Suite from "Romeo and Juliet"

Sergei Prokofiev

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General Info

Year: 1935 / 199-?
Duration: c. 10:40
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Aeolus Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00

Movements

1. Montagues and Capulets – 5:00
2. Dance – 2:00
3. The Death of Tybalt – 3:25

Instrumentation

Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-IVI
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
Timpani
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Prokofiev reused music from the ballet in three suites for orchestra and a solo piano work.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

This suite arranged by Joseph Kreines encompasses three scenes: Montagues and Capulets, Dance, and The Death of Tybalt.

- Program Note by Wind Repertory Project

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass (Dale Clevenger, conductor)

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass (Dale Clevenger, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) Wind Ensemble (Joseph Missal, conductor) - 25 February 2021
Big Horn Brass (Portland, Ore.) (David Bryan, conductor) – 8 May 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Athletic Festival March (arr. Goldman) (1936/1980)
Concerto No. 3 in C for Piano (tr. Hunsberger) (1921/)
Dance of the Knights (trans. Jones) (1935/2019)
The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits (arr. Van der Beek) (1916/1996)
Finale to "Symphony No 1" (tr. Johnson) (1917/2016)
Gavotte (arr. Gordon)
Lieutenant Kije Symphonic Suite (arr. Schyns) (1934/1936/2004)
- Midnight Sleighride (arr. Wallace) (1934/2002)
- Troika (arr. Bullock) (1934/2012)
- Troika (arr. Watson) (1934/)
- Troika (arr. Walters) (1934/)
March from "The Love of Three Oranges" (arr. Cray) (1921/1943)
Marche from the Opera "Love for Three Oranges" (arr. Erickson) (1921/1992)
Marche from "The Love of Three Oranges," Opus 33 (arr Johnson) (arr. Johnson) (1921/1947)
March, Opus 69. See also: Athletic Festival March
March, Opus 69 (arr. Gingery) (1937/1985)
March, Opus 99 (arr. Meredith) (1943-44/2017)
March, Opus 99 (arr. Mindeman) (1943-44)
March, Opus 99 (arr. Yoder; ed. Berz) (1943-44)
Masquerade Variations on a Theme of Sergei Prokofiev (arr. Gryc) (1917/1997/2004)
Music for Children (arr. Ahronheim) (1935/1978)
Ode to the End of the War (1945/1969/1979)
Overture in B-flat (arr. Feldman) (1926/2007)
Peter and the Wolf (arr. Daniels) (1936/)
Peter and the Wolf (arr. Curnow) (1936/1986)
Piano Concerto No. 3 (arr. Hunsberger) (1921/)
Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet" (arr. de Meij) (1935/1990)
Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet", Part II (arr. de Meij) (1935/2021)
Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet", Part III (arr. de Meij) (1935/2021)
Suite from "Romeo and Juliet" (arr. Kreines) (1935/199-?)
Symphony V in B-flat Major (tr. Rogers) (1944/2019)
Symphony V: Scherzo (arr. Moore) (1947/2014)
Triumphal March (arr. Goldman) (1936/1941)
Two Pieces from Lt. Kije (arr. Tull) (1934/1971)
Visions fugitives (orch. Missal) (1917/2017)

Resources

Prokofiev, S.; Kreines, J. (199-?), Suote from "Romeo and Juliet" [score]. [Joseph Kreines]: [Melbourne, Fla.].
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev), Wikipedia Accessed 26 February 2021