Moods Americana
General Info
Year: 1949 / 1950
Duration: c. 6:15
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Ludwig Music
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
D-flat Piccolo
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo or I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet Solo or I-II-III
Horn in F or E-flat I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This overture-like work, written when the composer was 17 years old, contains snatches of the American folk tune Turkey in the Straw.
Media
State Ratings
- Virginia: IV
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Call of Adventure Overture (1950)
- Concerto (1979)
- Moods Americana (1949/1950)
- An Overture for My Sister
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Gerald Humel." Accessed 16 March 2021
- Humel, G. (1950). Moods Americana [score]. Ludwig Music Pub.: [Cleveland, Ohio].