Caccia and Chorale

Clifton Williams

General Info

Year: 1976
Duration: c. 6:40
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts - $140.00 | Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboes I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone (div. a2)
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Cymbals
Snare Drum
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Clifton Williams provided the following program note on this work: “While it remains open to question whether music can convey any message other than a purely musical one, composers often tend to attempt philosophical, pictorial, or other aspects within a musical framework. Such is the case with Caccia and Chorale, two title words borrowed from Italian because of their allegorical significance. The first, Caccia, means hunt or chase, and is intended to reflect the preoccupation of most people in the world with a constant pursuit of materialism. The Chorale is, by contrast, an urgent and insistent plea for greater humanity, a return to religious or ethical concepts.”

Knowing the seriousness of his illness when he began this work and feeling that he might not survive an impending operation, Williams intended to write only the Caccia. However the surgery seemed to be successful and the Chorale movement was thus composed as a personal prayer of thanksgiving along with a sincere plea for ethical regeneration by all mankind.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Washington Winds (Edward S. Petersen, conductor)
Audio CD: Arkansas State University Wind Ensemble (Tom O'Neil, conductor)

State Ratings

Alabama: V
Arkansas: IV
Florida: VI
Georgia: V
Iowa: IV
Kansas: V
Louisiana: IV
Maryland: V
North Carolina: VI
New York: VI
South Carolina: V
Tennessee: V
Virginia: VI

Performances

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University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Symphonic Band (Michael Robinson, conductor) - 15 November 2023
The Naperville (Ill.) Winds (Sean Kelley, conductor) - 23 February 2023
Mississippi State University (Starkville) Symphonic Band (Craig Taylor, conductor) - 12 February 2023
Western Illinois University (Macomb) Wind Ensemble (Morgan Miller, conductor) - 1 October 2022
University of Arizona (Tucson) Wind Symphony (Timothy Kaiser, conductor) - 7 December 2021
United States Marine Band (Washington, D.C.) (Bryan A. Sherlock, conductor) - 10 June 2021
James Logan High School (Union City, Calif.) Wind Symphony (Adam Wilke, conductor) - 21 February 2020 (2020 CASMEC Conference, Fresno)
University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Concert Band (Kevin Welborn, conductor) –2 December 2019
Cleveland (Ohio) Youth Wind Symphony Group I (Daniel Crain, conductor) - 24 November 2019 (Severance Hall, Cleveland)
University of Idaho (Moscow) Concert Band (Jason Johnston, conductor) – 21 November 2019
University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Symphonic Band (Michael C. Robinson, conductor) – 13 November 2019
Virginia Wind Symphony (Virginia Beach) (Dennis J. Ziesler, conductor) – 10 November 2019
McLennan College (Waco, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Jon Conrad, conductor) 29 October 2019
Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Symphony Band (Caroline Hand, conductor) – 25 October 2019
Tallahassee (Fla.) Winds (Patrick Dunnigan, conductor) – 30 April 2019
Illinois State University (Normal) Symphonic Winds (Anthony Marinello, III, conductor) – 22 March 2019
Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Concert Band (Shaun Popp, conductor) – 11 March 2019
Penn State University (University Park) Concert Band (Gregory Drane, conductor) – 14 February 2019
Sacramento (Calif.) Symphonic Winds (Tim Smith, conductor) – 14 October 2018

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

Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. (2010). Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 1. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 424-439.
The Ostwald Prize Archives
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 646.
"SCORE STUDY EPISODE #15: CACCIA AND CHORALE (Clifton Williams)." YouTube. Uploaded by Anthony O'Toole, 12 June 2019. Accessed 22 August 2023