First Suite Fanfare

Erika Svanoe

General Info

Year: 2020
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Swan Maiden Press
Cost: unknown

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Cymbals
Marimba
Ride Cymbal
Snare Drum
Tenor Drum
Triangle
Vibes

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

First Suite Fanfare pays homage to Gustav Holst's First Suite in E-flat. The fanfare utilizes and transforms material from the opening movement, specifically the Chaconne’s familiar melody that is heard throughout. In much the same way that Holst utilized the starting notes of his melody to unify all three movements of First Suite in Eb, the first four pitches of the Chaconne (Eb, F, C, Bb) are rhythmically altered in the energetic opening measures of the fanfare. Longer portions of the Chaconne and its inversion are also reworked as melodies, countermelodies, short motives, and the central chorale.

- Program Note by composer

Commissioned by the Eagan High School Wind Ensemble, Eagan, MN.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. University of New Hampshire (Durham) Wind Symphony (Andrew Boysen, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Symphony Band (Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor) - 28 April 2023
Eagan (Minn.) High School Band (Eagan, Minn.) (Bret Benson, conductor) - 24 January 2022 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

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Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2020)
Steampunk Scenes (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2021)

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El Salon Mexico (as arranger) (2009)
First Suite Fanfare (2020)
Florence & Alice (2021)
Four Grainger Songs (as arranger) (2003)
The Haunted Carousel (2015)
A Journey in Time (2020)
Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein (2014/2019)
Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2019/2020)
She Dares, She Leaps (2022)
Springtime Ride (2018)
Steampunk Scenes (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2021)
Steampunk Suite (2015/2017)
Symphony in Blue & Gold (2023)
The Town Band (2022)
Tutued Toucan Can-Can (2021)
Where no one has gone before (2023)

Resources

Erika Svanoe website Accessed 5 Sept 2022