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Prelude for a Great Occasion
Contents
General Info
Year: 1974
Duration: 5:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Merion Music (Sole Selling Agent: Theodore Presser)
Cost: Score - $4.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
F Horn I-II-III-IV-V-VI
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Tubular Bells (Chimes)
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Prelude for a Great Occasion was commissioned by the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. Schuman completed the work on June 24, 1974 and the premiere took place on October 1, 1974 by members of the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati. Schuman later adapted elements of the fanfare for the first movement of his Tenth Symphony.
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by this Composer
- American Hymn (1981)
- Anniversary Fanfare (1969)
- The Band Song (1967)
- Circus Overture (tr. Owen) (1944/1972)
- Dedication Fanfare (1969)
- George Washington Bridge (1950)
- New England Triptych (1956)
- Newsreel in Five Shots
- Prelude for a Great Occasion (1975)
- Variations on "America" (as orchestrator, trans. Rhoads)
Resources
- William Schuman - Official Website
- Polisi, Joseph W. (2008). American Muse: The Life and Times of William Schuman. New York: Amadeus Press, 315–316.
