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Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo

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Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold (trans. John P. Paynter)


This work is also known by its original title Little Suite for Brass. It bears the designation Opus 80.


General Info

Year: 1963 / 1979
Duration: c. 7:45
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Brass Band
Publisher: Carl Fischer, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $115.00   |   Score Only (print) - $20.00


Movements

1. Prelude – 2:05
2. Siciliano – 3:15
3. Rondo – 2:05


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp (with optional Celeste)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Glockenspiel
  • Maracas
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tam-tam
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Xylophone


Errata

In Parts:

  • Tuba, Mvt. 1/m. 9 (rehearsal A): Add an accent on the octave G dotted half note
  • Percussion I, Glockenspiel, Mvt. 2/m. 24 (4 bars after rehearsal C): The printed G5 on beat 4 should be a F5

- Potential errata noted by Wind Repertory Project


Program Notes

This work was first written in 1963 for brass band under the title Little Suite for Brass. Paynter's arrangement for wind bands includes woodwinds and additional percussion but retains the breezy effervescence of the original work. All three movements are written in short, clear, five-part song forms. The A-B-A-C-A is instantly apparent to the listener while giving the composer's imaginative melodies a natural, almost folklike, settings. The Prelude begins bombastically in a fanfare style but reaches a middle climax and winds down to a quiet return of the opening measures, which fade to silence. The liltingly expressive Siciliano is both slower and more expressive than the other movements, thus allowing solo instruments and smaller choirs of sound to be heard. It also ends quietly. The rollicking five-part Rondo provides a romping finale in which the technical facility of the modern wind band is set forth in boastful brilliance.

- Program Note from Program Notes for Band


Commercial Discography


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State Ratings

  • Florida: V
  • Georgia: V
  • North Carolina: V
  • Texas: II (Rondo); III (Rondo and Siciliano); IV (all)
  • Virginia: V


Performances

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  • Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Concert Band (John Korak, conductor) – December 2020
  • University of Kentucky (Lexington) Symphony Band (Michael Hudson, conductor) – 16 November 2020
  • Texas A&M University (College Station) Symphonic Band (Russell Tipton, conductor) – 25 October 2020
  • University of North Dakota (Grand Forks) Wind Ensemble (James Popejoy, conductor) – 13 October 2020
  • Pima Community College (Tucson, Ariz.) Wind Ensemble (Mark Nelson, conductor) – 12 March 2020
  • University of Florida (Gainesville) Tuesday/Thursday Concert Band (Ramona Shiwbaran, conductor) – 25 February 2020
  • The Crane Wind Ensemble (Potsdam, N.Y.) (Brian Doyle, conductor) – 22 February 2020 (CBDNA 2020 Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia, Penn.)
  • Georgia State University (Atlanta) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Robert Ambrose, conductor) – 18 February 2020
  • The Ohio State University (Columbus) Symphonic Band (Elizabeth Hainrihar, conductor) – 13 February 2020
  • Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina) Wind Ensemble (Carl T, Rowles, conductor) – 5 February 2020
  • Arkansas Winds (Farmington) (Michael Ferguson, conductor) – 15 December 2019
  • Indiana University (Bloomington) All-Campus Band (Daniel Johnson, conductor) – 10 December 2019
  • University of South Alabama (Mobile) Symphony Band (Jason Rinehart, conductor) – 25 November 2019
  • Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria, Calif.) Band (Garson Olivieri, conductor) – 23 November 2019
  • University of Kentucky (Lexington) Concert Band (Dana Biggs, conductor) – 17 November 2019
  • University of British Columbia (Vancouver) Concert Winds (Lauren Visel, conductor) – 4 October 2019
  • University of North Texas (Denton) University Band (Jochen McEvoy, conductor) – 2 October 2019
  • Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Michael Ryan, conductor) – 29 September 2019
  • University of Arizona (Tucson) Wind Symphony (Chad Shoopman, conductor) – 26 September 2019
  • University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) White Concert Band (Jamal Duncan, conductor) – 28 April 2019
  • Illinois State University (Normal) University Band (Marykatheryne E. Kuhne, conductor) – 25 April 2019


Works for Winds by this Composer


Resources

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