Pastorale (Nelson)
Subtitle: Autumn Rune
General Info
Year: 2006
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: LudwigMasters Publications, through Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $90.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III-IV
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV-V-VI
B-flat Bass 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-IV
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Celesta
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Chimes
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Commissioned by the Musashino Academia Musicae, Japan, and premiered at the 2006 Midwest Clinic, this Ron Nelson composition is another major work for wind ensemble. Pastorale: Autumn Rune was inspired by the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. In the words of the composer, this "is a quiet piece, intended to evoke night, mystery, and magic."
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: The Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble (Ray Cramer, conductor) - 2006
State Ratings
- Florida: V
- North Carolina: VI
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Indiana University (Bloomington) Symphonic Band (Rodney Dorsey, conductor) – 23 October 2018
- University of Nebraska (Lincoln) Wind Ensemble (Carolyn Barber, conductor) – 8 March 2017
- California State University, Stanislaus, Wind Ensemble (Stuart Sims, conductor) – 17 March 2016
- The Musashino Academia Musicae (Tokyo, Japan) Wind Ensemble (Ray Cramer, conductor) – 20 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)
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. (2006). Pastorale : Autumn Rune : for Symphonic Band [score]. Ludwig Music: Grafton, Ohio.