Rose Variations

Robert Russell Bennett

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
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion (4 players), including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Orchestra Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tom-Tom
Wood Block
Xylophone

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

Media

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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Heart of Texas (San Antonio) Concert Band (R. Mark Rogers, conductor) - 10 April 2022
Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Symphonic Band (Eric Allen, conductor; Andrew Stetson, trumpet) - 7 May 2021
New England Conservatory (Boston, Mass.) Symphonic Winds (William Drury, conductor; Michael Dobrinski, trumpet) – 15 October 2019
Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Concert Band (Austin Hinkle, conductor) – 24 April 2019
Ringgold Band (Reading, Penn.) (Charles Ebersole, conductor) – 23 April 2019 (ACB 2019 Annual Convention (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.))
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)
Carousel Waltz (as arranger) (1945/1957)
Christmas Overture (1981)
Cinderella Waltz (as arranger)
Concerto Grosso (1958/1959)
Down to the Sea in Ships (ed. Glaser) (1954/2016)
- SS Eagle March (1969/2016)
The Fabulous Country (1975)
Fanfare for the AWSO
Four Preludes (1974)
Gigi (as arranger) (1957/)
The Gondoliers (as arranger) (1889/1962)
King and I, The, Selections (as arranger) (1951)
Mademoiselle
The Many Moods of Christmas (arr. Rehbein) (2002)
The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite II (arr. Rogers) (1971/2019)
The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite IV (arr. Rogers) (1962/2019)
March of the Siamese Children (as arranger)
Oklahoma! (as arranger)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (as arranger) (1970)
Picasso Suite Sketch (as arranger) (1974)
Porgy and Bess: Selections (as arranger) (1934/1942)
Rose Variations (1956)
Selections from "Suite of Old American Dances" (arr. Curnow) (1950/2005)
- Cake Walk (arr. Curnow) (1992)
- Western One-Step (arr. Curnow) (1989)
- Western One-Step (arr. Curnow) (1989)
Soap Box Derby March (1966)
The Sound of Music -- Selections (as arranger) (1959/1960)
South Pacific Symphonic Scenario (as arranger; adapt. Rogers) (1949/1999)
Suite of Old American Dances (1949)
Suite of Old American Dances (ed. Higgins) (1949/1952)
Symphonic Songs for Band (ed. Ferencz) (1958)
Three Humoresques
Track Meet (1961)
Twain and the River
Victory at Sea
White Christmas (as arranger) (1940/1948)

Resources

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.