Sinfonietta Fanfare for Band
From Wind Repertory Project
Leoš Janáček (arrangement by Joel Blahnik)
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General Info
Year: 1926
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alliance Publications
Cost: Score & Parts - $80.00 | Score Only - $20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Eb Clarinet (Opt.)
Bb Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Cornet (in Bb) I-II,br />
Flugelhorn I-II (Opt.)
Eb Trumpet (Opt.)
Bb Bass Trumpet (Opt.)
French Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Baritone I-II
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbal (suspended)
- Snare Drum
Errata
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Program Notes
Sinfonietta Fanfare was arranged for band by Joel Blahnik. The original fanfare, composed in 1926, was from a set of fanfares that Janáček wrote for a "Sokol Slet", a national gymnastic festival. Originally written for orchestral brass plus a host of other brass instruments which included 9 Trumpets in C, 3 F Trumpets, 2 Bass Trumpets, 4 Trombones, 2 Tenor Horns and Timpani. All of this extra brass, added to the orchestral brass as a sort of "concertino", a second orchestra with a function largely independent of the larger ensemble, made its performance highly impractical.
Further refinements and some corrections have been made to the original band score upon the advice of Lt. Col Vaclav Blahunek, Director of the Prague Castle Band, for whom this work was part of his Doctoral studies.
Program Note by Joel Blahnik
Commercial Discography
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Additional Resources
- Dunker, Amy. Analysis of Sinfonietta Fanfare for Band
