Greatest Generation, The

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
F Horn
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

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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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

Adaptable Music

Christmas Declaration (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (2009/2019)

All Wind Works

Aces (2015)
Ain't No Stoppin' Us (2007)
Affirmation Overture (1991)
Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual (1994)
All Is Calm (as arranger) (2002)
American Bell Carol (2012)
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 (2006)
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 (2009)
At the Crossroads (1994)
Bells! (2009)
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 (2004)
Castle Lore
Celtic Bell Carol (2010)
Celtic Carol (2002)
Celebration Fanfare from "Buffalo Dances" (2006)
Ceremonium (1994)
Chautauqua (2004)
Christmas Concerto III
Christmas Declaration (2009)
Christmas Declaration (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (2009/2019)
A Christmas Festival (Grade II) (as arranger) (1950/2007)
A Christmas Festival (Grade III) (as transcriber) (1950/2007)
Christmas Hymn (2001)
Christmas in the Round (2001)
A Christmas Proclamation (2008)
Christmas Spectacle (as arranger) (2020)
Cohan Celebration
Crown of Glory (2009)
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 (2009)
Earhart (2012)
El Espiritu de Valencia (2009)
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 (2006)
Fiesta La Vida (2009)
Flying Fortress (2019)
Full Throttle (2015)
Furioso
Gentle Winds of Spring (2019)
Georgia on My Mind (as arranger) (1930/1980)
Gladiator Finale
Glorioso (1997)
Goondiwindi
The Great Locomotive Chase (2000)
The Great Steamboat Chase (2003)
The Greatest Generation (2017)
Greensleeves. See: Vaughan Williams Suite
Groovin' Down Cool Street (2009)
Hadrian's Wall (2010)
Herndon Exaltations (1997)
Highlights from "Ragtime" (as arranger) (1997)
Holiday March (with Michael Story) (2006)
Holst Winter Suite
- On This Day Earth Shall Ring (as arranger) (1924/2001)
- In the Bleak Midwinter (as arranger) (1906/1992)
- Old Brenton Carol (as arranger) (1910/2001)
Hoosier Suite
Hymnsong Variants (1996)
In a Gentle Rain (2000)
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
Incantations (1992)
Inchon (2001)
Inchon (adapt. Ninmer) (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 (2007)
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 (2008)
Liturgical Fanfare (1995)
Lullaby for Band (2007)
The Maelstrom (1997)
March Grandioso (as arranger) (1909/2007)
Mighty Empire (2018)
A Minor Holiday Celebration (as arranger) (2019)
Mirages (2009)
Morpheus (2004)
Moto Continuo (2009)
Musical Mayhem (2017)
A Nation's Strength (2003)
Navarro (2009)
North Bay Vistas (2007)
On Eagle's Wings (1999)
Paradiso. See: Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
Peace Like a River
Purgatorio. See: Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
The Prairie is My Garden (2018)
Prevailing Winds (2009)
Promising Skies (2010)
The Recession, Depression Holiday Blues (2009)
Red. See: Krisanna's Colors
Relativo (2011)
Rising Dragons (2006)
Rites of Tamburo (1999)
Repercussions (2007)
The Runaway Sleigh (2007)
Semper Liberi (1998)
Sensei's Ride on the Cherry Blossom Express (2010)
Serengeti Dreams (2000)
Shenandoah (arr. Smith and Story) (2003)
Solaris (2009)
Songs of Earth, Water, Fire and Sky (1998)
Songs of Sailor and Sea (1997)
The Sound and the Fury (1999)
Southwest Summer (2009)
The Spirit of Orpheus (1998)
Spirit of the Winds (2007)
The Star of Dreams (2002)
Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones (as arranger)
Stone Gardens (2016)
Suite for the Heroes Among Us (2018)
Summer Nights (2016)
The Sword of Kings (2007)
Symphonic Festival (1991)
Symphonic Statement (2006)
Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy" (1995)
- The Inferno
- Purgatorio (1997)
- The Ascension (1994)
- Paradiso (1996)
Symphony No. 2, "The Odyssey" (2004)
- The Iliad (2001)
- Winds of Poseidon (1999)
- The Isle of Calypso (2001)
- Ithaca (2004)
Symphony No. 3, "Don Quixote" (2008)
- The Quest (2008)
- Dulcinea (2008)
- Sancho and the Windmills (2008)
- The Illumination (2008)
Symphony of Souls (2007)
The Tempest (1995)
Teutonic Tales (2010)
- Damon-Tanz (2011)
- Freya (2011)
- Thor's Hammer (2011)
Three Fanfares for a Celebration (2007)
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 (2009)
Tromba Grande (2016)
'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (as arranger) (1995)
Twelve Seconds to the Moon (1996)
Ultimatum (2009)
Upon a Midnight Clear (as arranger) (2014)
Üsküdar (with Michael Story) (2005)
Valiance: A Heroic Overture for Band (2007)
Vaughan Williams Suite
- Wassail (as arranger) (2006)
- 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)
A World Holiday Celebration (2007)
Yellow. See: Krisanna's Colors

Resources

Perusal score
Robert W. Smith website Accessed 6 September 2021
RWS Music Accessed 1 November 2018