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Symphony IV (Barnes)
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General Info
Year: 1999
Duration: c. 22:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $190.00 | Score Only - $50.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo I-II
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II-III
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra-Alto Clarinet in Eb
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
Contrabass
Piano
Harp
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crotales
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Slap Stick
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Tam-tam
- Triangles (2)
- Tubular Bells (Chimes)
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The original version, for orchestra, was commissioned for the 40th Anniversary of the Youth Orchestra of Kansas City. It was premiered by that ensemble in May 2000. The wind version was scored by Mark Rogers and was premiered by University of Alabama Wind Symphony, Gerald Welker conductor, at the 2002 CBDNA Southern Regional Conference in Atlanta, GA. The work is programmatic in nature. The first movement is intended to evoke the beginning of the day, in the mountains along the Yellowstone River. The opening is soft with mallet percussion, piccolos, and clarinet playing the note G followed by stepwise melodic material in the flutes. The second movement “describes the humorous and chaotic scrambling of an alerted herd of pronghorns” according to the composer. The tempo is marked “lickety split” at 138-144 bpm in 2/4 time. The final movement begins with a fanfare of trumpets from both on and off stage. The music illustrates the Tower Falls and the overall beauty of the national park.
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: James Barnes Symphonies
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- All Pleasant Things
- Arioso and Presto
- Breckenridge
- Caribbean Hideaway
- Carnival in Sao Paulo
- Centennial Celebration Overture
- Century Tower
- Crossgate
- Dream Journey
- Eagle Bend
- Eagle Crest
- Eisenhower Centennial
- Fanfare and Capriccio
- Fanfares and Alleluias
- Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Paganini
- Festival Concert March
- Foxfire
- Golden Festival Overture
- Heatherwood Portrait
- High Plains Overture
- Hobart Centennial March
- Hunter Park
- Impressions of Japan
- Inspiration Point
- Inventions on Marching Songs
- Invocation and Toccata
- Jubilation Overture
- Legend
- Light in the Wilderness, A
- Lonely Beach
- Long Gray Line
- Maracas from Caracas
- Nulli Secundus
- Old Guard, The
- Pagan Dances
- Pershing Rifles, The
- Poetic Intermezzo
- Rapscallion
- Rhapsodic Essay
- Riverfest
- Romanza
- Silver Gazebo, The
- Solemn Prelude, A
- Spitfire
- Stone Meadows
- Sunflower Saga
- Symphonic Overture
- Symphony No. 2
- Symphony No. 3
- Symphony No. 4
- Symphony No. 5
- Tchaikovsky Suite
- Texans, The
- Three Symphonic Fanfares
- Toccata Fantastica
- Torch Dance
- Trail of Tears
- Trailridge Saga
- Tuba Concerto
- Twin Oaks
- Variants on a Moravian Hymn
- Very American Overture, A
- Westport Overture
- Westridge Overture
- We the People
- Yama Midori
- Yorkshire Ballad
Additional Resources
- Barnes, J. (2002). Fourth symphony [score]. San Antonio, TX: Southern Music Company.
