Sixth Symphony (Barnes)

James Barnes

This work bears the designation Opus 130.

General Info

Year: 2008 / 2011
Duration: c. 24:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Keiser Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $295.00 | Score Only (print) - $59.95

Movements

1. Andante, ma non troppo – 11:05
2. Adagio – 6:03
3. Allegro energico – 7:02

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (div.)
Tuba (div.)
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

*Bass Drum

*Crash Cymbal

*Crotales (optional)

*Glockenspiel

*Metal Wind Chimes

*Sleigh Bells

*Snare Drum

*Suspended Cymbal

*Tambourine

*Tam-tam

*Triangle

*Tubular Bells

*Vibraphone

*Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This symphony, commissioned by and dedicated to Roy Holder and his wonderful Lake Braddock High School Band, is both shorter and simpler to play than the composer's other symphonies, but it loses nothing in terms of integrity or profundity.

The first movement, Andante, ma non troppo, casts a brooding mood in the somber key of D minor, the second movement, Adagio is lyrical, while the final movement, Allegro energico, begins powerfully before moving to a dreamy, ghost-like middle section before finally returning to the initial material.

- Program Note by publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Lake Braddock High School (Burke, Va.) Band (Roy Holder, conductor) - 4 June 2008 *Premiere Performance*

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Adaptable Music

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Yorkshire Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Barber) (1985/2021)

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Resources

Barnes, J. (2011). Sixth Symphony: op. 130 [score]. Southern Music: San Antonio, Texas.
"Sixth Symphony Op. 130." Wind Band Symphony Archive. Accessed 25 September 2023