Fire of Eternal Glory
Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. James Curnow)
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Subtitle: Novorossiyek Chimes
General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Cost: Score and Parts - $55.00 | Score Only - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
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
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Although not considered to be an important work on Dmitri Shostakovich’s vast catalog of repertoire, the Fire of Eternal Glory was one of his best-known works in the former U.S.S.R. The work consists of material that was originally entered in a contest to compose a new national anthem for the Soviet Union (the contest was won by Alexander Alexandrov). Shostakovich rewrote the material when commissioned by the city of Novorossiysk for the opening of its war memorial. A recording of the work has been playing continuously at that location since the opening of the memorial on 27 September 1960, possibly making it one of the most frequently played pieces of symphonic music in existence. The work’s opening phrases have also been used as introductory music for Moscow Radio’s late-night news program CKACWH.
- Program Note by Nikk Pilato
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Illinois (Champaign) University Band (Michelle Bell, conductor) - 19 April 2022
- Richland (Wash.) High School Symphonic Band (Jason Rose, conductor) - 2 November 2021
- Shenandoah Conservatory (Winchester, Va.) Concert Band (Alan Johnson, conductor) – 11 October 2018
- University of South Alabama (Mobile) Symphony Band (Jason Rinehart, conductor) – 7 November 2016
- Indiana State University (Terre Haute) Wind Symphony (Nikk Pilato, conductor) - 4 October 2016
- Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band (Thomas Caneva, conductor) – 13 February 2016
- CBDA All-State High School Concert Band (Frank Tracz, conductor) - 23 February 2014
- Valencia High School (Calif.) Symphonic Band - 2012
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Waltz No. 2 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (post 1956/2021)
All Wind Works
- Allegro from "Symphony No. 10" (tr. Fisher) (1954/2010)
- Ballet Suite #4 (arr. Pappajohn) (1953)
- Batterie from "The Nose" (arr. Schaefer) (1928/1978)
- Concertino (orch. Singleton) (1953/)
- Dance I. See: Jazz Suite No. 2
- Ein Volksfest (arr. Rembach) (1955/1995)
- Ein Volksfest. See: Folk Festival
- Excerpts from "Symphony No. 5" Finale (arr. Longfield) (1937/2007)
- Festive Overture (arr. Frost) (1954/2016)
- Festive Overture (tr. Hunsberger) (1954/1965)
- Festive Overture (tr. Martin) (1954/2016?)
- Festive Overture (tr. Patterson) (1954/)
- Festive Overture (tr. Takahashi) (1954/1998)
- The Fire of Eternal Glory (tr. Timothy Rhea) (1960/2011)
- Fire of Eternal Glory (arr. Curnow) (1960/2011)
- Folk Dances (tr. Reynolds) (1942/1979)
- Folk Dances (arr. Erickson) (1942/1979)
- Folk Dances (arr. Curnow) (1942/2000)
- Folk Festival (tr. Hunsberger) (1955/1971)
- Folk Festival. See also: Ein Volksfest
- Fortinbras March from "Hamlet" (tr. Suchoff) (1932/1967)
- The Gadfly (1955/)
- The Gadfly (tr. Patterson) (1955/)
- Galop (tr. Hunsberger) (1959/1971)
- Galop (from "The Limpid Stream") (tr. Miller) (1935)
- Hamlet Suite (tr. Suchoff) (1964/1975)
- Intermezzo (arr. Cahn) (1928/1986/1994)
- Jazz Suite No. 1 (1934)
- Jazz Suite No. 2 (arr. de Meij) (post-1956/1994)
- March (arr. de Meij) (post-1956/1994)
- Lyric Waltz (arr. de Meij) (post-1956/1995)
- Dance I (arr. de Meij) (post-1956/1994)
- Dance II (arr. de Meij) (post-1956/1994)
- Waltz No. 2 (arr. de Meij) (post-1956/1994)
- Finale (arr. de Meij) (post-1956/1994)
- March (arr. Curnow) (2014)
- March (arr. de Meij). See: Jazz Suite No. 2
- March of the Soviet Militia (ed. Iakubov) (1970/2006)
- October, Op 131 (arr. Mitchell) (1967)
- Overture on Russian and Kirg (arr. Janssen)
- Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Songs (tr. Duker) (1963/1989)
- Overture to "The Gadfly" (arr. Geert Flik) (1955/2006)
- Piano Concerto No 2 (tr. Pontini) (1957/2012)
- Piano Concerto No 2 in F Major (arr. Bamonte)
- Piano Trio No. 2 (arr. Graham)
- Priest and His Servant Balda, The (1934)
- Prelude, Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. Reynolds) (1988)
- Prelude 21 and Fugue 1 (arr. McCullough) (1952/)
- Prelude (Variations) from "Ballet Suite No. 4" (arr. Blankenship) (1953/)
- Romance (arr. Peel) (1955/1985)
- Spanish Dance from "The Gadfly" (arr. Curnow)
- Suite for Jazz Orchestra no. 1. See: Jazz Suite No. 1
- Symphony No. 1 (tr. Scarbrough) (1924-25)
- Symphony No. 5, Mvmt I (tr. Schaeffer)
- Symphony No. 5, Mvmt II (tr. Smith) (1937/1944)
- Symphony No. 5: Finale (tr. Righter) (1937/1947)
- Symphony No. 5, Mvmt IV (tr. Rogers) (1937/2003)
- Symphony No. 5, Mvmt IV (tr. Bocook) (1937/2005)
- Symphony No. 9 (arr. Mertens and Suykerbuyk) (1945/1986)
- Symphony No. 9 (tr. Schaefer) (1945/1976)
- Symphony No. 10, Mvt. II (tr. Fisher) (tr. Fisher) (1954/2010)
- Symphony No. 10, Mvmt II (tr. O'Brien) (1954)
- Symphony No. 11: Second Movement Excerpts (arr. Daehn) (1957/1989)
- Tahiti Trot (tr. Brubaker) (1927/2009)
- Three Symphonic Preludes (arr. Reed)
- Two Scarlatti Pieces (1928)
- Waltz No. 2 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brown) (post 1956/2021)
- Waltz No. 2 (arr. Connery) (post 1956/1996)
- Waltz No. 2 (arr. Curnow) (post 1956/2010)
- Waltz No. 2 (arr. De Meij). See: Jazz Suite No. 2
Resources
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 72/6 (January 2018), p. 28.
- Shostakovich, D.; Curnow, J. (2011). The Fire of Eternal Glory [score]. Schirmer: Milwaukee, Wisc.