Guggisberg Fantasie
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Subtitle: Fantasie über ein altes Schweizer Volkslied (Fantasie on an Old Tradition Swiss Folksong).
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 12:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Molenaar Edition
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €225.00 | Score Only (print) - €45.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
E-flat Horn I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III:
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Guggisberg Fantasy is based on a beloved and well-known Swiss folk song. The lyrics of this 17th century folk song tell the sad story of two lovers who can never be together. The girl Verena is married off against her wishes. Simon, her lover, has a fight with her rich husband and ends up believing he has killed his wealthy opponent. To escape punishment, he joins the army. When Simon returns years later, he discovers that Verena has died of a broken heart.
- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music
Awards
- Guggisberg Fantasie has been recommended as interesting, serious and distinctive music by members of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Koninklijke Harmonie van Horst (Netherlands) (Björn Bus, conductor) - 18 October 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Concertino for Fanfare (1977)
- Fantasia (Goorhuis) (1994)
- Guggisberg Fantasie (2013)
- Innocent Condemned (2013)
- Land of the Cornflower, The (2013)
- Passion et Trendresse (1991)
- Robber Knight, The (1994)
- Tribute to Henk Bedings, A (2001)
- Variations on a Pentatonic Theme (1987/2004)
Resources
- Guggisberg Fantasie, WASBE Accessed 26 June 2016.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Rob Goorhuis." Accessed 26 June 2016.
- Perusal score