Portrait of Henry C. Work, A
Henry Clay Work (arr. Naoya Wada)
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Eighth Note Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cabasa
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Ratchet
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
- Wood Blocks (2)
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Henry Clay Work (1832-1884) was an American Civil War-era composer and songwriter. This suite in one movement includes three of his best-known themes, beginning with Kingdom Coming, a pro-Union war song. A brief transition leads to Grandfather's Clock, a work that remains a standard today among bluegrass musicians. This slower, more cantabile theme highlights a solo for trumpet. The concluding Marching Through Georgia is a historical reference to William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" to capture the city of Savannah near the end of the Civil War. This last theme begins with a snare drum and flute duet.
- Program Note from The Instrumentalist
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Grandfather's Clock
- Kingdom Coming
- Marching Through Georgia (arr. Sousa and Brion) (1865/1891/2013)
- A Portrait of Henry C. Work (arr. Wada) (2018)
- Wake Me Up for the Great Jubilee
Resources
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 73/3 (October 2018), p. 74-75.
- Perusal score