Paean (Druckman)
General Info
Year: 1986
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Tom-Toms (3)
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Paean was commissioned by the Houston Symphony Orchestra and is dedicated to Aaron Copland. It was composed for the Citicorp Houston Symphony Fanfare Project (a salute to the Texas Sesquicentennial).
- Program Note from the composer
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Houston (Tx.) Symphony Orchestra (Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor) – 3 January 1987 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Engram (1982)
- In Memoriam Vincent Persichetti (1987)
- Paean (1986)
- With Bells On (1994)