Nostalgic Dances
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: IV-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C Alan
Cost: Score and Parts - $140.00 | Score Only - $40.00
Movements
1. Autumn Foxtrot - 3:20
2. Midnight Waltz - 3:05
3. Falcon Polka - 2:25
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto 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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano (optional)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Vibraphone
- Woodblock
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
At the age of 12, I began playing in small dance orchestras. The Second World War was raging and pianists were in short supply. What I lacked in skill, I attempted to make up for with brash enthusiasm. I was called to play for all kinds of events. I would learn to play jazz “hot” and “cool” and a variety of dance forms. I played waltzes, foxtrots, polkas, rhumbas, square dances, cha-chas, and, of course, tarantellas. I loved to look out, as I played, and watch the dancers swirl by. Their faces would beam with joy as they, for a little while, attempted to forget the war which dominated our lives.
Nostalgic Dances represents, for me, what remains in my musical memory of those bittersweet years. The dancers may be gone, but when I close my eyes, I can still hear the music.
- Program Note by composer
Dedicated to Donald James Lefevre and the West Texas A&M University Symphonic Band, these three dances -- Autumn Foxtrot; Midnight Waltz and Falcon Polka -- were inspired by the experiences Zaninelli had as a pianist during the second world war.
-Program Note from publisher
Luigi Zaninelli composed this work as a musical memory of his playing in small dance orchestras during World War II. He was called upon to play a wide variety of dance forms and these are reflected in this composition.
- Program Note from Tara Winds concert program, 19 December 2015
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of North Texas (Denton) University Band (Dachuan Cao, conductor) - 10 October 2022
- Tara Winds (Marietta, Ga.) (Andrea DeRenzis Strauss, conductor) - 19 December 2015 (2015 Midwest Clinic)
- University of North Texas Symphonic Band (Dennis W. Fisher, conductor) - 10 February 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Fantasy for Various & Sundries (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic (as arranger) (1861/1998)
- Capriccio Spiritoso (1983)
- Carols Three (1974)
- Danza Furiosa (2009)
- Fantasy for Various & Sundries (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Festa (1963)
- Five American Gospel Songs (1999)
- Hymn and Pavanne (2002)
- Italian Carol (2007)
- Jubilate (2000)
- Lagan Love (1999)
- The Legend of Saint Cecilia (2020)
- The Magic Ballroom (2003)
- The Magic Carousel (2016)
- Morning Has Broken (as arranger) (2021)
- Nostalgic Dances (2014)
- Peg Leg Pete (1963)
- Prayer & Canto (2008)
- Roma Sacra (2009)
- Song and Dance (2012)
- The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/1975)
- Symphony for Winds & Percussion (2005)
- Three American Gospel Songs (as arranger)
- Three American Hymns (2014)
- Three Dances of Enchantment (2007)
- She Walks Through the Fair (2022)
- Three Divertimenti for Symphonic Wind Orchestra (2020)
- Three Whimsies. see: Three Divertimenti for Symphonic Wind Orchestra
- Voci Sacre (2005)
- The Water Is Wide (as arranger) (2000)
Resources
- Zaninelli, L. (2014). Nostalgic Dances: For Concert Band [score]. C. Alan Publications: Greensboro, N.C.