Dream Sequence

Ernst Krenek

The work bears the designation Opus 224.

General Info

Year: 1977
Duration: c. 17:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Universal Edition
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €159.95 | Score Only (print) - €80.95

Movements

1. Nightmare - 4:03
2. Pleasant Dreams - 5:02
3. Puzzle - 5:17
4. Dream about Flying - 3:13

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe 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 I-II
E-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone I-II-III
B-flat Bass Saxophone I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Cornet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

Bass Drum
Bongos (4)
Claves
Crash Cymbals
Field Drum
Guiro
Maracas
Marimba
Orchestra Bells
Ratchet
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Tambourine
Triangle
Vibraphone
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Commissioned by the College Band Directors National Association, David Whitwell, President and H. Robert Reynolds, Project Chairman. The premier took place in Baltimore on November 3, 1977, by the Baylor University Wind Ensemble, Richard Floyd, conductor.

Media

Audio: Audio excerpt; conductor unknown
Audio CD: Berlin Symphony Orchestra (Roger Epple, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Eastman Wind Orchestra (Rochester, N.Y.) (Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor) – 31 January 2018
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (Roger Epple, conductor)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Dream Sequence (1975)
Drei Lustige Märsche (1926/1957)
Kleine Blasmusik (1931)
Symphony for Winds and Percussion (1924-25)
Three Impressions (arr. Erickson) (1970)

Resources

Krenek, E. (1977). Dream Sequence, Opus 224 [score]. Universal Edition: [New York].
Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 4. GIA Publications, 2002, pp. 772-780.
Reynolds, H. Robert. "The CBDNA commissions Ernst Krenek." The Instrumentalist vol. 32, January 1978, 48-49.
Universal Edition [publisher Web site]
Wakefield, William Keith. "Ernst Krenek's Dream Sequence, Opus 224, for Concert Band: An Analysis and Discussion of Performance Problems." 1990. University of Texas at Austin, DMA dissertation.