Sinfonia XVII: The Four Winds
General Info
Year: 1989
Duration: c. 7:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manhattan Beach Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $95.00 | Score Only - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe (Flute II)
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbal (suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Sleigh Bells
- Tambourine
- Tam-tam
- Timpani
- Triangle
- Tom-Toms (low)
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Sinfonia XVII: The Four Winds was commissioned by the Charles D. Evans Junior High School Band and Orchestra Boosters of Ottumwa, Iowa for the Evans Junior High School Wind Symphony, Phillip C. Wise and Jena S. Hawk, directors. The piece was composed during June and July of 1989 and is derived from the musical materials in movements one, four, five and seven of the composer's Suite on the First Tone for organ solo.
The four winds blow variously from north, south, east and west, causing clouds to race across the sky, fires to blaze high in the great forests, melancholy to permeate the souls of dreamers, and promises of adventure to perfume the air with excitement.
In the great organs of the baroque cathedrals, the four winds bring to musical life the pipes of the main wind chests: grand organ, positive organ, solo organ and pedal.
The instruments of the wind ensemble are characterized by their sounds-flutes, single reeds, double reeds, brasses-and it is the four-fold richness of timbre in the band to which the composer pays tribute. From the world of natural wonders, the great pipe organs, and the timbrel diversity of wind instruments Sinfonia XVII draws its inspiration.
Program Note by Timothy Broege
Media
State Ratings
- Texas: III
Performances
- University of Minnesota, Duluth, Concert Band, (Jeremy Cochran, guest conductor) - 23 February 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- A Fable and a Folk Tale
- America Verses
- Bartok Variations
- Blue Alien Accumulation
- Burlesco for Band
- Charlotte Doyle's Voyage
- Climbing Eagle Mountain
- Concerto for Marimba
- Dreams and Fancies
- El Jardin de Esperanza
- Enumeration of the Actual
- Forest Green
- Four Breton Songs
- Geneva
- Geography of the Dream (Three Pieces for American Band, Set III)
- Green Passacaglia
- Grizzly Bear Rag
- Jody
- Kum Ba Yah
- Mysterian Landscapes
- No Sun, No Shadow, Elegy for Charles Mingus
- Peace Song
- Pilgrim Traveler
- Procession and Torch Dance
- Prelude and Fughetta
- Rhythm Machine
- Rhythm Games: The Waukesha Rondo
- Sinfonia III: Hymns and Dances
- Sinfonia IV: Suite for Winds and Percussion
- Sinfonia V: Symphonia Sacra et Profana
- Sinfonia VI: The Four Elements
- Sinfonia XII: Southern Heart, Sacred Harp
- Sinfonia XIII: Storm Variations
- Sinfonia XIV: Three Canzonas
- Sinfonia XV: Ursa Major
- Sinfonia XVI: Transcendental Vienna
- Sinfonia XVIII: Aurora
- Sinfonia XIX: Preludes and Grounds
- Slow March with Celebration
- Song and Variations
- Streets and Inroads
- Surfboard Blues
- Theme and Variations
- Three Pieces for American Band, Set I
- Three Pieces for American Band, Set II
- Train Heading West and Other Outdoor Scenes
- Wicked Story
Resources
None discovered thus far.