Divertissement No. 1

Warren Benson

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General Info

Year: 1993
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: E.B. Marks
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - Unknown | Score Only (print) - $21.95

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Maracas
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Temple Blocks
Tam-Tam
Tom-Toms (3, small)
Triangle (3, small)
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Commissioned and Premiered by the Ulster Festival, Ulster, Switzerland, on September 25, 1993 by the Lucerne Youth Wind Orchestra, Peter Bucher, conductor.

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Lucerne (Ulster, Switzerland) Youth Wind Orchestra (Peter Bucher, conductor) – 25 September 1993 *Premiere Performance* (Ulster Festival, Ulster, Switzerland)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adagietto (1992)
The Beaded Leaf (1974)
Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (1955)
Danzon-Memory (1991)
Daughter of the Stars (1998)
Dawn's Early Light (1987)
Divertissement No. 1 (1993)
The Drums of Summer (1997)
Ginger Marmalade (1978)
Helix (1966)
The Leaves Are Falling (1964)
Mask of Night (1968)
Meditation on “I Am for Peace” (1990)
The Passing Bell (1974)
Polyphonies for Percussion (1960)
Remembrance (1962)
Recuerdo (1966)
Scherzo, Chorale, and Aria Serena (2002)
Shadow Wood (1968/1993)
The Solitary Dancer (1969)
Star Edge (1965)
Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra (1963)
Symphony No. 2, "Lost Songs"
Transylvania Fanfare (1953)
Variations on a Handmade Theme (1961/1976/2015)
Wings (1984)

Resources

Benson, W. (1994). Divertissement 1 for Band [score]. T. Presser: Bryn Mawr, Penn.
Warren Benson website