First Swedish Rhapsody
General Info
Year: 1950
Duration: c. 7:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Mills Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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 Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Drums, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Four contrasting melodies form the thematic material of this composition, and the introduction is based on the first of these; a nostalgic song of home then follows a typical Scandinavian folk tune, after which comes a students' song, emphasizing the "sweet idleness" between classes. The quiet pastorale is suddenly interrupted by martial strains leading to a march-like folk melody, the development of which brings the rhapsody to a sonorous ending. This original band work was dedicated to Josef Toft, a friend of the composer.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band
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State Ratings
- Arkansas: III
- Kansas: IV
- Louisiana: III
- North Carolina: IV
- Oklahoma: III-A
- Tennessee: IV
Performances
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- Tattoo Eksjö (Sweden) 2012
- Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Denny Stokes, conductor) – 29 February 2012 (ABA 2012 Annual Convention (Indianapolis, Indiana))
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Apollo March (as arranger)
- Bear Dance (as arranger) (1909/1931/1955)
- Birthday March as editor) (1937)
- Blue Danube Waltz (as arranger)
- Bugler, The (as arranger)
- Carousel: Selections (as arranger)
- Christmas Joy (arr. Bowen) (2010)
- Comedians' Galop (as scorer) (1940/1948)
- Coronation Scene from "Boris Godunov" (as arranger)
- Dixie Rhapsody (1941)
- Down the Field (as arranger) (1904/1930)
- EFG March (as arranger) (1947)
- Finale from "Symphony No. 9" (as transcriber) (1936)
- First Swedish Rhapsody (1950)
- Fugue with Chorale (as arranger)
- God Bless America (arr Leidzen) (as arranger)
- The Gods Go A-Begging (as reviser; arr. Beecham; arr. Duthoit) (1929/1947)
- Guadalcanal March (as arranger)
- How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (as arranger)
- Illinois March (as arranger)
- Italian Polka (arr Leidzen) (as arranger)
- Jerome Kern Songs (as arranger) (1947)
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (as arranger)
- Jubilee March (as arranger)
- Komm, Susser Tod (as transcriber) (1736/1936)
- March Carillon (as arranger) (1920/1940)
- March to the Scaffold (as transcriber) (1830/1937)
- May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You (as arranger) (1950/1951)
- Nordic March (as arranger) (1939)
- Oklahoma!: Selections (as arranger)
- On the Mall (as arranger) (1923/1938)
- On the Trail from ''Grand Canyon Suite'' (as arranger) (1931/1935)
- Once Upon a Time Overture (1941) (as arranger)
- Over There Fantasie (as scorer)
- Persian March (as arranger) (1864/1937)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (as transcriber)
- Pines of the Appian Way (as editor)
- Procession of the Nobles (as arranger)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (tr Liedzen) (as transcriber)
- Scottish Rhapsody (1939) (as arranger)
- Second Swedish Rhapsody (1952)
- Selections from "Brigadoon" (as arranger) (1947)
- South Pacific: Selection (as arranger)
- Three Dances from Gayane Ballet (as transcriber)
- Three Negro Dances (as arranger) (1933/1939)
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor (tr Leidzen) (as transcriber)
- Trauermarsch (as editor) (1836/1954)
- Trauersinfonie (as transcriber)
- V.F.W. (as arranger) (1949)
- Warsaw Concerto (as transcriber) (1942/1952)
- White Christmas (as arranger)
- William Tell Overture (as arranger)
Resources
- Leidzén, E. (1950). First Swedish Rhapsody [score]. Mills Music: New York.
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 376.