American Folk Rhapsody No. 1

Clare Grundman

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General Info

Year: 1948
Duration: c. 5:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00 | Score Only - $11.95

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Solo Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet Solo- I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (4 players), including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The first of four American Folk Rhapsodies, this superb work, originally written in 1948, is a wonderful example of both U.S. school band literature and the exceptional writing/arranging skills of Clare Grundman. Including: My Little Mohee (more commonly known as On Top of Old Smokey); Shantyman's Life; Sourwood Mountain and Sweet Betsy from Pike, this is an outstanding, proven work for both concert and contest.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Alabama: Class B
Arkansas: III
Florida: IV
Georgia: IV
Iowa: III
Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP III
Louisiana: III
Massachusetts: III
Maryland: III
Michigan: Junior High A
Mississippi: IV-A
North Carolina: IV
Oklahoma: III-A
South Carolina: IV
Tennessee: III. Complete
Texas: III. Complete
Virginia: IV
Wisconsin: Event 3000 Concert Band.Class B Std Rep

Performances

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Lone Star Symphonic Band (Katy, Tx.) (Richard Crain, conductor) - 2 July 2023
Kentucky Virginia (Whitesburg,Ky.) Summer Winds (Jason Griffith, conductor) - 25 May 2021
Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Concert Band (Joel E. Pagán, conductor) – 24 November 2019
Mohawk Valley Community College (Utica, N.Y.) Concert Band (Barbara Seaton) – 22 May 2019
Wheaton Warrenville (Ill.) South High School Symphonic Band (Vic Scimeca, conductor) - 18 March 2019
Kennesaw (Ga.) State University University Band (Trey Harris, conductor) - 1 October 2018
New Horizons Band (Iowa City, Iowa) (Nolan Hauta, conductor) - 24 June 2018
San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) Band (Leonard Lutz, conductor) – 17 April 2016
Kearsarge Community Band (New London, N.H.) (John Leland, conductor) – 28 February 2016
Lone Star Symphonic Band (Katy, Tex.) (Paul Hogue, conductor) - 12 October 2014
Magee Wind Ensemble (Kerrisdale, BC) (Christopher Haas, conductor) - 4 April 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Kentucky 1800 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1954/2006/2017)

All Wind Works

American Folk Rhapsody No. 1 (1948)
American Folk Rhapsody No. 2. See: Second American Folk Rhapsody
American Folk Rhapsody No. 3 (1970)
American Folk Rhapsody No. 4 (1977)
A Bernstein Tribute (as arranger) (1991)
The Black Knight (1956)
The Blue and the Gray (1961)
The Blue and the Gray (arr. Longfield) (1961/2013)
The Blue-Tail Fly (1951)
Burlesque for Band (1967)
Caprice for Clarinets (1961)
Chessboard Suite (1964)
Chorale from "Concord" (arr. Longfield) (1988/2018)
Concord (1987)
Concertante for Alto Sax and Band (1973)
A Copland Portrait (as adapter) (1986)
A Copland Tribute (as arranger) (1986)
Joy to the World (as arranger) (1970)
An English Christmas (1982)
English Suite (1968)
Fantasy on American Sailing Songs (1952)
Fantasy on English Hunting Songs (1985)
Flutation (1961)
The Green Domino (1951)
Hebrides Suite (1962)
An Irish Rhapsody (1971)
Japanese Rhapsody (1969)
Kentucky 1800 (1954/1987)
Kentucky 1800 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1954/2006/2017)
Little English Suite (1968)
Little Suite for Band (1957)
March Processional (1950)
A Medieval Story (1966)
Music for a Carnival (1957)
Nocturne for Harp and Band (1975)
Quiet Christmas (1959)
A Scottish Rhapsody (1981)
Second American Folk Rhapsody (1959)
Señor, Señor (1963) (as Carlos Guermo)
Slava! (as transcriber) (1977/1978)
A Somerset Rhapsody (as transcriber) (1906/1927/1980)
Spirit of '76 (1964)
Three Sketches for Winds (1969)
Two Moods (1947)
Tuba Rhapsody
A Welsh Rhapsody (1968)
Western Dance (1968)

Resources

Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble. Volume I: A-K. Galesburg, MD: Meredith Music Publications, 2004, 129. Print.
Grundman, C. (1948). American Folk Rhapsody: No. 1 [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [New York].
Pease, Andy. American Folk Rhapsody no. 1. Wind Band Literature, 2 July 2019. Web. Accessed 5 July 2019