Carnegie Anthem

William Owens

General Info

Year: 2012
Duration: c. 2:05
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00; (digital) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle

Errata

In parts:

Oboe, m.14, first note: Should be E-flat, not D-flat.

Program Notes

Carnegie Hall is one of the most prestigious performance venues in the world. Built in 1891 by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, the hall was home to the New York Philharmonic from 1892 to 1962. To this day, Carnegie Hall continues to play host to the finest artists of all genres from around the globe.

Commissioned by the Lamar Consolidated High School Band of Rosenberg, Texas, Carnegie Anthem plays brilliant musical tribute to this venerable institution and the vibrant city it calls home. The opening statement is a bold and brilliant fanfare characterizing the splendor of the great hall itself. The subsequent middle section is a “driving calm” with engaging melodies and a rhythmic thrust symbolizing the non-stop activity of bustling NYC on any given day. Returning then to its bold origins, the music concludes with a resplendent finish.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Tri-State Wind Symphony (Dubuque, Iowa) (Nolan Hauta, conductor) - 14 July 2022
University of Georgia (Athens) Symphonic Band (David Stanley, conductor) - 13 October 2021
Chadron (Neb.) State College Wind Symphony (John Wojcik, conductor) - 9 April 2021
Berea (Ky.) College Wind Ensemble (James A Dreiling, conductor) – 23 October 2018
Heart of Texas (San Antonio) Concert Band (Mike Olson, conductor) – 2013

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Carpathia (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2021)
Flourishes (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2021)
Tambora! (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)

All Wind Works

Across the Great Plains (2017)
After the Darkness (2021)
Albany Fanfare (2011)
Battle Command
The Blue Orchid (2005)
Blue Sky (2002)
But Joy Comes... (2010)
Captain Dane (2003)
Carnegie Anthem (2012)
Carpathia (2007)
Carpathia (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2021)
Caverns of Sonora (2019)
Chisholm
Congolese (2017)
Corps of Discovery (2010)
Country Day Dances (2004)
Courtlandt County Festival (2004)
Credo (2012)
Curtain Up!
Declaration and Dance (Owens) (2010)
Destined to Fly (2018)
Egyptique (2010)
El Pato Loco (2010)
El Vaquero! (2017)
Every Day New (2018)
Excelsior! (2008)
Exhaltations! (2006)
Fandango Caliente (2017)
Fantasia on "Adeste Fidelis" (as arranger) (2007)
Festive Proclamation (2015)
Flourishes! (2019)
Flourishes! (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2021)
Great Wall (2016)
Hark! (A Holiday Celebration) (As arranger)
Heavenwards (2015)
Heroes Triumphant (2012)
Hopak! (2014)
In Autumn (2009)
In Joyful Celebration (2003)
Ironclads (The Monitor and the Merrimack) (2012)
Journey of the Bonfire (2017)
Jupiter (as arranger) (1916/2006)
Kitty Hawk, 1903 (2010)
Krakatoa (2008)
Maesong (2004)
Mars (as arranger) (1916/2009)
The Mighty 97th (2008)
New Horizons March (2016)
Paintings (2011)
Paradise Awaiting... (2017)
Quicksilver (2018)
Resplendence (2017)
Silversides (2022)
The Southern Dawn (1998/2002)
Spit-Fire (2013)
Summit Fanfare (2008)
The Tahoka Galop (2004)
Tambora! (2013)
Tambora! (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
Three Scottish Vistas (2007)
To Her Majesty's Delight (2020)
Tudor Sketches (2013)
Tundra (2018)
Wedgwood March (2002)
The Wings of Mercury
With Valor and Brave Heart (2011)
The World's Greatest Show! (2022)
Yonaguska (2016)
Zia (2014)

Resources

Owens, W. (2012). Carnegie Anthem [score]. FJH Music: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Perusal score
William Owens website Accessed 29 August 2021