Miniatures (Still)

William Grant Still

General Info

Year: 1963 / 1996
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Flute, oboe and piano
Publisher: International Opus
Cost: Score and Parts (print)

Movements

1. I ride an old paint (U.S.A.)
2. Adolorido (Mexico)
3. Jesus is a rock in the weary land (U.S.A.)
4. Yaravi (Peru)
5. A frog went a-courtin (U.S.A.).

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Horn in F

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Aired on N.P.R.’s Performance Today and performed at the Kennedy Center, the five contrasting movements display a variety of Afro, Anglo, Latino and Native American musical styles; I Ride an Old Paint (Cowboy Song - U.S.A.), Adolorido (Mexico), Jesus Is a Rock in the Weary Land (Spiritual, bluesy clarinet solo - U.S.A.), Yaravi (Peru) and A Frog Went A-Courtin’ (U.S.A.).

- Program Note from publisher

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: Calico Winds - 2004

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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State University of New York Geneseo Wind Ensemble (Leah McGray, conductor) – 20 October 2019
Gossamer Winds (Denver, Colo.) – 26 February 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

Africa: Land of Superstition (arr. Tam)
Afro-American Symphony for Band (arr. West Point Military Academy) (1930/1970)
Afro-American Symphony. See also: Symphony No. 1
- Scherzo from "The Afro-American Symphony" (1930/1970)
The American Scene (1957)
Choreographic Prelude (arr. Lloyd) (1970)
Dances in the Canebrakes (as orchestrator; arr. Brown) (1953/)
Entrances of the Porteuses (arr. Perna; ed. Lloyd)
Fanfare for American War Heroes (arr. Lloyd) (1942 / )
Fanfare for the 99th Fighter Squadron
Folk Suite for Band (1966)
Frisco Jazz Band Blues (1919)
From the Delta (1945)
The Hesitating Blues (as arranger) (1916)
Kaintuck' (tr. Perna) (1935)
Land of Peace
Little Folk Suite from the Western Hemisphere
Little Red Schoolhouse (arr. Steele) (1957/1977)
Miniatures (1963)
Old California
Rising Tide. See: Victory Tide
"Scherzo" for Band. See: Afro-American Symphony for Band
Song of the City. See: Victory Tide
Summerland: From Three Visions (arr. Teter) (1937/2013)
Summerland: For Wind Ensemble (arr. Teter) (1937/2013)
Symphony No. 1 (1931/1946)
Symphony No. 1. See also: Afro-American Symphony for Band
To You, America! (1952/1956)
Victory Tide (1939/1942/1945)
Wood Notes (arr. Mauldin) (1948/1959/2022)

Resources

Still, W.; Lesnick, A. (1963). Miniatures [score]. International Opus: Richmond, Va.
William Grant Still website Accessed 30 October 2019