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Medieval Variations
Subtitle: An Homage to Norman Dello Joio
General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 17:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Maestro & Fox
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contralto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
Bassoon I-II
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI-VI, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Timbales (4)
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Theme is for solo horn and percussion ensemble and segues into Variation One for the full brass and percussion ensembles. Variation Two is for the Double reed ensemble, Variation Three for flute and clarinet ensembles, Variation Four for the saxophone and percussion ensemble, and Variations Five and Six are for the full wind ensemble.
I have dedicated this composition to the memory of Norman Dello Joio. We have all performed and/or conducted this American composer's wind band music. I can remember as a student in the 1960s, performing his Variants on a Mediaeval Tune, Scenes from "The Louvre", From Every Horizon and Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn, and as a high school wind ensemble conductor, conducting these masterworks with my students. His compositions and orchestrations are truly unique and enrich our repertoire. I hope all will continue to perform his music along with the many other composers who have left the wind band repertoire with great original concert works.
Medieval Variations for Wind Ensemble was commissioned by the 2008-2009 North Jersey Area Band “Wind Ensemble” for their forty-fifth anniversary concert. I wanted to compose a work that featured all of the choirs of the wind ensemble for this special occasion.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- After Sunset
- Ankrovag Fanfare, from A Jack Stamp Suite (2017)
- Chant and Toccata
- Concerto no. 2 for Bassoon and Wind Orchestra
- Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble
- Concerto for Horn
- Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble (2014)
- Danza No 2 (2008)
- Danza No 3
- DF-XXXVII Fanfare (2018)
- emc-x
- In Memoriam: Dean Witten (2019)
- In Memoriam: Karel Husa (2018)
- In Memoriam: Kristina (1997/2002)
- Intrada for Wind Ensemble (2002)
- Medieval Variations
- Metamorphosis (2019)
- Night Dances (1994)
- Night Dances No 2 (2013)
- Pastoral Nocturne (1996)
- Red Tail Skirmish (2012)
- Scenes for Wind Ensemble (2015)
- Sinfonietta
- Stained Glass Windows (2013)
- TMCC Fanfare (2022)