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Honey in the Rock
Subtitle: Fourth Movement of 'From an Alabama Songbook'
General Info
Year: 2008
Duration: c. 5:10
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Donald Grantham
Cost: Score and Parts - $150.00 Rental | Score Only - $30.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bells
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Dedicated to all the men, women and children who have given to the rich musical heritage of the state of Alabama.
- Program Note from score
This work is a movement excerpted from the composer's From 'An Alabama Songbook.' It is a lyrical, expressive treatment of the famous spiritual.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Hebron High School (Carrollton, Texas) Wind Symphony (Andy Sealy, conductor) - 2010
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) Symphonic Band (Stephen Bolstad, conductor) - 8 December 2021
- Illinois State University (Normal) Symphonic Winds (Anthony Marinello, III, conductor) – 24 April 2019
- University of Miami (Fla.) Frost Symphonic Winds (Robert Carnochan, conductor) – 20 April 2016
- University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Wind Ensemble (Don Wilcox, conductor) - 5 March 2014 (ABA 2014 Annual Convention (Montgomery, Alabama))
- Hebron High School (Carrollton, Tx.) Wind Symphony (Andy Sealy, conductor) – 17 December 2010 (2010 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- After Hafiz (2016)
- Amber Sky
- Baron Cimetiere's Mambo (2004)
- Baron Piquant on Pointe (2011)
- Baron La Croix's Shuffle (2007)
- Baron Samedi's Sarabande (and Soft Shoe) (2005)
- Bum's Rush (1994)
- Chant and Hymn for Our Lady
- Circa 1600 (2018)
- Cloudless Day, Bitter Sky (2002)
- "Come Memory..." (2002)
- Concerto in One Movement for Bass Trombone (1979)
- Court Music (2005)
- Don't You See? (2001)
- Effulgent Light (2017)
- Exhilaration and Cry (2008)
- Fantasy on "In Dulci Jubilo" (2015)
- Fantasy on "La Golondrina" (2003)
- Fantasy on Mr. Hyde's Song (1998)
- Fantasy Variations (1927/1998)
- Farewell to Gray (2001)
- Fayetteville Bop (2002)
- From "An Alabama Songbook" (2007)
- Honey in the Rock (2008)
- JS Dances (2003)
- J'ai été au bal (1999)
- Kentucky Harmony (2000)
- Let Evening Come (Grantham) (2014)
- Lone Star Twister (2008)
- Music for the Blanton (2006)
- Northern Celebration (2001)
- Phantasticke Spirites (2002)
- Shenandoah (2017)
- Southern Harmony (1998)
- Wondrous Love (2008)
- Sol y Sombra (2014)
- Spangled Heavens (2010)
- Starry Crown (2007)
- Symphony for Winds and Percussion (2009)
- Stomp (Grantham) (2009)
- Summer of 2008 (2008)
- Thunderbird
- Trumpet Gloria (2006)
- Tuba Concerto (Grantham) (2012)
- An Uneasy Mrch
- Variations on an American Cavalry Song (2001)
- What Comes Around... (2017)
- A Winter Sky (2022)
Resources
- Grantham, D. (2006). From An Alabama Songbook : [For] Wind Ensemble [score]. Piquant Press: Austin, TX.