Italian Masters Suite

Philip Gordon

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General Info

Year: 1963 / 2000?
Duration: c. 3:25
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Edward B. Marks, through Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50

Movements

1. Harvest Echoes (Vivaldi)
2. Slow Dance (Corelli)
3. Country Round (Scarlatti)

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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 Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

From the ranks of notable teaching pieces comes this solid, well-crafted suite of Baroque dances arranged by Philip Gordon. This new edition includes: I. Harvest Echoes (Vivaldi), II. Slow Dance (Corelli), III. Country Round (Scarlatti).

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio CD: Florida Middle School Honors Band & All-State Middle School Concert Band (Eric W. Mendez, conductor) - 2013

State Ratings

California: SCSBOA Band Music List Grade II
Florida: II
Georgia: III
Indiana: ISSMA JH/MS/ELEM BAND GROUP II
Kansas: II
Louisiana: II
Maryland: III
North Carolina: III
South Carolina: III
Tennessee: II
Texas: II. Complete
Virginia: III
West Virginia: II
West Virginia: III

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Matanzas High School (Palm Coast, Fla.) Concert Band - 2019
Treasure Island Summer Band Camp - 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Air and March (as arranger) (1955)
Canzona for Band (1961)
Courtly Festival (1961)
Fitzwilliam Suite (1962)
Italian Masters Suite (1963/2000?)
Innovation (1965)
Invocation (1965)
A Little Bach Suite (as arranger) (1966)
Renaissance Masters Suite (1975/2002)
Russian Masters Suite (1969/2000)
Scandinavian Masters Suite (1974/1992)
Songs of Exaltation (as arranger) (1974)
Torchlight Carols (1965)
Two Carols from the Midnight Mass for Christmas (as arranger) (1690?/1980)

Resources

Gordon, P. (1963) [2000?]. Italian Masters Suite [score]. Edward B. Marks: [United States].