Prelude in G minor

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Mayhew Lake)

Subtitle: Arranged for Military Band by M.L. Lake from Charles J. Roberts' Transcription

This work bears the designation Opus 23, No. 5

General Info

Year: 1922
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet Solo-I-II
Horn in E-flat I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, is a piece of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1901. It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes, despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine. Rachmaninoff himself premiered the piece in Moscow on February 10, 1903, along with Preludes No. 1 and 2 from Op. 23.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

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Performances

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Works for Winds by this Composer

• Andante Cantabile (arr. Custer)
• Chimes of Moscow
• Concerto for Piano No. 2, Theme 3rd Mvt. (arr. Lang)
• Evocation of the Spirit (trans. Singleton) (2017)
• Glory and Honor (arr. Houseknecht)
• Hymn (arr. Grauer) (1915/2005)
• Italian Polka (arr. Leidzen) (1941)
• Italian Polka (arr. Lucas) (1938/2006)
• Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor (tr. Oaks) (1901/2007)
• Piano Concerto No. 2, Themes from (arr. Williams)
• Prelude in C minor
• Prelude in G minor (arr. Lake) (1901/1922)
• Prelude, Opus 3, No. 2 (arr. Longfield)
• Rachmaninoff Prelude (arr Cichy)
• Rachmaninoff Prelude (arr McGinty)
• Russian Liturgy (arr. Singleton) (1910/1999)
• Russian Polka
• Suite from “All-Night Vigil” (Vespers) (arr. Juchniewicz) (1915)
• Symphonic Dance Op 45 No 3 (arr. Satoh) (1940/1984)
• Symphonic Dances, Op 45, No. 3 (arr. Lavender) (1940/2015)
• Symphony No. 1 - Finale (arr. Hanna)
• Symphony No. 2: Adagio (arr. Hanna) (1907/2013)
• Theme from "Piano Concerto No 2" (arr. Bennett) (1901/1947)
• Three Vespers from "All-Night Vigil" (arr. Salzman) (1915/2008)
• Vespers, Opus 37, for Symphonic Winds (arr. Johnson) (1915/2011)
  • Svete Tokhyi (arr. Johnson)
  • Blazhen Muzh (arr. Johnson)
  • Bogoroditse Devo (arr. Genervo)
  • Blagoslovi, Dushe Moya (arr. Johnson)
• Vocalise (arr. Hunsberger)
• Vocalise, Opus 34, No. 14 (arr Roszell)

Resources

• Prelude in G minor (Rachmaninoff), Wikipedia Accessed 6 May 2020
• Rachmaninoff, S.; Lake, M. (1922). Prelude in G minor / by Sergei Rachmaninoff ; Arranged for Military Band by M.L. Lake from Charles J. Roberts' Transcription. [score]. Carl Fischer: New York.