Dance of the Tumblers (arr Balent)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Andrew Balent)

Subtitle: From the opera Snow Maiden

General Info

Year: 1882 / 2000
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Symphony
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
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
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Dance of the Tumblers is a musical excerpt from Act III of the opera Snow Maiden, written by one of the great Russian composers, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He was a member of the “Russian Five” (along with Mussorgsky, Balakirev, Cui and Borodin), who were a group of composers that brought forth the Russian school of composition during the mid- to late 1800s.

Snow Maiden was composed in 1880-81, and was first performed in January of 1882 at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. The plot of the opera explores the opposition of forces of nature, using mythological characters to depict eternal struggles, such as the cold frost of winter versus the warmth of spring. Dance of the Tumblers creates a light and uplifting mood, accompanying clowns and acrobats in the story line.

- Program note by Abigail Gregory for the Marcus High School Wind Symphony concert program 22 December 2012

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: Washington Winds (Edward Petersen, conductor) - 2003

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Michigan: Junior High B
• Tennessee: III

Performances

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• California All-State Junior High School Symphonic Band (Timothy Harris, conductor) - 23 February 2020 (2020 CASMEC Conference, Fresno)

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Bolero for Band
• Capriccio Espagnol (tr. Courtain) (1887/1959)
• Capriccio Espagnol (tr. Hindsley) (1887)
• Capriccio Espagnol (arr. Williams) (1887/1993)
• Capriccio Espagnol (arr. Winterbottom) (1887/1923)
• Capriccio Espagnole (arr. Nefs) (1887/2015)
• Concerto for B-flat Clarinet and Wind Orchestra (ed. Seely) (1878/2000)
• Concerto for Trombone and American Band (arr. Nallin) (1877/1952-1953)
• Concerto for Trombone and Military Band (ed. Makarov) (1877/1950)
• Concerto for Trombone and Military Band (ed. McAlister) (1877/1981)
• Concertstück in Eb for Clarinet and Military Band (adapt. Piket) (1878/1981)
• Cortege from "Mlada" (1890)
• Dance of the Buffoons (tr. Sartorius) (1882/1935)
• Dance of the Tumblers (arr. Balent) (1882/2000)
• Dance of the Tumblers (arr. Curnow) (1882/2012)
• Dance of the Tumbers (arr. Vosbein) (1882/1991)
• Dubinuska (tr. Schreurs) (1906/2018)
• Fanfare, Canto and Fandango (arr. Custer) (1887/1996)
• Festival at Baghdad (arr. Winterbottom) (1888/1912)
• Festival at Baghdad. See also: Scheherazade
• Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Davis) (1900/1978)
• Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Murtha) (1900/)
• The Golden Cockerel (arr. Lake) (1922)
• Mlada Suite (arr. Glocke) (1890)
• Notturno (ed. King) (1888/1957/2001)
• Polonaise (arr. McLain) (1895/2017)
• Polonaise (arr. Duthoit) (1895/1937)
• Polonaise from "Pan Voyevoda" (arr. Bourgeois) (1903/2013)
• Procession of the Nobles (arr. Bocook) (1870/1992/2006)
• Procession of the Nobles (arr. Leidzen) (1870/1938/1999)
• Quintet in B-flat major (1876)
• Quintet in B-flat major (ed. Kirkor) (1876/1951)
• Russian Easter Overture (tr. Johnson) (1888/2013)
• Russian Easter Overture (arr. Bocook) (1888/2000)
• Russian Easter Overture (arr. Erickson) (1888/1994)
• Russian Easter Overture (arr. Harnsberger) (1888/2005)
• Russian Easter Overture (arr. Kasama) (1888/)
• Scheherazade (tr. Bocook) (1888/2006)
• Scheherazade (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
  • Scheherazade I The Sea and Sinbad's Ship (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
  • Scheherazade II The Story of the Kalandar Prince (tr. Hindsley) (1888/1986)
  • Scheherazade III The Young Prince and Princess (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
  • Scheherazade IV Festival at Baghdad (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
• Scheherazade (arr. Mortimer) (1888/2000)
• Scheherazade (tr. Patterson) (1888/)
• Scheherazade Selections (arr. Harnsberger) (1888/2009)
• A Song of India (arr. Lake) (1896/1920)
• Song of India (arr. van der Beek) (1896/2008)
• Song of India (arr. Hautvast) (1896/2017)
• Suite from "Le Coq D'or" (arr. Hanna)
• Symphony No. 2 (tr. Southard) (1868/2015)
• The Tsar's Bride Overture (tr. Harding) (1899/1954)
• The Tsar's Farewell (arr. Reed) (2001)
• Variations on a Theme of Glinka (ed. McAlister) (1878/1987)
• Wedding March from The Golden Cockerel (tr. Harding) (1957)

Resources

None discovered thus far.