Moscow, 1941

Brian Balmages

Brian Balmages

General Info

Year: 2006
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music Company, Inc
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00   |   Score - $9.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinet I-II
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

• Bass Drum
• Claves
• Cymbals (crash and suspended)
• Glockenspiel
• Marimba
• Snare Drum
• Tambourine
• Tom-Toms
• Tubular Bells
• Wind Chimes

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Based on the famous Russian song Meadowlands, this work also uses original material to tell the story of the Red Army successfully defending Moscow against the German invasion of World War II.

Moscow, 1941 was commissioned by the Perry Hall Middle School Symphonic Band (Perry Hall, Maryland), Neil Fishler and Kelly Clavell, directors.

- Program Note from publisher

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Audio Links

• Audio: recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Georgia: III
• Louisiana: II
• Maryland: II
• North Carolina: III
• South Carolina: III
• Texas: II. Complete
• Wisconsin: C. Complete
• West Virginia: WV GRADED MUSIC LIST LEVEL 2

Performances

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• Old Rochester Regional Junior High School (Mattapoisett, Mass.) Eighth Grade Band (Richard Laprise, conductor) – 18 December 2019
• McPherson (Kan.) College Concert Band (Kyle Hopkins, conductor) – 6 May 2019
• San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) Junior Honor Band (Michael Stone, conductor) – 13 February 2019
• Marywood University (Scranton, PA) Senior High School Celebration Band (T. André Feagin, conductor)- 2 February 2019
• Computech Middle School (Fresno, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Marco Mellone, conductor) - 13 April 2018 (2018 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
• University of Louisville Community Band (Jason Cumberledge, conductor) - 10 April 2018
• Southwest Minnesota Band Directors Association 6-8 Honor Band (Nolan Hauta, conductor) - 16 January 2016
• Cesar Chavez (Stockton, Calif.) Titan Symphonic Band (Dennis Turner, conductor) - 21 March 2015 (2015 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
• Metzger Middle School (San Antonio, Tex.) Honors Band (John Robertson, conductor) - 6 April 2013

Works for Winds by this Composer

• African Journey (2001)
• Always United, Forever Strong (2013)
• American Big Top (2018)
• Among the Clouds (2004)
• Apollo (2008)
• Arabian Dances (2009)
• The Awakening
• Backstage Pass (2015)
• Beyond the Summit (2004)
• Blue Ridge Reel (2013)
• Breaking Point (2019)
• Bright Morning Stars
• Bringer of War (2017)
• Call of the Wild (2013)
• Camptown Variations
• Chant and Savage Dance (2005)
• Chesapeake Serenade
• Comet Ride
• Conquest
• Courtly Dance and Procession
• Dragonfly
• Eagles Among Us (2017)
• Elements (2010)
• Enchantment (2014)
• Endless Rainbows (2013)
• Escapades
• Etowah
• Evocatio (2014)
• Falcon Fanfare (2012)
• Fanfare Canzonique (2003)
• Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination (2015)
• A Festive Fanfare (2017)
• A Festive Finale (2019)
• Fiesta de los Toros (2017)
• Flight
• Flight of the Griffin
• Forever... (2014)
• Fusion (2007)
• Gettysburg (A Civil War Portrait)
• Grace (2016)
• Groove Music (2013)
• Haunted Clocks (2014)
• A Hero's Destiny
• Homage to Bharat (2018)
• A House Divided (2013)
• Hypnotic Fireflies (2013)
• Images of Ireland
• Incantation and Ritual
• In Nature's Glory
• Industrial Loops (2017)
• Infinite Hope (2018)
• Instant Christmas Spirit
• Into the Arctic (2015)
• Invictus
• Jingle Bell Tones
• Journey By Night
• Journey for a Soldier (2010)
• Joy in All Things (2012)
• Joy of Life (2015)
• Jungle Dance (2011)
• Kilauea (The Volcano's Fury)
• Kindred Spirits (2009)
• Legacy (Processional for Band)
• Legend
• Legend of the Drop Bear (2016)
• A Light at the End of Forever (2016)
• Loudoun Praises
• Love and Light (2020)
• Lullaby to the Moon (2017)
• Majestica
• Marche Diabolique (2014)
• Metal (2013)
• Metamorphic Dances (2019)
• Midnight on Main Street (2009)
• Midnight Suite
  • Midnight Mission
  • Midnight Sky (2006)
  • Midnight Madness
• Miramar Fanfare
• Moscow, 1941 (2006)
• Motion (2006)
• Nevermore (2011)
• Not Afraid to Dream (2006)
• O Mio Babbino Caro
• Of Emperors and Chariots
• Olympia
• Open Space (2014)
• Parade of the Jesters
• Pele (2004)
• Phasing Thunder (2014)
• Pikes Peak (2019)
• Primal Dances (2018)
• Proclamation
• Proudly We Hail
• Raging Machines
• Rain (2008)
• Renaissance Reimagined (2017)
• Reverberations (2009)
• Rhythms and Riffs‎
• Rippling Watercolors (2015)
• Rite of Passage (2000)
• Rocky Mountain Romp
• Sapier's Story
• Shadow Waltzes (2016)
• Shadows Unleashed (2013)
• Shenandoah Triptych
• Shrine of the Fallen (2016)
• Silence Overwhelmed (2010)
• Smithsonian Suite
• A Solitary Wish (2017/2018)
• Sound Prisms (2002)
• Sparks (2007)
• Spirit of the Stallion (2016)
• Spontaneous Beings (2017)
• Star Above, Shine Brightly (2001)
• The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2014)
• Starscapes (2007)
• Summer Dances (2000)
• Summer Resounding!
• Summit City
• Sun Cycles (2012)
• Swirling Prisms
• Symphonic Episodes
• Symphony No. 1 for Brass
• Synthesis (2016)
• Temple of the Murals (2011)
• That Which Binds Us (2015)
• Three Celtic Dances (2008)
• Thrill Ride (2019)
• Through Courageous Eyes
• Trust in Angels (2017)
• Twittering Machine (2017)
• A View of the World
• Waves
• When Spirits Soar (2006)
• Whispering Winds
• Winged Victory (2007)
• Winter Dances
• Within the Castle Walls (2012)

Resources

• Brian Balmages -website
• Balmages, B. (2006). Moscow, 1941 [score]. FJH Music: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.