Largo and Finale for Brass Choir (from the New World Symphony)
From Wind Repertory Project
Antonín Dvořák (arrangement by Joel Blahnik)
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General Info
Year: 1893
Duration: c. 4:15
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alliance Publications
Cost: Score & Parts - $20.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
French Horn
Trombone I-II
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
Errata
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Program Notes
Largo and Finale (from the New World Symphony) was arranged for band by Joel Blahnik. This work was orginally arranged for Brass Quartet for the "Remembering Dvorak Centennial Festival" 1893-1993, celebrating the composer's 1893 summer residency in Spillville, Iowa. In attendance at the Festival were Antonín Dvořák III, IV and V from the Czech Republic.
After the summer of 1893 spent in Spillville, Iowa, Dvořák returned to New York and worked on the New World Symphony with Anton Seidl, the New York Philharmonic's German conductor. The piece was first performed on December 15, 1893. It was reviewed as one of the greatest symphonies performed since the death of Beethoven. Dvořák did not use actual melodies from the African American and Native American cultures, but adapted them to his own original constructions.
Program Note from Published Score
Commercial Discography
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Largo and Finale for Band (from the New World Symphony)
- Slavonic Dance, Op 46 No 7 for Woodwind Choir
- Two Biblical Songs for Symphonic Wind Band
Additional Resources
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