Medea’s Dance of Vengeance, op 23a
From Wind Repertory Project
Samuel Barber (transcribed by Frank Hudson)
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General Info
Year: 1953 / 1994
Duration: c. 14:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Cost: Available on rental only from G. Schirmer, Inc.
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II-III (2 Flutes double on Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
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Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
Florida International University Wind Ensemble (Catherine Rand, conductor) - November 19, 2009
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Adagio (from Adagio for Strings) (arr. Calvin Custer)
- Adagio for Young Concert Band (arr. Paul Jennings)
- Commando March
- First Essay, op 12 (arr. Joseph Levey)
- Intermezzo (from “Vanessa") (arr. Walter Beeler)
- Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (arr. Kenneth Singleton)
- Mutations from Bach
- Overture to “The School for Scandal” (arr. Frank M Hudson)
- Second Essay
- Sure on this Shining Night, op 13 no 3 (arr. Richard L. Saucedo)
- Symphony No. 1, op 9 (arr. Guy Duker)
Additional Resources
- Heyman, Barbara B. (1992). Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
