A Santa Cecilia

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Luigi Radaelli (arr. Chuck Elledge)

General Info

Year: 1909 / 1989
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Cost: Score & Parts - $40.00   |   Score Only - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
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
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion I-II, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Field Drum
• Snare Drum
• Woodblock

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Italian musicians have made significant contributions to American wind band music, especially in the early part of the 20th century. In fact, many Italian immigrant started bands in the eastern part of the United States. These bands often toured the country and performed transcriptions of opera music as well as their own military marches. Unlike the marches of John Philip Sousa, Karl King, and Henry Fillmore, Italian marches are usually more lyrical in style and performed at a slower tempo.

An Italian march originally published by the Neil A. Kjos Company in 1951, A Santa Cecelia was written for Saint Cecelia, the patron saint of music. This version, published in 1988, retains the characteristic harmonies and style of the original march.

- Program note from Downing Middle School Symphonic Band concert program, 16 December 2005

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
• Audio CD: Downing Middle School Symphonic Band (Nicholas E. Williams, conductor) - 2005

State Ratings

• Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP I

Performances

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• Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Brian Gibbs, conductor) – 13 April 2019
• Cary (N.C.) Town Band (Stuart Holoman, conductor) – 4 July 2017
• Downing Middle School (Flower Mound, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Nicholas E. Williams, conductor) – 16 December 2005 (2005 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

• A Santa Cecilia (arr. Brittain) (1951)
• A Santa Cecilia (arr. Elledge) (1989)
• Esposizione Milano (Parisi)

Resources

• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Luigi Radaelli." Accessed 30 June 2017
• Virden Concert Band." Facebook Accessed 30 June 2017