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Toccata (Heaton)
Wilfred Heaton (trans. Alastair Wheeler)
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 6:45
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Brass sextet
Publisher: TradeWinds
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - £69.95 | Score Only (print) - £13.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (I div. a2)
B-flat Bass 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
Euphonium (div. a2)
Tuba
String Bass
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Toccata Oh, the Blessed Lord was first conceived as a brass sextet and remained in that form until the early 1970s when it was amplified to full brass band instrumentation. Now with its further amplification to concert band it is hoped that it will be enjoyed by an even greater audience and many more performers.
Whilst it is not easy to play, the music, once mastered, is something that bands enjoy. It will be evident to the discerning that this close-knit work is based on the verse of an adaption of the old spiritual, “Oh, Dem Golden Slippers," the text beginning, ‘Oh the blessed Lord, he has saved my soul’. The figures are derived therefrom.
The absence of percussion is the express intention of the composer.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. The Central Band of the Royal Air Force (Duncan Stubbs, conductor)
- Audio CD: The Central Band of the Royal Air Force (Duncan Stubbs, conductor) – 2014
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Banda Municipal de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las Palmas, Canary Islands) (Alfonso Maribona, conductor) – 20 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Celestial Prospect (tr. Wheeler) (2016)
- Glory! Glory! (arr. Wheeler)
- March - Le Tricot Rouge (arr. Wheeler) (2001/2017)
- March - Praise (tr. Bowen) (2011)
- March Fantasy - The Golden Pen (arr. Wheeler) (2001/2017)
- Partita for Symphonic Band (arr. Hindmarsh) (/2019)
- Toccata (tr. Wheeler) (2014)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Wilfred Heaton." Accessed 7 December 2014.
- Perusal score