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Shenandoah (Ticheli)

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Frank Ticheli

Frank Ticheli


General Info

Year: 1999
Duration: c. 6:10
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manhattan Beach Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $95.00   |   Score Only - $15.00

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Instrumentation

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

  • Bass Drum
  • Chimes
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

The Shenandoah Valley and the Shenandoah River are located in Virginia. The origin of the name for this river and valley is obscure. The origins of the folk song are equally obscure, but all date to the 19th century. Many variants on the melody and text have been handed down through the years with the most popular telling the story of an early settler’s love for a Native American woman. The composer writes:

In my setting of Shenandoah I was inspired by the freedom and beauty of the folk melody and by the natural images evoked by the words, especially the image of a river. I was less concerned with the sound of a rolling river than with its life-affirming energy -- its timelessness. Sometimes the accompaniment flows quietly under the melody; other times it breathes alongside it. The work's mood ranges from quiet reflection, through growing optimism, to profound exaltation.

- Program Note by Frank Ticheli


The Shenandoah River and the valley that bears its name are located in Virginia. It is claimed that the river and valley were named in the 1750s by the Cherokee as a friendly tribute to a visiting Iroquois chief named Shenandoah.

The origins of the haunting folk song named for this valley are obscure, and lyrics offer a variety of stories. Some tell of a roving trader in love with the daughter of an Indian chief. In this interpretation, the rover tells the chief of his intent to take the girl with him far to the West, across the Missouri River. Other interpretations tell of a pioneer’s nostalgia for the valley in Virginia, and still others describe a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War dreaming of his home in Virginia.

This setting for concert band was commissioned by Hill Country (Texas) Middle School Symphonic Band, Cheryl Floyd, conductor, as a tribute to Jonathan Paul Cosentino, a horn player in the Hill Country band whose young life ended tragically in December of 1997.

- Program Note by the Austin (Texas) Symphonic Band concert program, 7 February 2015


The Shenandoah Valley and the Shenandoah River are located in Virginia. There is disagreement among historians concerning the origins of their names. Some claim that the river and valley were named in the 1750’s by the Cherokee as a friendly tribute to a visiting Iroquois Chief named Skenandoah. Others suggest that the region was named not by the Cherokee, but by the Senedo Indians of the Virginia Valley. In the Senedo tradition, Shenandoah means “daughter of the moon”, and bears no relation to the Iroquois Chief Skenandoah.

The origins of the folk song are equally obscure, but all date to the 19th century. It has been attributed variously to a coal miner in Pennsylvania, a young protégé of Stephen Foster, and to a housewife in Lexington, Kentucky. Many variants on the melody and text have been handed down through the years, the most popular telling the story of an early settler’s love for a Native American woman.

- Program Note from State University of New York, Potsdam, Symphonic Band concert program, 17 November 2016


Media


State Ratings

  • Florida: IV
  • Maryland: IV
  • Minnesota: II
  • Texas: III. Complete


Performances

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  • North County Winds (Solana Beach, Calif.) (Vince Hernandez, conductor) - 26 February 2023
  • Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Derrek Eldridge, conductor) - 17 November 2022
  • The Ohio State University (Columbus) Symphonic Band (Colin Knuth, conductor) - 24 April 2022
  • Cleveland (Ohio) Youth Wind Symphony Group II (Mark Awad, conductor) - 3 December 2021 (Severance Music Center, Cleveland)
  • University of Oklahoma (Norman) Symphony Band (Abbie Brown, conductor) - 22 November 2021
  • Trinity University (San Antonio, Tx.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (James Worman, conductor) - 7 November 2021
  • Wheaton (Ill.) North High School Symphonic Band (Kent Krause, conductor) - 26 October 2021
  • Coastal Communities Concert Band (San Diego, Calif.) (Tom Cole, conductor) – 22 August 2021
  • Kentucky Virginia (Whitesburg, Ky.) Summer Winds (Jason Griffith, conductor) - 1 June 2021
  • Whitworth University (Spokane, Wash.) Wind Symphony (Richard Strauch, conductor) – 9 May 2021
  • Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.) Symphonic Band (Shauna Pickens, conductor) – 25 April 2021
  • Texas Christian University (Ft. Worth) Symphonic Band (Joshua Donnelly, conductor) – 18 March 2021
  • McClellan College (Waco, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Jon Conrad, conductor) – 30 November 2020
  • Northshore Concert Band (Evanston, Ill.) (Mallory Thompson, conductor) – 15 November 2020
  • Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Symphony Band (Madison Argo, conductor) – 26 February 2020
  • Marshall University (Huntington, W.V.) Symphonic Band (Jesse Stevens, conductor) – 21 November 2019
  • Indiana University (Bloomington) Concert Band (Jason H. Nam, conductor) – 19 November 2019
  • Heisey Wind Ensemble (Newark, Ohio) (Russel C. Mikkelson, conductor) – 27 October 2019
  • Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble (Chestertown, Md.) (Charles Thai, conductor) – 3 November 2019
  • Watsonville (Calif.) Community Band (Eugene Smith, conductor) – 8 June 2018 (Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)
  • Empire Wind Ensemble (Highland, Calif.) (Jessica Swanson, conductor) – 12 June 2019

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