American Folk Rhapsody No. 3

Clare Grundman

This work bears the designation QMB Journal 365

General Info

Year: 1970
Duration: c. 6:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00 | Score Only - $15.00

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Cowbell
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Temple Blocks
Triangle
Vibraphone
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

As in the first two American Folk Rhapsodies, Grundman’s purpose here was to give a fresh and interesting treatment to some familiar, yet not hackneyed, American songs— songs that have persisted through our history as a nation, and which have improved with age. Included are Colorado Trail: Git Along Little Dogies, the poignant ballad Careless Love, and the lively and more familiar classic barndance tune Turkey in the Straw. The rhapsody closes with a reprise of Careless Love interspersed with other songs.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Media

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State Ratings

Alabama: Class BB
Arkansas: III
Florida: IV
Georgia: IV
Iowa: III
Louisiana: III
Maryland: IV
Michigan: Senior High C
Minnesota: II
Mississippi: IV-A
New York: Concert Band IV
North Carolina: IV
Oklahoma: III-A
South Carolina: IV
Tennessee: III
Texas: III. Complete
Virginia: IV

Performances

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Lamar University Symphonic Band (Eric Shannon, conductor) - 22 November 2022
Shenandoah Conservatory (Winchester, Va.) Concert Band (Alan Johnson, conductor) - 26 February 2019
Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) – 5 November 2017
Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Larry Frost, conductor) – 26 July 2016
Callanwode Concert Band (Decatur, Ga.) (Raymond Handfield, conductor) – 29 May 2016
Golden Valley High School (Merced, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Michael Vasquez, conductor) - 15 April 2016 (2016 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
University City (Missouri) Summer Band (Tom Poshak, conductor) - June 2013

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

Grundman, C. (1970). American Folk Rhapsody No. 3 [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [Oceanside, N.Y.]
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 536