Greatest Generation, The

Robert W. Smith

Robert W. Smith

General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 6:20
Difficulty: III* (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: RWS Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00   |   Score Only (print) - $25.00

• Both Grade III and Grade IV versions of this work are available.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Chimes
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Vibraphone

Narrator

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Written for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the gathering of heroes from around the world in December of 2016, this stirring composition pays tribute to America's "great generation." The piece was premiered on December 6, 2016, at the Pearl Harbor Survivors Gala in Honolulu, Hawaii. The piece was performed again on the morning of December 7, 2016, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a ceremony at the U.S.S. Missouri overlooking the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. These first performances were narrated by World War II and Normandy veteran Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, Director Emeritus of the United States Air Force Band. Composer Robert W. Smith's stirring tribute to those that changed our world in World War II also pays tribute to all who served in our armed forces.

- Program Note from score

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) Concert Band (Mark Kadetsky, conductor; Lukas Foss, narrator) – 9 December 2019
• Champaign-Urbana (Ill.) Civic Wind Band (Linda Moorhouse, conductor; Nathan Gunn, narrator) - 29 June 2019
• Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, Ariz.) Wind Ensemble (Paul Koch, conductor; Paul Danuser, narrator) – 13 November 2018
• Brevard (N.C.) College Wind Ensemble (Eric Peterson, conductor) – 9 November 2018
• Tri-County Symphonic Band (Gloucester Township, N.J.) (Ronald Willoughby, conductor; Bill Kain, narrator) – 4 July 2018

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Aces (2015)
• Ain't No Stoppin' Us (2007)
• Affirmation Overture (1991)
• Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual (1994)
• African Bell Carol (2012)
• All is Calm (as arranger) (2002)
• An American Christmas (2004)
• American Dances (Brass Ensemble) (2017)
  • Rag
  • Square
  • Swing
• American Dances (Wind Ensemble) (2017/2018-2019)
  • Rag (2017/2019)
  • Square (2017/2019)
  • Swing (2017/2018)
• American Flourish (2009)
• American Landscape I
• American Portrait I
• And to All a Good Night (2004)
• Angels, from the Realms of Glory (as arranger) (1816/1999)
• Apollo Fanfare
• The Ascension: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
• Ash Lawn Echoes (1993)
• At Daybreak
• At the Crossroads (1994)
• Bells!
• Beyond the Bell Carol (2018)
• Blue: See Krisanna's Colors
• Brazil: Ceremony, Song and Samba (2009)
• Brazilian Bell Carol (2016)
• Buffalo Dances (2006)
• By Loch and Mountain (1997)
• Cameroon
• Castle Lore
• Celtic Bell Carol
• Celtic Carol (2002)
• Celebration Fanfare from "Buffalo Dances"
• Ceremonium (1994)
• Chatauqua
• Christmas Concerto III
• Christmas Declaration (2009)
• Christmas in the Round
• Christmas Proclamation
• Christmas Hymn
• Cohan Celebration
• Crown of Glory
• Crush (2013)
• Currents (2006)
• Dance Celebration (2000)
• Danza
• Deck the Halls with Drums and Voices
• Declaration and Flourish: See Vaughan Williams Suite
• Declaration in Blue (2002)
• Divine Comedy: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
• Dramatico
• Dreams (2010)
• Dueling Dragons
• Earhart (2012)
• El Espiritu de Valencia
• Encanto (1989/2007)
• Eternal Peaks (2006)
• Evening Alleluias
• Fanfare and Processional on an Old English Carol (1999)
• Fanfare for a Holiday Celebration (2006)
• Fanfare for Tomorrow
• Fiesta La Vida
• Flying Fortress (2019)
• Full Throttle (2015)
• Furioso
• Gentle Winds of Spring (2019)
• Georgia on My Mind (as arranger) (1930/1980)
• Gladiator Finale
• Glorioso
• Goondiwindi
• The Great Locomotive Chase (2000)
• The Great Steamboat Chase (2003)
• The Greatest Generation (2017)
• Greensleeves: See Vaughan Williams Suite
• Groovin' Down Cool Street
• Hadrian's Wall (2010)
• Herndon Exaltations
• Highlights from "Ragtime" (as arranger) (1997)
• Holiday March
• Holst Winter Suite
  • On This Day Earth Shall Ring (as arranger) (1924/2001)
  • In the Bleak Midwinter (arr Smith) (as arranger) (1906/1992)
  • Old Brenton Carol (as arranger) (1910/2001)
• Hoosier Suite
• Hymnsong Variants
• In a Gentle Rain (2000)
• In the Bleak Mid-winter (Smith)
• Incantations
• Inchon (2001)
• The Inferno: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
• Into the Storm (1994)
• Ireland: Of Legend and Lore (1996)
• Irish Songs for Solo and Band
• Jingle Bells Forever (1998)
• Journeys in Time
• King of Kings (1998)
• Krisanna's Colors (2015-2017)
  • Red (2017)
  • Blue (2015)
  • Yellow (2016)
• Kronos (2003)
• Latin Bell Carol
• Liturgical Fanfare (1995)
• Lullaby for Band
• Maelstrom, The (1997)
• March Grandioso (as arranger) (1909/2007)
• Mighty Empire (2018)
• Mirages
• Morpheus (2004)
• Moto Continuo
• Musical Mayhem (2017)
• A Nation's Strength (2003)
• Navarro
• North Bay Vistas
• Paradiso: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
• Peace Like a River
• Purgatorio: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
• Prairie is My Garden, The (2018)
• Prevailing Winds
• Promising Skies (2010)
• Recession, Depression Holiday Blues, The
• Red: See Krisanna's Colors
• Rising Dragons (2006)
• Rites of Tamburo (1999)
• Repercussions
• Runaway Sleigh, The
• Semper Liberi (1998)
• Sensei's Ride on the Cherry Blossom Express (2010)
• Shenandoah (arr. Smith and Story) (2003)
• Solaris
• Songs of Earth, Water, Fire and Sky (1998)
• Songs of Sailor and Sea (1997)
• The Sound and the Fury (1999)
• Southwest Summer (2009)
• Spirit of Orpheus, The (1998)
• Spirit of the Winds
• Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones (as arranger)
• Stone Gardens (2016)
• Suite for the Heroes Among Us (2018)
• Summer Nights (2016)
• Symphonic Festival (1991)
• Symphonic Statement (2006)
• Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy" (1995)
  • Inferno, The
  • Purgatorio
  • Ascension, The
  • Paradiso
• Symphony No. 2, "The Odyssey" (2004)
  • Iliad, The
  • Winds of Poseidon
  • Isle of Calypso, The
  • Ithaca
• Symphony No. 3, "Don Quixote" (2008)
  • Quest, The
  • Dulcinea
  • Sancho and the Windmills
  • The Illumination
• Symphony of Souls
• Sword of Kings
• The Tempest (1995)
• Teutonic Tales (2010)
  • Damon-Tanz
  • Freya
  • Thor's Hammer
• Through the Vulcan's Eye (1996)
• To Dance in the Secret Garden (1996)
• To Challenge the Sky and Heavens Above (2000)
• To the Summit! (2001)
• Top Gun (1986)
• Triton Fanfare
• Tromba Grande (2016)
• 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (as arranger) (1995)
• Twelve Seconds to the Moon (1996)
• Ultimatum
• Upon a Midnight Clear (as arranger) (2014)
• Valiance: A Heroic Overture for Band
• Vaughan Williams Suite
  • Wassail (as arranger)
  • Greensleeves (as arranger) (2007)
  • Declaration and Flourish (2008)
• Walking the Planks (2012)
• When Summer Takes Flight (2002)
• Where the Black Hawk Soars (1995)
• Wind Song (2017)
• World Holiday Celebration
• Yellow: See Krisanna's Colors

Resources

• Perusal score
• RWS Music Accessed 1 November 2018