Aria (Diemer)
General Info
Year: 2006 / 2020
Duration: c. 3:50
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Organ
Publisher: C. Alan
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 are provided for each instrument.
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone/E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet/Baritone T.C.
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (optional)
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Finger Cymbals (or Triangle)
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Originally written for organ, Emma Lou Diemer's thoughtful and expressive Aria adapts perfectly for four-part flex band. Whether performing with four players or a full wind ensemble, the long, cantabile melodic lines give opportunity for rubato.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- South Dakota State University (Brookings) Hanson Concert Band (Kevin Kessler, conductor) - 2 March 2021
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Aria (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Aria (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- The Brass Menagerie (1967)
- Concerto for Flute and Band (2001)
- Concerto in One Movement (1993/2006)
- Declamation for Brass and Percussion (1967)
- La Rag (1981)
Resources
- Emma Lou Diemer website Accessed 22 August 2020
- Perusal score