Three Dances of Enchantment
General Info
Year: 2007
Duration: c. 11:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C Alan / McClaren Productions
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $140.00 | Score Only (print) - $35.00
Movements
1. The Via Veneto (Fox Trot)
2. She Walks Through the Fair (Waltz)
3. The Feast of Saint Rocco (Tarantella)
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
B-flat Solo Soprano Clarinet 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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)
Harp (optional)
Electric Piano (optional)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Marimba
- Orchestra Chimes
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tam-Tam
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Three Dances of Enchantment is a suite of three dances inspired by personal experiences in my life that, through the years, continue to resonate in my memory.
I. The Via Veneto is a musical reminiscence of those “dolce vita” days I spent on one of Rome’s most fashionable streets. Here, as a young film composer, I watched and learned, with great fascination, about the world of Italian film-making.
II. She Walks Through the Fair is a haunting, bittersweet melody that I discovered on my visit to Ireland. Dedicated to Kylie Charra Keene.
III. The Feast of Saint Rocco is a joyous Italian-American celebration dedicated to Saint Rocco held every summer in my hometown of Raritan, New Jersey. It was here, in my father’s arms at the age of five, that I first experienced the vibrant, bold tartness of an Italian band. It was loud and so wonderful!
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
- Georgia: VI
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- O'Fallon (Ill.) High School Wind Ensemble (Melissa Gustafson-Hinds, conductor) - 2 December 2022
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Symphonic Band (Lauren Visel, conductor) - 18 April 2022
- University of Tasmania (Australia) Wind Ensemble (Sean Priest, conductor) – 10 May 2019
- Lee University (Cleveland, Tenn.) Wind Ensemble (David Holsinger, conductor) – 17 April 2018
- Dr. Lawrence R. Sutherland High School Honor Band (Fresno, Calif.) (Andrea Strauss, conductor) - 26 March 2017 (2017 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- Yorkville (Ill.) High School Wind Ensemble – 2013
- CBDNA Small College Intercollegiate Band (Austin, Tx.) (Virginia Allen, conductor) – 28 March 2009 (CBDNA 2009 National Conference, Austin, Tx.)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Fantasy for Various & Sundries (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic (as arranger) (1861/1998)
- Capriccio Spiritoso (1983)
- Carols Three (1974)
- Danza Furiosa (2009)
- Fantasy for Various & Sundries (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Festa (1963)
- Five American Gospel Songs (1999)
- Hymn and Pavanne (2002)
- Italian Carol (2007)
- Jubilate (2000)
- Lagan Love (1999)
- The Legend of Saint Cecilia (2020)
- The Magic Ballroom (2003)
- The Magic Carousel (2016)
- Morning Has Broken (as arranger) (2021)
- Nostalgic Dances (2014)
- Peg Leg Pete (1963)
- Prayer & Canto (2008)
- Roma Sacra (2009)
- Song and Dance (2012)
- The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/1975)
- Symphony for Winds & Percussion (2005)
- Three American Gospel Songs (as arranger)
- Three American Hymns (2014)
- Three Dances of Enchantment (2007)
- She Walks Through the Fair (2022)
- Three Divertimenti for Symphonic Wind Orchestra (2020)
- Three Whimsies. see: Three Divertimenti for Symphonic Wind Orchestra
- Voci Sacre (2005)
- The Water Is Wide (as arranger) (2000)
Resources
- Zaninelli, L. (2007). Three Dances of Enchantment: [For Wind Orchestra]. [score]. C. Alan Publications: Greensboro, N.C.