Art of Adagio, The

Kenneth Amis

Kenneth Amis

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General Info

Year: 1995
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Amis Musical Circle
Cost: Score and Parts - $65   |   Score (print) - $7

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III-IV
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II-III
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I–II, including:

• Suspended Cymbals (large and medium)
• Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Commissioned by Michael LaCava and the Gardner (Mass.) High School Band.

Media

• Live recording on the Amis Musical Circle website

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Gardner (Mass.) High School Band (Michael LaCava, conductor) – 17 May 1995 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

• The Art of Adagio (1995)
• The Art of Fugue (as transcriber) (1740s/2004)
• Bell-Tone’s Ring (Brass Quintet)
• Bell-Tone’s Ring (Wind Ensemble) (1999)
• A Collection of New Cotillions First Set (as arranger) (2022)
• Concerto for Tuba and Wind Band (2007)
• Driven! (2002)
• Grenadiers of Liberty (1996)
• Islero (1994)
• Kirkos (2007)
• March of the Corn (2010)
• The Multimedia Construction Kit (1997)
• Music for Music (1992)
• The Playground Ball (1994)
• Quintet No. 2
• Rondo alla Kolo (1998)
• Seventy-Six (76) Trombones (as arranger) (1957/)
• Simphonie Militaire (as arranger) (1793/2013)
• Sinfonia Concertante (1993)
• Slavonic Dance No 1, Op 72 (as transcriber)
• Slavonic Dance No 3, Op 72 (as transcriber)
• Slavonic Dance No 4, Op 72 (as transcriber)
• Slavonic Dance No 6, Op 72 (as transcriber)
• Slavonic Dance No 7, Op 72 (as transcriber)
• Sonata in A (3rd Movement -- Rondo alla turca) (as arranger) (1783/1998)
• Spring Overture (2018)
• Symphonic Poem (1994)
• a tonal fanfare (1996)

Resources

None discovered thus far.