Anguish of Nosferatu, The

Ed Kiefer

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00 | Score Only - $15.00

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This dark and mysterious work draws its title from a 1922 unauthorized adaptation of the vampire story, Dracula. The killing of innocent victims to sustain life is the vampire’s curse and his anguish is what this composition intends to convey. A brisk sparsely-scored opening section features alternating compound meters and repeated staccato eighth-note patterns that build to a brief climax before introducing a flowing horn statement. The piece then builds again to a powerful, rhythmically intense full band passage before moving to a slower contrasting section that features a conversation between solo trumpet and clarinets. A haunting transition leads to a restatement of opening material as the piece moves to a dramatic conclusion.

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Commissioned by the East Davidson Wind Ensemble, David Deese, director.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

North Carolina: V

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Valencia College (Orlando, Fla.) Symphonic Band (Jon Territo, conductor) - 28 October 2021

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Five-Note Jive (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2020)
God Rest Ye Merry, Peeps (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
New World Breakdown (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1893/2012/2020)

All Wind Works

7 Hills March (2020)
Always Blooming (2017)
The Anguish of Nosferatu (2014)
Arabian Fire Dance (2012)
Arabian Processional (2013)
Bluegrass Rondeau (2013)
Captive (2016)
Cathedral Bell Fantasy (as arranger) (2020)
Chips and Salsa (2016)
Chips, and Salsa Too (2019)
Circle in a Square (2013)
Conquering Spirit (2009)
Courage of the Cossacks (2017)
Croatian Warrior (2018)
Dancin' at the Great Gate (as arranger) (2012)
Day on the Prairie (2019)
Deep Winter's Night (2020)
Escape (2011)
Factory Child (2018)
Five-Note Jive (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2020)
God Rest Ye Merry, Peeps (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
Hammer of the Gods (2014)
Haunting Old Mountain Melody (2020)
Hip Hop Hallelujah (as arranger) (2012)
Huguenots (2009)
Humble Heart (2018)
An Irish Legend (2012)
Journey of the Spanish Buccaneers (2018)
Lanigan's Ball (2016)
March in the Shadows (2010)
March of the Clowns (2019)
Mountain Dance (2008)
New World Breakdown (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1893/2012/2020)
Orpheus in the Urbanworld (as arranger) (2013)
Rain and Snow on the Cedar Cliffs (2015)
Rejoice (2013)
Resignation (2018)
Search for the Lost Colony (2013)
Soar High (2019)
Thumpin' With the Good King (as arranger) (2013)
Whitewater Run (2014)
Wildfire! (2011)

Resources

"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist 69(10) (May 2015), p. 41.