Fanfare for Karel

Dana Wilson

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General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Dana Wilson
Cost: Score and Parts ( (digital) - $60.00

Instrumentation

Parts may be doubled as long as balance is maintained.

Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium (optional)
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion (3 players)

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The piece is a two-minute fanfare for orchestral brass and percussion, written in honor of Karel Husa on the occasion of his passing. All of its material is derived from his classic work Music for Prague 1968.

Interestingly, the opening motive of that piece and of this fanfare is related to Karel's last name as follows:

H--is the German letter for our note "B"
U--does not translate to a musical note
S--is the German letter for Es, or our Eb
A--the musical note A

So that relationship B-Eb-A is transposed in the opening solo of "Prague" up a third to D-F#-C, and that same motive begins this fanfare.

- Program Note by composer

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) Wind Ensemble (Jonathan Caldwell, conductor) – 23 February 2018 (CBDNA 2018 Southern Conference, Tampa, Fla.)
Ithaca (N.Y.) College Wind Ensemble (Aaron Burgess, conductor) – 15 October 2017
Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.) Wind Symphony (James Spinazzola, conductor) – 7 May 2017 *Premiere performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Dana Wilson, personal correspondence, May 2017
Glaser, Linda. "Concert Series Pay Tribute to Late Cornell Composers." Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences. 13 March 2017. Accessed 8 May 2017