Nimrod

From Wind Repertory Project
Sir Edward Elgar

Sir Edward Elgar (arr. Alfred Reed)


Subtitle: From Enigma Variations


General Info

Year: 1899 / 1965
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $70.00   |   Score Only - $10.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II-III (III doubling C Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon (optional)
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone (optional)
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion (1 player), including:

  • Crash Cymbals


Errata

In Parts

  • B-flat Clarinet II, m.9, beat 2: A should read F
  • B-flat B-flat Cornet I-II, m.19: Delete “20” rehearsal figure (add it 1 measure later)
  • B-flat B-flat Cornet I-II, m.39, beat 1&, lower line: Add courtesy eighth rest for this voice
  • Horn in F IV, m.40: Rehearsal figure “28” should read “40”
  • Trombone I: Add E-flat major key signature to the beginning of each system
  • Basses, m.40, beat 2: E ledger line is broken


Program Notes

The Enigma Variations were written for orchestra in 1899 and bore the dedication “To My Friends Pictured Within.” The theme and fourteen variations catapulted Elgar to international acclaim. The story is told of how Elgar, returning home after a long day of giving violin lessons, sat down to unwind at the piano and tinkered by improvising. His wife commented on one of the melodies that emerged, and out of that exchange was born the concept of fashioning the original melody ... as it might be played by some of their friends in their own style. In all, fourteen people and a dog are featured in the Variations.

- Program Note by Nikk Pilato


Elgar was the dominant English composer of his time, and was knighted in 1904, awarded the Order of Merit in 1911, and made Master of the King’s Musick in 1924.

Elgar wrote the Enigma Variations in 1899 and dedicated them “to my friends pictured within.” The theme and 14 variations belong to the period in which Elgar developed the style that placed him in the front rank of English composers. The beautifully lyrical Nimrod (Variation IX) is dedicated to the publisher A.J. Jaeger. (Nimrod is the great hunter of the bible; Jaeger is the German word for hunter.)

- Program note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Class BB
  • Arkansas: II
  • Florida: IV
  • Iowa: III
  • Kansas: II
  • Louisiana: III
  • Maryland: IV
  • Mississippi: VI-A
  • North Carolina: IV
  • South Carolina: IV
  • Texas: III. Complete
  • Virginia: II
  • West Virginia: II


Performances

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  • Metropolitan Winds of Toronto (Ont., Can.) (Paul Pietrkiewicz, conductor) – 25 March 2023
  • Georgia Music Educators Association All-State (Athens) 11/12 Symphonic Band II (Don Schofield, conductor) - 4 March 2023
  • The Naperville (Ill.) Winds (Sean Kelley, conductor) - 6 October 2022
  • Kingsburg (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble (Michael Schofield, conductor) – 22 April 2022 (2022 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
  • Aledo (Tx.) Middle School Honor Winds (Simon Bosch, conductor) - 16 December 2021 (2021 Midwest Clinic)
  • Bishop Carroll High School (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) Symphonic Band (Chris Herard, conductor) – 23 February 2020
  • Nashville (Tenn.) Youth Wind Ensemble (Greg Snyder, conductor) – 20 November 2019
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire High School 11-12 Gold Honor Band (John R. Stewart, conductor) – 2 November 2019
  • University of Kansas (Lawrence) Symphonic Band (Sharon Toulouse, conductor) – 25 March 2019
  • University of Wisconsin-Parkside Wind Ensemble (Laura Rexroth, conductor) – 6 December 2018
  • University of South Alabama (Mobile) Symphony Band (Jason Rinehart, conductor) – 19 November 2018
  • State University of New York, Fredonia, Wind Ensemble (Paula Holcomb, conductor) – 6 October 2018
  • Santa Fe College (Gainesville, Fla.) Wind Ensemble (Steve Bingham, conductor) – 27 September 2018
  • Winchendon (Mass.) Winds (James Chesebrough, conductor) – 1 July 2018
  • Rhode Island (Woonsocket) Wind Ensemble (Robert Franzblau, conductor) – 29 April 2018
  • University of Windsor (Ont.) Wind Ensemble (Nicholas Papador, conductor) – 8 April 2018
  • University of Texas (Austin) Longhorn Concert Band (Scott Hanna, conductor) – 25 February 2018
  • Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant) University Band (James Batcheller, conductor) – 5 December 2017
  • Phoenix (N.Y.) Community Band (David Frateschi, conductor) – 6 November 2017


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