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Second American Folk Rhapsody
Contents
General Info
Year: 1959
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $85.00 | Score Only - $11.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
Eb Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Cornets I-II-III
Bb Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This year [2013], we honor the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of America’s most prolific composers and arrangers, Clare Grundman. Over a five-decade composing career, Grundman provided countless bands with music combining substance, playability, and audience appeal. Many of his most enduring works use American folk materials, including his four American Folk Rhapsodies.
Grundman’s Second American Folk Rhapsody opens with a fanfare quoting Skip to My Lou, followed by a leisurely transition into Billy Boy in a waltz style. Skip to My Lou runs through several variations before entering into a regal, march-like introduction of Shenandoah. After the short march, Grundman’s rhapsodic writing returns and interweaves Skip to My Lou with Shenandoah, featuring beautiful melodic timbres and lush alto saxophone/horn counter lines. The piece closes with a broad restatement of Billy Boy in 4/4 and a maestoso climax.
- Program Note by the Creekside Middle School Wind Symphony concert program, 20 December 2013
Dedicated to Manley Whitcomb and the Florida State University Band, this rhapsody was composed in 1959. American folk tunes included are Billy Boy, Skip to My Lou, and Shenandoah. The form generally followed is that of a short introduction, statement of the folk tunes with variations, and a short but stately coda.
- Program Note by Program Notes for Band
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class B
- Arkansas: III
- Florida: IV
- Georgia: IV
- Iowa: III
- Louisiana: III
- Massachusetts: III
- Minnesota: II
- Mississippi: IV-A
- North Carolina: IV
- Oklahoma: III-A
- South Carolina: IV
- Tennessee: III. Complete
- Texas: III. Complete
- Virginia: III
- Wisconsin: B
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Butler University (Indianapolis, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Michael Colburn, conductor) – 17 October 2018
- St. Helens (Ore.) High School Wind Ensemble (Noelle Freshner, conductor) - 11 May 2018
- Cleveland Winds (Cleveland, Ohio) (Birch Browning, conductor) – 22 April 2018
- Northshore Concert Band (Evanston, Ill.) (Mallory Thompson, conductor) - 12 February 2017
- New Diana (Texas) High School Band (David Rollins, conductor) - 12 February 2016 (2016 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- Belleville (Ill.) Community Band (Kerry Welker, conductor) – 9 December 2015
- Creekside Middle School Wind Symphony Concert Band (Wendy Higdon, conductor) - 20 December 2013 (2013 Midwest Clinic)
- Magee Wind Ensemble (Vancouver, BC) (Christopher Haas, conductor) - 4 April 2012
Works for Winds by this Composer
- American Folk Rhapsody No. 1
- American Folk Rhapsody No. 2 (1959)
- American Folk Rhapsody No. 3 (1970)
- American Folk Rhapsody No. 4 (1977)
- Bernstein Tribute, A (as arranger)
- The Blue and the Gray (1961)
- The Blue and the Gray (arr. Longfield) (1961/2013)
- Blue-Tail Fly, The (1951)
- Burlesque for Band (1967)
- Chorale from "Concord" (arr. Longfield) (1988/2018)
- Concord (1987)
- Concertante for Alto Sax and Band (1973)
- Copland Portrait, A
- Copland Tribute, A (as arranger)
- English Christmas, An (1982)
- English Suite (1968)
- Fantasy on American Sailing Songs (1952)
- Fantasy on English Hunting Songs (1985)
- The Green Domino (1951)
- Hebrides Suite (1962)
- Irish Rhapsody, An (1971)
- Japanese Rhapsody (1969)
- Kentucky 1800
- Little English Suite (1968)
- Little Suite for Band
- A Medieval Story (1966)
- Music for a Carnival (1957)
- Nocturne for Harp and Band
- Quiet Christmas (1959)
- Scottish Rhapsody, A
- Second American Folk Rhapsody (1959)
- Somerset Rhapsody, A (as transcriber) (1906/1927/1980)
- Spirit of '76 (1964)
- Three Sketches for Winds (1969)
- Two Moods (1947)
- Tuba Rhapsody
- Welsh Rhapsody, A
- Western Dance (1968)
References
- Grundman, C. (1959). Second American Folk Rhapsody [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [New York].
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 255-256.
