As Torrents in Summer

Sir Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar (arr. Albert Oliver Davis)

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General Info

Year: 1896 / 1968
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig-Masters Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00   |   Score Only (print) - $7.50

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Originally part of the Elgar work Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30 from the 1890s, this slow and expressive arrangement for band is a beautiful study in control, phrasing, and musicality.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
• Audio CD: Clarence Wind Ensemble (Robert Lehner, conductor) – 2003

State Ratings

• Alabama: Class D
• Florida: IV
• Georgia: III
• Kansas: II
• Louisiana: II
• Maryland: IV
• New York: Concert Band III
• North Carolina: IV
• South Carolina: III
• Tennessee: IV
• Texas: II. Complete
• Virginia: III

Performances

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• University of Louisville (Ky.) Community Band (Jason Cumberledge, conductor) - 1 October 2020
• Different Drummers' Capitol Pride Symphonic Band (Washington, D.C.) (Beth Smith, conductor) – 4 November 2017
• University of Oregon (Eugene) Symphonic Band (Rodney Dorsey, conductor) – 26 May 2016
• Clarence (N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Robert Lehner, conductor) – 19 December 2003 (2003 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Land of Hope and Glory (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1907/2007)
• Nimrod (Flex Instrumentation) (arr. Bocook) (1899/2011)
• Pomp and Circumstance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1907/2011)

All Wind Works

• As Torrents in Summer (tr. Davis) (1896/1968)
• As Torrents in Summer (arr. Rager) (1896/2018)
• Cello Concerto (arr. McLain) (1919/2013)
• Chanson de Matin (arr. de Meij) (c. 1890/1988)
• The Crown of India March (arr. Winterbottom) (1912)
• The Crown of India Suite (arr. Winterbottom) (1912/1913)
• The Empire March (arr. Noble) (1924/2020)
• Enigma Variations (tr Patterson). See: Variations on an Original Theme: "Enigma"
• Enigma Variations (tr. Slocum) (1899/)
• Enigma Variations (arr. Thompson)
• Graduation Suite (with Mouret; arr. Story) (2002)
• March of the Mogul Emperors (arr. Longfield)
• Land of Hope and Glory (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1907/2007)
• Nimrod (Flex Instrumentation) (arr. Bocook) (1899/2011)
• Nimrod (arr. Borsvold) (1899/2005)
• Nimrod (Clarinet Choir) (arr. Hautvast) (1899/2008)
• Nimrod (Saxophone Choir) (arr. Hautvast) (1899/2008)
• Nimrod (Woodwind Ensemble) (arr. Hautvast) (1899/2010)
• Nimrod (arr. Glover) (1899/2018)
• Nimrod (arr. Moerenhout) (1899/1954)
• Nimrod (tr. D. Patterson) (1899/)
• Nimrod (arr. Reed) (1899/1965)
• Pomp and Circumstance (arr. Kinyon) (1907/1969)
• Pomp and Circumstance (arr. Martin) (1907/2023)
• Pomp and Circumstance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1907/2011)
• Pomp and Circumstance Marches (arr. Caron)
• Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 1 (tr. Retford; ed. Reed) (1901/1902/2000)
• Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 2 (tr. Retford; ed. Reed) (1901/2000)
• Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 3 (tr. Retford; ed. Reed) (1904/2000)
• Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 4 (tr. Retford; ed. Reed) (1907/2000)
• Salut d'Amour (arr. Hautvast) (1888/2007)
• Salut d'Amour (arr. Molenaar) (1888/2018)
• Sérénade Lyrique (arr. Hautvast) (/2011)
• The Severn Suite (tr. Reed) (1930/1973)
• Sursum Corda (arr. Houseknecht) (1894/1967)
• Triumphal March (arr. Pollen)
• Variations on an Original Theme: "Enigma" (tr. Patterson) (1899/)

Resources

• Elgar, E.; Davis, O. (1968). As Torrents in Summer [score]. Ludwig Music: Cleveland, Ohio.