Night Song
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Subtitle: Homage to Howard Hanson
General Info
Year: 1998
Duration: c. 6:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: LudwigMasters Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
Night Song, resolutely melodic and romantic, was written in homage to Howard Hanson, with whom the composer studied during the years he attended the Eastman School of Music. Dr. Hanson's genius was to create an environment where students couldn't wait to write something for the next class. He was a mentor and a source of inspiration.
This piece is not meant to sound like Dr. Hanson's music, although it does feature two devices that are characteristic of his style. These are technically known as a 9-8 suspension and superimposed triads; e.g., G Major over C Major.
The commissioning of Night Song was made possible, in part, through a grant from the Easthill Foundation of Clarence, New York, Senator Mary Lou Rath, and the New York State Education Department.
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Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- University of Iowa (Iowa City) University Band (Joseph Scheivert, conductor; Tim Gray, euphonium) – 26 March 2018
- Penn State University (University Park) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Dennis Glocke, conductor; Ian Adams, euphonium) – 27 April 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Aspen Jubilee (1988)
- Brevard Fanfare (1986)
- Chaconne (In Memoriam...) (1994/1995)
- Concerto for Piano & Symphonic Band (1948)
- Courtly Airs and Dances (1995)
- Danza Capriccio (1991/2013)
- Epiphanies (1994)
- Fanfare for a Celebration (1982/1986)
- Fanfare for Kennedy Center (1995/2008)
- Fanfare for the Hour of Sunrise (1991)
- Fanfare for the New Millennium (1999)
- Lauds (Praise High Day) (1991)
- Mayflower Overture (1958/1997)
- Medieval Suite (1982-2019)
- Homage to Leonin (1983)
- Homage to Perotin (1982)
- Homage to Landini (2019)
- Homage to Machaut (1983)
- Morning Alleluias for the Winter Solstice (1989/1991)
- Night Song (1998)
- Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H) (1993)
- Pastorale (2006)
- Pebble Beach Sojourn (1983/1994)
- Resonances I (1990)
- Rocky Point Holiday (1969)
- Savannah River Holiday (1953/1973)
- Sonoran Desert Holiday (1995)
- Te Deum Laudamus (1988/1990)
- To the Airborne (1992/1993)
Resources
- Nelson, R. (1998). Night Song : (Homage Howard Hanson) : For Solo Euphonium and Wind Ensemble [score]. Ludwig Music Pub.: Cleveland, Ohio.