Foundation
General Info
Year: 2007
Duration: c. 11:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00 | Score - $11.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Crotales
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Marimba
- Orchestral Bells
- Snare Drum
- Tam-tam
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Foundation is a true tour-de-force for the modern symphonic band that incorporates the hymn Be Still, My Soul (better known as Finlandia by Jean Sibelius). The traditional American hymn How Firm a Foundation is also woven into the work to create a masterful and powerful composition that is destined to become standard of the band repertoire.
-Program Note from publisher
Commissioned by the City of Fairfax (Virginia) Band ... in memory of Ray Abell (1935-2002).
- Program Note from score
Media
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State Ratings
- Alabama: Class A
- Florida: VI
- Minnesota: I
Performances
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- City of Fairfax (Va.) Band (Robert Pouliot, conductor) – 18 May 2023 (ACB 2023 Annual Convention (Orlando, Fla.))
- Grand Rapids (Minn.) High School Symphonic Band (Dale Gunderson, conductor) - 4 March 2023
- Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Concert Band (Joel Pagan, conductor) - 17 February 2022
- Harding University (Searcy, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Mike Chance, conductor) – 9 April 2019
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, Fla.) Wind Symphony (Alex Kaminsky, conductor) - 1 June 2018
- Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.) Concert Band (Larry Stoner, conductor) - 5 May 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Air Mobility Command March (2008)
- Anthem (2009)
- Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn (2004)
- A Dakota Rhapsody (2007)
- Declarations (1996/1997)
- Elegy (1989)
- Elegy, Prayer, and Hymn (2015)
- Essay (1992)
- Fantasia on "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (2005)
- First Essay for Symphonic Band. See: Essay
- Foundation (2007)
- Heartland Sketches (2009)
- Homage to the Dream (2013)
- Illuminations (2016/2018)
- In Memoriam (2002)
- La cathédrale résiliente (2019)
- Legacy for Brass and Percussion (2008)
- London Miniatures (1998)
- A Movement for Rosa (1992)
- Pacific Commemoration (1999)
- Prelude, Processional, and Postlude (2019)
- Reminiscences (2011)
- Resolutions (2017/2020)
- Romanza, from A Jack Stamp Suite (2017)
- Second Essay for Symphonic Band (2015)
- The Shining City (2011)
- Symphonic Fanfare (2006)
- Symphonic Prelude (The Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer) (2006)
- Symphony from Ivy Green
- Three London Miniatures (1988)
- To Build a Fire (1992)
- Tribute (1985)
- Twin Ports Overture (2012/2013)
- Two American Canvases (2010)
- Watchman, Tell Us of the Night (1996)
- Whatsoever Things... (1997)
- Yosemite Autumn (1997/2004)
Resources
- Camphouse, M. (2007). Foundation [score]. Alfred Publishing: Van Nuys, Calif.
- Mark Camphouse website