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Spirit of Orpheus, The
Subtitle: A Sinfonia Celebration
Contents
General Info
Year: 1998
Duration: c. 7:35
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00; (digital) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Beaded Gourd
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tom-Tom
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Commissioned by the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Foundation, this brilliant new composition by Robert W. Smith follows in a long line of high-energy, vibrantly-descriptive and excitingly-scored works. Set as a tribute to musicians past and present, all of the Smith trademarks are present in this tune, guaranteeing your musicians will thoroughly enjoy rehearsals and audiences will rise to their feet applauding at performance conclusion. A truly important new musical statement!
- Program Note by publisher
In Greek mythology, Orpheus was a Thracian musician whose magical skill on the lyre enabled him to charm the trees, rivers and stones, as well as wild beasts. He was the son of Calliope, the use of eepc poetry, and Tracian river-god. Orpheus married the nymph Eurydice, but she soon died, bitten on the heel by a snake. Her grieving husband followed her to the underworld and, by playing on his lyre, charmed the deities into releasing her.
The Spirit of Orpheus was composed as a tribute to the musicians past and presnt of Phi u Alpha Sinfonia. Their contributions to the world of music have been immeasurable.
- Program Note by composer
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Media
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class B
- Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP II
- Kansas: III
- South Carolina: IV
- Tennessee: V
- Virginia: V
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Maybrook (N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Kevin Scott, conductor) – 20 May 2016
- Honeoye Falls (N.Y.) Community Concert Band - 2012
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Aces (2015)
- Ain't No Stoppin' Us (2007)
- Affirmation Overture (1991)
- Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual (1994)
- All is Calm (as arranger) (2002)
- American Bell Carol (2012)
- An American Christmas (2004)
- American Dances (Brass Ensemble) (2017)
- American Dances (Wind Ensemble) (2017/2018-2019)
- American Flourish (2009)
- American Landscape I
- American Portrait I
- And to All a Good Night (2004)
- Angels, from the Realms of Glory (as arranger) (1816/1999)
- Apollo Fanfare
- The Ascension: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Ash Lawn Echoes (1993)
- At Daybreak
- At the Crossroads (1994)
- Bells!
- Beyond the Bell Carol (2018)
- Blue: See Krisanna's Colors
- Brazil: Ceremony, Song and Samba (2009)
- Brazilian Bell Carol (2016)
- Buffalo Dances (2006)
- By Loch and Mountain (1997)
- Cameroon
- Castle Lore
- Celtic Bell Carol
- Celtic Carol (2002)
- Celebration Fanfare from "Buffalo Dances"
- Ceremonium (1994)
- Chatauqua
- Christmas Concerto III
- Christmas Declaration (2009)
- Christmas in the Round
- Christmas Proclamation
- Christmas Hymn
- Cohan Celebration
- Crown of Glory
- Crush (2013)
- Currents (2006)
- Dance Celebration (2000)
- Danza
- Deck the Halls with Drums and Voices
- Declaration and Flourish: See Vaughan Williams Suite
- Declaration in Blue (2002)
- Divine Comedy: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Dramatico
- Dreams (2010)
- Dueling Dragons
- Earhart (2012)
- El Espiritu de Valencia
- Encanto (1989/2007)
- Eternal Peaks (2006)
- Evening Alleluias
- Fanfare and Processional on an Old English Carol (1999)
- Fanfare for a Holiday Celebration (2006)
- Fanfare for Tomorrow
- Fiesta La Vida
- Flying Fortress (2019)
- Full Throttle (2015)
- Furioso
- Gentle Winds of Spring (2019)
- Georgia on My Mind (as arranger) (1930/1980)
- Gladiator Finale
- Glorioso
- Goondiwindi
- The Great Locomotive Chase (2000)
- The Great Steamboat Chase (2003)
- The Greatest Generation (2017)
- Greensleeves: See Vaughan Williams Suite
- Groovin' Down Cool Street
- Hadrian's Wall (2010)
- Herndon Exaltations
- Highlights from "Ragtime" (as arranger) (1997)
- Holiday March
- Holst Winter Suite
- On This Day Earth Shall Ring (as arranger) (1924/2001)
- In the Bleak Midwinter (as arranger) (1906/1992)
- Old Brenton Carol (as arranger) (1910/2001)
- Hoosier Suite
- Hymnsong Variants
- In a Gentle Rain (2000)
- In the Bleak Mid-winter (Smith)
- Incantations
- Inchon (2001)
- The Inferno: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Into the Storm (1994)
- Ireland: Of Legend and Lore (1996)
- Irish Songs for Solo and Band
- Jingle Bells Forever (1998)
- Journeys in Time
- King of Kings (1998)
- Krisanna's Colors (2015-2017)
- Kronos (2003)
- Latin Bell Carol
- Liturgical Fanfare (1995)
- Lullaby for Band
- Maelstrom, The (1997)
- March Grandioso (as arranger) (1909/2007)
- Mighty Empire (2018)
- Mirages
- Morpheus (2004)
- Moto Continuo
- Musical Mayhem (2017)
- A Nation's Strength (2003)
- Navarro
- North Bay Vistas
- Paradiso: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Peace Like a River
- Purgatorio: See Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Prairie is My Garden, The (2018)
- Prevailing Winds
- Promising Skies (2010)
- Recession, Depression Holiday Blues, The
- Red: See Krisanna's Colors
- Rising Dragons (2006)
- Rites of Tamburo (1999)
- Repercussions
- The Runaway Sleigh
- Semper Liberi (1998)
- Sensei's Ride on the Cherry Blossom Express (2010)
- Shenandoah (arr. Smith and Story) (2003)
- Solaris
- Songs of Earth, Water, Fire and Sky (1998)
- Songs of Sailor and Sea (1997)
- The Sound and the Fury (1999)
- Southwest Summer (2009)
- Spirit of Orpheus, The (1998)
- Spirit of the Winds
- Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones (as arranger)
- Stone Gardens (2016)
- Suite for the Heroes Among Us (2018)
- Summer Nights (2016)
- Symphonic Festival (1991)
- Symphonic Statement (2006)
- Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy" (1995)
- Symphony No. 2, "The Odyssey" (2004)
- Symphony No. 3, "Don Quixote" (2008)
- Symphony of Souls
- Sword of Kings
- The Tempest (1995)
- Teutonic Tales (2010)
- Three Fanfares for a Celebration (2007)
- Through the Vulcan's Eye (1996)
- To Dance in the Secret Garden (1996)
- To Challenge the Sky and Heavens Above (2000)
- To the Summit! (2001)
- Top Gun (1986)
- Triton Fanfare
- Tromba Grande (2016)
- 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (as arranger) (1995)
- Twelve Seconds to the Moon (1996)
- Ultimatum
- Upon a Midnight Clear (as arranger) (2014)
- Valiance: A Heroic Overture for Band
- Vaughan Williams Suite
- Wassail (as arranger)
- Greensleeves (as arranger) (2007)
- Declaration and Flourish (2008)
- Walking the Planks (2012)
- When Summer Takes Flight (2002)
- Where the Black Hawk Soars (1995)
- Wind Song (2017)
- World Holiday Celebration
- Yellow: See Krisanna's Colors
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Robert W. Smith." Accessed 20 May 2016
- Smith, R. (1998). The Spirit of Orpheus: A Sinfonian Celebration [score]. Belwin-Mills Pub. Corp.: [United States]
