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Festival Variations

From Wind Repertory Project
Claude T. Smith

Claude T. Smith


General Info

Year: 1982
Duration: c. 10:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $125.00   |   Score Only - $40.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
Eb Clarinet
Bb Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra Alto Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Piano
Harp
Percussion, including:

  • Bass drum
  • Chimes
  • Crash cymbals
  • Gong
  • Orchestra bells
  • Snare drum
  • Suspended cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Xylophone

Cello (optional)

Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Premiered at the 50th anniversary of the MENC in San Antonio by the United States Air Force Band who commissioned it, the composition met with immediate and overwhelming acceptance. "Festival Variations with its brilliant technical passages coupled with its glorious romanticism will certainly rank as one of the monumental compositions of the 20th century"...Arnald Gabriel, Col (Ret.) Commander/Conductor, The United States Air Force Band. Although difficult, many of the finer bands throughout the world have added this great work to their repertoire and perform it regularly.

- Program note by publisher


Commercial Discography


Audio Links


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Class AA
  • California: VI Class AA
  • Georgia: VI
  • Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
  • Louisiana: V
  • Minnesota: Category 1
  • Mississippi: IV-A, V-A, VI-A
  • North Carolina: VI
  • South Carolina: VI
  • Tennessee: VI
  • Virginia: VI


Performances

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  • Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa) Wind Ensemble (Craig A. Hancock, conductor) – 2 November 2019
  • Youngstown (Ohio) State University Wind Ensemble (Stephen L. Gage, conductor) – 21 October 2019
  • Northwest Wind Symphony (Centralia, Wash.) (Dan Schmidt, conductor) – 13 April 2019
  • University of Louisiana Monroe Wind Ensemble (Derle R. Long, conductor) – 26 February 2019
  • California All-State High School Wind Symphony (Anthony Maiello, conductor) - 16 February 2019 (2019 CASMEC Conference, Fresno)
  • Kennesaw (Ga.) State University Win Symphony (Debra Traficante, conductor) – 12 December 2018
  • Wind Symphony of Clovis (Calif.) (Gary Gilroy, conductor) – 29 April 2018
  • Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (George Vosburgh, conductor) – 3 April 2018
  • Wind Symphony of Clovis (Calif.) (Gary P. Gilroy, conductor) -18 March 2018 (2018 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
  • Appalachian State University (Boone, N.C.) Wind Ensemble (John Stanley Ross, conductor) - 29 September 2017
  • Indiana University Symphonic Band (Eric Smedley, conductor) - 10 February 2015
  • Utah (Salt Lake City) Wind Symphony (Scott Hagan, conductor) - 20 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)
  • California State Fresno Wind Orchestra (Gary Gilroy, conductor) - 4 October 2012
  • Banda Sinfónica del Centro Musical Paternense (LLorenç Mendoza, conductor) - September 2011


Works for Winds by this Composer


Resources

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