Little Symphony for Winds
Franz Schubert (trans. Verne Reynolds)
General Info
Year: 1817-1818 / 2003
Duration: c. 19:35
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $9.99
Movements
1. Allegro Moderato – 5:00
2. Adagio – 5:55
3. Allegro – 4:15
4. Allegro Giusto – 4:50
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The classic wind octet consisted of pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns. In this Little Symphony, two flutes have been included to provide a wider range and more brilliant top to the ensemble. The first three movements are from the Funf Klavierstucke (1818) and the fourth movement is from the piano four-hand version of the Overture in Italian Style in C (1817). The music is gentle, good natured, and rich in the familiar Schubertian qualities of graceful melodic invention and harmonic elegance.
- Program Note from publisher
The Little Symphony for Winds is an arrangement of four movements derived from two Schubert works: three movements came from the Sonata in E Minor and the other originated as the allegro in Overture in C Major. Both works had a peculiar history. The Sonata, composed in 1816, remained unpublished during Schubert's lifetime. Its movements later became disconnected and were published separately between 1848 and 1929. Kathleen Dale reconstructed the sonata and published the entire work for the first time in 1948. The overture appeared in May 1817 as an orchestral work "in the Italian style," both an imitation and parody of Rossini. Schubert transcribed the overture for piano four hands, a common practice of the day.
- Program Note from liner notes of Elf CD Wind Songs
Media
- Audio: Indiana State University Faculty Winds (John Boyd, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Craig V. Hamilton, conductor) - 31 October 2022
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Symphonic Band (Lauren Visel, conductor) - 15 April 2021
- Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Wind Symphony (Caroline Hand, conductor) - 17 November 2020
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble (Michael Carrasquillo, conductor) - 14 November 2020
- University of Denver (Colo.) Lamont Wind Ensemble Nicholas Pierce, conductor) - 12 October 2020
- University of Cincinnati (Ohio) College-Conservatory of Music Chamber Winds (Kevin Michael Holzman, conductor) – 1 March 2020
- University of Central Florida (Orlando) Chamber Winds (Danny Santos, conductor) – 3 December 2019
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Chamber Winds (Craig V. Hamilton, conductor) – 21 October 2019
- University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Symphony Band Chamber Winds (Christine Lundahl, conductor) – 4 October 2019
- Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Symphonic Band (Ray Velazquez, conductor) – 30 October 2017
- University of Oregon (Eugene) Wind Ensemble (Rodney Dorsey, conductor) – 14 March 2017
- University of Michigan ensemble (J. Nick Smith, conductor) – 19 September 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Marche Militaire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Takahashi) (1818/2016)
All Wind Works
- Andante con Moto (arr. Bulla) (1816/2003)
- Ave Maria (arr. Klemke) (1825/2006)
- Ave Maria (arr. Ticheli) (1825/2004)
- Ave Maria (arr. Warner) (1825/)
- Deutsche Messe (1827)
- Eine Kleine Trauermusik (1813)
- Erl King (arr. Daehn) (2013)
- First Movement from "Symphony in B minor, no. 8" (arr. Cailliet) (1822/1938)
- Impromptu (arr. Hautvast) (2014)
- Little Symphony for Winds (tr. Reynolds) (1817-18/2003)
- Marche Militaire (arr. Harnsberger) (1818/2011)
- Marche Militaire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Takahashi) (1818/2016)
- Marche Militaire No. 1 (arr. Musgrave) (1818/2003)
- 6 Minuets (1811)
- Military March (arr. Sacchini) (1818/2007)
- Octet F major (compl. Stamm) (1813/2004)
- Rosamunde Overture (arr. Winterbottom)
- Sanctus (tr. Curnow) (1827/1996)
- Scherzo and Trio in F (arr. Emerson) (1817/1975)
- Symphony No. 5 (arr. Hovey) (1816/1973)
- Symphony No. 8 Mvmt. 1 (arr. Rollins)
- Unfinished Symphony. See: First Movement from "Symphony in B minor, no. 8"
Resources
- Perusal score
- Schubert, F.; Reynolds, V. (2003). Little Symphony for Winds [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: New York.