Rose Variations

Robert Russell Bennett

Robert Russell Bennett

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Subtitle: For Solo Cornet (Trumpet) and Concert Band

General Info

Year: 1956
Duration: c. 10:15
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Chappell
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Trumpet
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet Solo-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Cornets I-II-III
Bb Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion

(percussion detail needed)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

In 1955, Robert Russell Bennett composed Rose Variations, a concerto for cornet or trumpet and piano. Almost immediately he published it with band accompaniment. Rose Variations tells a story: The introduction, subtitled Garden Gate, begins the piece and ushers us in. We hear a very simple theme entitled Carolina (wild) Rose. Four variations follow:

1..The Dorothy Perkins (rambler) Rose
2..A waltz titled, Frau Karl Druschki (white) Rose
3..Cinnamon Rose (with hummingbird)
4..the conclusion, American Beauty (red) Rose

-Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: United States Air Force Band of the Rockies ( Philip C. Chevallard, conductor) - 2007
• Audio CD: Syracuse University Wind Ensemble, Vincent DiMartino trumpet (Bradley P. Ethington, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Concert Band (Austin Hinkle, conductor) – 24 April 2019
• Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Robert Calonico, conductor; Eric Wayne, trumpet) – 7 October 2018
• University of Kansas (Lawrence) Wind Ensemble (Allison Cockshaw, conductor; Jong Ho Kim, trumpet) 7 December 2015
• Chelmsford (Mass.) Community Band (Lucinda Ellert, conductor; Tom Palance, trumpet) - 2 November 2014
• Denver Municipal Band (Gerald Endsley, conductor; Dennis Ferry, trumpet) - 2014

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Autobiography (1979)
• Christmas Overture
• Cinderella Waltz (as arranger)
• Concerto Grosso for Woodwind Quintet and Wind Orchestra
• Down to the Sea in Ships (ed. Glaser) (1954/2016)
  • SS Eagle March (1969/2016)
• Four Preludes (1974)
• King and I, The, Selections (as arranger) (1951)
• Mademoiselle
• The Many Moods of Christmas (arr. Rehbein) (2002)
• March of the Siamese Children (as arranger)
• Oklahoma! (as arranger)
• On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (as arranger) (1970)
• Porgy and Bess: Selections (as arranger) (1934/1942)
• Rose Variations (1956)
• Soap Box Derby March (1966)
• South Pacific Symphonic Scenario (arr. Bennett and Rogers) (1949/1999)
• Suite of Old American Dances (1949)
• Suite of Old American Dances (ed. Higgins) (1949/1952)
• Symphonic Songs for Band (1958)
• Victory at Sea
• White Christmas (as arranger) (1940/1948)

References

• Bennett, R. (1956). Rose Variations: For Cornet (Trumpet) Solo and Concert Band [score]. Chappell: New York.
• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Rose Variations." Accessed 3 November 2014.