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Irish Songs (Smith)
Arranged by Robert W. Smith
General Info
Year: 2007
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Folk songs
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $87.00; (digital) - $87.00 | Score Only (print) - $9.00
Movements
1. Deirin De
2. Jug of Punch
3. The Beggarman
4. Danny Boy
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Voice
C 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
Synthesizer
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Bodhran
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Sandpaper Blocks
- Scotch Snare
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Four separate Irish folksongs are presented, performable alone or in any combination and any order and featuring a variety of soloists. The first movement, Deiren De, is a warm lullaby; the second is A Jug of Punch, playful and humorous; the third is The Beggarman, a traditional Irish song; and the final movement is the immortal Danny Boy.
- Program Note from publisher
Dedicated to Stan Schoonover and the Fairfax Wind Symphony in Commemoration of Their Performance at the 2006 Midwest Band Clinic, Chicago, Illinois.
- Program Note from score
This work was originally premiered under the title Irish Songs for Solo and band, instrumental or vocal solo
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Fairfax Wind Symphony (Stanley Schoonover, conductor; Russell Penney, tenor) - 2006
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Strafford Wind Symphony (Wolfeboro, N.H.) (Jeffrey Smith, conductor) - 18 March 2023
- Fairfax (Va.) Wind Symphony (Stanley Schoonover, conductor; Russell Penney, tenor) – 23 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic) *Premiere Performance*
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- Ceremonium (1994)
- Chautauqua (2004)
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- King of Kings (1998)
- Krisanna's Colors (2015-2017)
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- A Nation's Strength (2003)
- Navarro (2009)
- North Bay Vistas (2007)
- On Eagle's Wings (1999)
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- Prevailing Winds (2009)
- Promising Skies (2010)
- Purgatorio. See: Symphony No. 1, "The Divine Comedy"
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- Semper Liberi (1998)
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- The Ascension (1994)
- Paradiso (1996)
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- The Winds of Poseidon (1999)
- The Isle of Calypso (2001)
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- Tromba Grande (2016)
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- Twelve Seconds to the Moon (1996)
- Twister (as arranger) (1996)
- Ultimatum (2009)
- Upon a Midnight Clear (as arranger) (2014)
- Üsküdar (with Michael Story) (2005)
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- A World Holiday Celebration (2007)
- Yellow. See: Krisanna's Colors
Resources
- Perusal score
- Robert W. Smith website Accessed 6 September 2021
- Smith, R. (2007). Irish Songs [score]. Alfred: Van Nuys, Calif.