Leaves Are Falling, The
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1964
Duration: c. 11:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Cost: Score & Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Bb Soprano Saxophone (Opt. Eb Alto Saxophone)
Eb Alto Saxophone
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
French Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp (or Piano)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Claves
- Cymbals (Suspended)
- Tam-Tam
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Completed in January, 1964, The Leaves Are Falling introduced to the large wind ensemble-band literature a kind of music in which in its single movement length and introspective character was unknown to that time. The work was commissioned by Kappa Gamma Psi, a small national music fraternity of which Frank L. Battisti, Ithaca, NY, was an officer. It was through him that the commission came about. It was to have its premiere performance on the American Music Festival of May, 1964, by the Eastman Wind Ensemble under Clyde A. Roller, conductor, in the Eastman Theatre of the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York.
The work was inspired by the poem Herbst (Autumn) from Buch der Bilder by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Program Note from the Printed Score
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
- Florida: VI
- Texas: V
Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Danzón-Memory
- Dawn's Early Light
- Ginger Marmalade
- Passing Bell, The
- Solitary Dancer, The
- Symphony No. 2 "Lost Songs"
- Wings
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