Arioso

Clifton Williams

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General Info

Year: 1958
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Masters Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $55.00 | Score Only - $8.00

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Crash Cymbals
Bells
Chimes
Gong

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

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Media

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State Ratings

Georgia: III
Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP III
Kansas: III
Louisiana: II
Maryland: III
Oklahoma: III-A
South Carolina: III
Tennessee: III
Texas: II. Complete
Virginia: III
West Virginia: II

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Variation Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Barber) (1962/2021)

All Wind Works

Academic Procession (1961)
Air Force Band of the West March (1965)
Anitra's Tanz (as arranger) (1875/1965)
Arioso (1958)
Caccia and Chorale (1976)
Castle Gap (1964)
Concertino (1960)
Dedicatory Overture (1964)
Dramatic Essay (1958)
Fanfare and Allegro (1956)
Festival (1962)
The Hermitage (1976)
Hill Country Ballad (1953)
Killian March (1968)
Laredo (1964)
March Lamar (1966)
Pandéan Fable (1970)
Pastorale (1957)
The Patriots (1970)
Postwar Prelude (1943/2012)
The Ramparts (1967)
The Sinfonians (1960)
A Solemn Fugue (1958)
Sonata Allegro (1949/2012)
Songs of Heritage (1976/1999)
Strategic Air Command (1964)
Symphonic Dance No. 1, "Comanche Ritual" (tr. McBeth) (1965/2013)
Symphonic Dance No. 2, "The Maskers" (1964/1968)
Symphonic Dance No. 3, "Fiesta" (1964/1967)
Symphonic Dance No. 4, "Square Dance"
Symphonic Dance No. 5, "New Generation" (1965/2013)
Symphonic Essays (1963/2013)
Symphonic Suite (1956)
Variation Overture (1962)
Variation Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Barber) (1962/2021)

Resources

Dabelstein, Craig. (2010). Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 8. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 210-216.
Daniel, Joe Rayford. (1981). The Band Works of James Clifton Williams. PhD dissertation: University of Southern Mississippi.
Williams, C. (1958). Arioso: Concert Band [score]. Summy-Birchard Pub. Co.: Evanston, Ill.