Russian Sailors' Dance (arr Curnow)
Reinhold Glière (arr. James Curnow)
General Info
Year: 1927 / 1989
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass 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
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The ballet The Red Poppy was written in 1927 (revised 1949). It deals with an uprising on board a Chinese ship and the successful intervention of Russian sailors. The Russian Sailors Dance is the best-known excerpt from the ballet, and is founded on the popular Russian folk tune title Yablochka (little apple). The dance takes the form of a series of variations on this striking song. Interestingly enough, this folk tune was used both as a revolutionary and counter-revolutionary song throughout Russian history.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- College of Marin (Kentfield, Calif.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Trevor Björklund, conductor) - 19 December 2021
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) North Star Concert Band (Just W. Thai, conductor) – 2 May 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Russian Sailor's Dance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Susi) (1927/2021)
All Wind Works
- Concerto for Harp (1938)
- Concerto for Horn
- Overture Solennelle (arr. Grechesky) (1937)
- Prelude for Band (arr. Gardner)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Balent) (1927/1997)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Curnow) (1927/1989)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (tr. Hampton) (1927)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Foster, Jr.) (1927)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Isaac) (1927/1956)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Johnson) (1927/1969)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Kinyon) (1927)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Lavender) (1927/2004)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (tr. Leidzen) (1927/1937)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Longfield) (1927/1996)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Moon) (1927/)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Story) (1927/1995)
- Russian Sailor's Dance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Susi) (1927/2021)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Tatgenhorst) (1927/1977)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Vinson) (1927/2003)
- Russian Sailors' Dance (arr. Williams) (1927/1998)
- Scene and Triumphal Dance of the Coolies
- Symphony No. 1 (arr. Sneden) (1900/2021)
- Symphony No. 3 (arr. Bainum) (1908-1911/)
- Variations on "Russian Sailor's Dance" (arr. Bobrowitz)
Resources
- Glière, R.; Curnow, J. (1989). Russian Sailors' Dance [score]. Jenson Publications: New Berlin, Wisc.
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 235.