Toccata "Atalanta"

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General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00; (digital) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Choir 1
Part 1

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Vibraphone

Part 2

Oboe
English Horn
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F
Marimba

Part 3

English Horn
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
Horn in F
Trombone
Marimba

Part 4

Bassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Horn in F (low)
Trombone
Euphonium

Part 5

Bassoon
Contrabassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
Bass Trombone
String Bass

Choir 2
Part 1

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part 2

B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F

Part 3

English Horn
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
Horn in F
Trombone

Part 4

Bassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Horn in F (low)
Trombone
Euphonium

Part 5

Bassoon
Contrabassoon
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
Bass Trombone
Tuba

Timpani
Percussion (optional), including:

Bass Drum
Marimba I-II
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Woodwind and percussion players usually are unfamiliar with the antiphonal brass choir tradition. I made this modern, more easily readable version of Bonelli's classic 1600 Toccata for flexible wind ensemble with optional percussion, so that as few as eight players up to full symphonic band could play in this style. I've used it as a dramatic concert opener, with the second, smaller group positioned behind the audience.”

- Program Note by arranger

Media

Audio: recording. Eden Prairie (MN) High School Wind Ensemble (Elizabeth Jackson, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Symphony Band (Caroline Hand, conductor) - 4 March 2021

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Toccata "Atalanta" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Hanson) (1602/2017)

All Wind Works

Toccata Athalanta (ed. King) (1602/1957)
Toccata "Atalanta" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Hanson) (1602/2017)

Resources

Bonelli, A.; Hanson, S. [2017]. Toccata "Atalanta" : Arranged for Flexible Wind Ensemble, Brass, Woodwind, or Clarinet Choirs
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