Fanfare and Allegro

From Wind Repertory Project
Clifton Williams

Clifton Williams


General Info

Year: 1956
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts - $95.00   |   Score Only - $9.00


Instrumentation

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

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbal
  • Gong
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Fanfare and Allegro was the first composition to win the Ostwald Award for original band literature. The award was presented at the American Bandmasters Association convention in 1956. It is written in an exciting contemporary style with brilliant scoring. The work opens with a declamatory fanfare section which leads directly to the allegro movement. It features ostinato figures, brilliant brass, and percussion. Although rhythmically complex, the music is impressive and straightforward, and its resonance and sonority are ideally suited to the medium of the modern band.

- Program note by Band Music Notes


The Fanfare begins with a dynamic brass and percussion statement. The Allegro section begins with dramatic statements by the brass before proceeding into a fugue-like section. As is characteristic of Williams’s style, the piece progresses through motivic developments, rather than by writing long phrases. However, Williams does utilize some long, sustained phrases while juxtaposing them against many repeated rhythmic patterns and fanfare-like figures. A rhythmically complex interplay between the voices of the ensemble drives the movement forward to its conclusion.

- Program Note from the University of Oregon School of Music


Awards


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Band Class AA
  • Arkansas: V
  • Florida: VI --- (The Florida Bandmasters Association denotes this as significant literature)
  • Georgia: VI
  • Indiana: ISSMA HIGH SCHOOL BAND GROUP I
  • Iowa: IV
  • Kansas: V
  • Louisiana: V
  • Maryland: V
  • Massachusetts: V
  • Michigan: Senior High Band Class AA
  • Minnesota: MN HS LEAGUE BAND CATEGORY 1
  • Mississippi: MS Band Class 6A
  • New York: VI
  • North Carolina: VI
  • Oklahoma: CONCERT BAND CLASS 5A
  • South Carolina: VI
  • Tennessee: V
  • Texas: V
  • Virginia: VI


Performances

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  • Tennessee Wind Symphony (Knoxville) (John M. Culvahouse, conductor) - 19 April 2023 (64th Annual Tennessee Music Education Conference, Nashville)
  • Maryland Winds (Baltimore) (Timothy Holtan, conductor) - 19 February 2023
  • Banda dell'Esercito Italiano (IRome) (Filippo Cangiamila, conductor) – 22 September 2022
  • Indiana University (Bloomington) Symphonic Band (Christopher Nelson, conductor) – 8 February 2022
  • Traverse City (Mich.) West Senior High Wind Ensemble (Chad Mielens, conductor) - 5 March 2022
  • Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro) Wind Ensemble (Craig S. Cornish, conductor) – 14 February 2020
  • University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Wind Ensemble (Michael Ketner, conductor) – 23 November 2019
  • Texas A&M University (Lubbock) Wind Symphony (Timothy Rhea, conductor) – 13 October 2019
  • University of Nebraska (Lincoln) Symphonic Band (Anthony Falcone, conductor) – 10 October 2019
  • University of Florida (Gainesville) Symphonic Band (John Watkins Jr., conductor) – 26 September 2019
  • Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Austin Hinkle, conductor) – 26 April 2019
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rollo) Symphonic Band (David Cress, conductor) – 7 April 2019
  • California State University, Los Angeles Wind Ensemble (Emily Moss, conductor) – 22 March 2019
  • Highland Park (Ill.) High School Wind Symphony (Gary Green, conductor) – 23 February 2019
  • Foothill Symphonic Winds (Palo Alto, Calif.) (David Buce Adams, conductor) - 10 Jun 2018
  • Sanger (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble (Dan Peña, conductor) - 15 April 2018
  • State University of New York, Potsdam, Symphonic Band (Brian K. Doyle, conductor) - 19 April 2018
  • Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.) Symphonic Band (Patrick Dunnigan, conductor) – 16 April 2018
  • Greenwich (Conn.) High School Wind Ensemble (John Yoon, conductor) – 3 April 2018
  • High School Symphonic Band [Interlochen, Mich.] (Frederick Fennell, conductor) - 8 August 1981


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