Peacock Variations

Zoltán Kodály

General Info

Year: 1939 / 2006
Duration: c. 26:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts - €273.00 | Score Only - €44.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Eb Clarinet I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
Flugelhorn I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Crash Cymbals
Bells
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) based almost all his works on traditional Hungarian folk music, as did his contemporary and compatriot Béla Bartók. His Peacock Variations (1939) are based on the melody of one of the oldest Hungarian traditional songs Felszállott a Páva, which means peacock in Hungarian, and consists of numerous variations on the main theme. Conductor and arranger Jan Cober has arranged a faithful version of this superb work.

-Program Note from publisher

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Marcus High School (Flower Mound) Wind Symphony (Amanda Drinkwater, conductor; Jaymee Haefner, harp) - 13 February 2015 (2015 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Entrance of the Emperor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. DeJonge) (1927/2020)

All Wind Works

Dances of Galanta
Entrance of the Emperor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. DeJonge) (1927/2020)
Háry János Suite (arr. Bainum) (1926/1999)
Háry János Suite (tr. Nefs) (1926/2016)
Peacock Variations (tr. Cober) (1939/2002)
Peacock Variations (arr. Morita)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Zoltán Kodály." Accessed 13 February 2015.