Parable IX

Vincent Persichetti

Vincent Persichetti

This work bears the designation Opus 121.

General Info

Year: 1974
Duration: c. 16:00
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Elkan Vogel, Inc / Theodore Preser Company
Cost: Score and Parts - $175.00   |   Score Only - $30.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo I-II
Flute I-II-III-IV
Oboe I-II English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV-V-VI-VII-VIII-IX
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III-IV-V-VI
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bongos
• Cymbals (sm, md and lg suspended)
• Glockenspiel
• Gong (Tam-tam)
• Snare Drum
• Tambourine
• Temple Blocks
• Tenor Drum
• Timbales
• Timpani
• Tubular Bells
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Parable XIX for Band contrasts lyricism of melodic line with a vigorous rhythm in a non-programmatic musical essay. This major opus is a compendium of musical colorings demanding virtuosos technique and flixible shaping of phrases. Solo instruments challenge entire sections as dramatic commentary is made in the percussion.

- Program Note from score

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Corporon, conductor).

• Audio CD: Illinois State University Wind Symphony (Stephen K. Steele, conductor).

• Audio CD: North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Corporon, conductor)

• Audio CD: Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (David Amos, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

• Bagatelles for Band (1961)
• Celebrations (1966)
• Chorale Prelude: O God Unseen (1984)
• Chorale Prelude: So Pure the Star (1963)
• Chorale Prelude: Turn not Thy Face (1967)
• Divertimento for Band (1953)
• A Lincoln Address (1959/1974)
• Masquerade for Band (1965)
• O Cool Is the Valley (1971)
• O God Unseen. See: Chorale Prelude: O God Unseen
• Pageant (1953)
• Parable IX (1972)
• Psalm for Band (1953)
• Round Me Falls the Night
• Serenade for Band (1960)
• Serenade No 1 (1929/1963)
• Serenade No. 11 - See: Serenade for Band
• Symphony No. 6 (1956)

Additional Resources

• Miles, Richard B. 2000. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 3. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 722-730.
• Vincent Persichetti, Presser Online