On Wings of Song
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Subtitle: Concerto for Piccolo and Wind Ensemble
General Info
Year: 2010
Duration: c. 20:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piccolo and orchestra
Publisher: Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $59.95
Movements
1. Over distant, murmuring waves
2. Under serene moonlight
3. All earthly cares entwining
4. Shall fade away in dreams
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Mendelssohn’s classic art song, On Wings of Song, set to the poetry to Heinrich Heine, provided the inspiration for the music. The sublime melody has become part of the repertory of musicians of every type -- flutists perform the vocal line with the original piano accompaniment, pianists perform Liszt’s transcription for solo piano, and violinists play Heifitz’s setting for violin and piano. The text of Heine’s love poem describes the power of melody to transport a pair of lovers to a magical garden. This sense of music soaring through the skies made a wonderful image, and is so appropriate to the soaring nature of the piccolo. The piece was written for and dedicated to piccoloist Jan Gippo.
- Program Note from publisher
Dedicated to piccoloist Jan Gippo who commissioned the work.
- Program Note from score
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Culver-Stockton College (Canton, Mo.) Wind Ensemble (Trent Hollinger, conductor; Rose Bishop, piccolo) – 13 October 2018
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble (Jack Stamp, conductor; Therese Wacker, piccolo) – 2010
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Celestial Dancers (2007)
- Celtic Hymns and Dances (1990/1995)
- Concert Fanfare (2000)
- Concerto for Bass Trombone or Tuba and Wind Ensemble (arr. Allen) (2000)
- Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (2004)
- Concerto for Marimba and Chamber Ensemble (orch. Lasley) (1999/2007)
- Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble (orch. Allen) (1999/)
- Concerto for Oboe and Wind Ensemble (2010)
- Down a River of Time (tr. Hile) (1999/2022)
- Fanfarría Castellana (2012)
- Fantasia for Seven Trumpets
- Flight (2004)
- Hold Fast Your Dreams (2010)
- A Hymn for the Lost and Living (2002)
- Legacy (2000)
- ...Of a Fortress Over a River Valley (2000)
- ...Of Fields of Glory
- ...Of Home and Country (2000)
- Tattoo (2000/2015)
- On Wings of Song (2010)
- Shadowcatcher (1996)
- Southern Landscapes (2004)
- Spring Serenade (2015)
- Symphony in Brass (1992)
- Triple Concerto (2013)
- Visions of Light (2003/2006)
- A Western Fanfare (1997)
Resources
- Ewazen, E.; Gippo, J.; Wacker, T.; IUP Wind Ensemble (2010). On Wings of Song : Concerto for Piccolo and Wind Ensemble [score]. Southern Music Co.: San Antonio, Tx.