Symphony No. 1 in C (Gorb)

Adam Gorb

General Info

Year: 2000
Duration: c. 16:00
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Maecenas Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $88.00 | Score Only (print) - $42.00

Movements

1. Allegro molto – 3:50
2. Andante Cantabile – 3:55
3. Allegro molto e vivace – 4:05
4. Allegro molto e vivace – 4:55

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II (II doubling C Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
Bassoon I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
String Bass

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Symphony No. 1 in C was commissioned by Tom Hill and premiered by the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble, Timothy Reynish conductor, on June 10, 2000 at a private party. The composer (2000) wrote:

For most composers the prospect of writing their first symphony is a daunting one. The thought of conceiving a large-scale work following the example of one of the great traditions in western music offers a challenge that many put off indefinitely, and others never attempt. I have ignored this colossal weight of expectancy and written a party piece, which, I think is appropriate as it was written for a fortieth birthday party. The mood is light and effervescent, appropriate for an accompaniment to champagne and strawberries on a summer evening. The structural and thematic model of the piece is that of a very famous Symphony no. 1 in C by a certain L. Van Beethoven. Towards the end of the fourth and final movement of this fifteen-minute work there are quotations from other famous symphonies in C.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown (Movement 1)
Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown (Movement 2)
Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown (Movement 3)
Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown (Movement 4)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Florida State University Chamber Winds (Jason S. Ladd, conductor) – 10 November 2008

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

A Little Tango Music (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2020)

All Wind Works

Adrenaline City (2006)
African Samba (2006)
Ascent (1996/2004)
Awayday (1996)
Awayday (arr. Wintringham) (1999/2015)
Battle Symphony (1999)
Bells Across the Atlantic (2013)
Bermuda Triangle (1994)
Bohemian Revelry (2013)
Bohemian Revelry: For Chamber Ensemble (2013/2021)
Bohemian Revelry (tr. Holland) (2013/2017)
Bridgewater Breeze (1996)
Candlelight Procession (2001)
Concerto for Euphonium (1997)
Concerto for Violin, Viola and Wind Ensemble (2022)
Dances from Crete (2003)
Downtown Diversions (2000)
Eine Kleine Walzermusik (2009)
Eine Kleine Yiddishe Ragmusik (2003)
Elements (1998)
Farewell (2008)
French Dances Revisited (2004)
A Little Salsa Music
A Little Tango Music (2007)
Metropolis (1992)
Midnight in Buenos Aires (2007)
Parade of the Wooden Warriors (1999)
Pikes Peak (2017)
Repercussions (2011)
Scenes from an English Landscape
Scenes from Bruegel (1994)
Suite for Winds (1993)
Summer Dances (2012)
Symphony No. 1 in C (2000)
Three Way Suite
Towards Nirvana (2002)
Tranquility (2009)
Viderunt Omnes (2014)
Yiddish Dances (1997)
Yiddish Dances (Chamber) (1997/2020)

Resources

Gorb, A (2000). Symphony No. 1 in C [full score]. Maecenas Music, Kenley, UK.
Perusal score