Fantasia for Band

Vittorio Giannini

Vittorio Giannini

General Info

Year: 1963
Duration: c. 6:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Belwin Mills
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00   |   Score Only - $9.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon (doubles the String Bass part)
Eb Soprano Clarinet I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Bass Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Trumpet (in Bb) - Note: The trumpet part simply doubles the cornet part.
Horns in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (doubles the Contrabassoon part)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Cymbals (crash)
• Snare Drum
• Tam-Tam
• Triangle

Errata

The following errors are in the score:

• m. 21, Bb Soprano Clarinet I & II: The entire measure should be slurred.
• m. 44, Alto Sax II: The "D" should be marked "pp."
• m. 53, Bb Soprano Clarinet I & II: The two middle 8th notes should be connected with a slur.
• m. 95, Eb Soprano Clarinet: The downbeat should be marked "f."
• m. 207, Eb Alto Clarinet: The final note should be an F-sharp, not an F-natural.
• m. 208, Oboe II: The E-natural should be an E-flat.
• m. 209, Eb Alto Clarinet: The F-natural should be an F-sharp.

The following error is in the parts and the score:

• Bb Soprano Clarinet II, m. 165: first three notes should be a B-flat, not a B-natural (to match up with tenor sax)

Program Notes

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Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: University of Houston Wind Ensemble (Tom Bennett, Conductor)

State Ratings

• Florida: V

Recent Performances

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• University of Georgia Concert Winds (Nikk Pilato, conductor) - 16 February 2009

Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

• Dedication Overture
• Fantasia for Band (1963)
• Praeludium and Allegro (1959)
• Symphony No. 3 (1958)
• Variations and Fugue (1967)

Additional Resources

• Goza, David. Vittorio Giannini's Fantasia for Band: A Synopsis and Conductor/Performer's Guide