.]
  • Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. (2010). Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 1. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 154-165.