Susato Suite

Tielman Susato

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Subtitle: Six Dances from The Danserye

General Info

Year: 1551 / 1975
Duration: c. 11:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Chester
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Movements

1. La Mourisque - 0:55
2. Bransle Quatre Bransles - 1:05
3. Ronde - 1:50
4. Basse Danse Bergeret - 2:10
5. Rond - Mon Amy - 1:45
6. Pavanne Bataille - 2:45

Instrumentation

Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Tuba
Percussion (1 player)

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Susato is probably best known today for his dance tune arrangements; he did leave us a number of his own compositions, including various sacred vocal music and two pedagogical books of chansons.

Susato’s dance collection Danserye from 1551 has been a long-time favorite of performers on both Renaissance and modern instruments. They’re not, frankly, incredible works of art – certainly not all 57 of them! However, they can and have been freely adapted by instrumentalists over the years, mainly because their direct homophonic style and limited melodic ranges lends them to being performed by pretty much any instrumental combination, often including a rich palate of percussion instruments to boot. In addition, the basic melodies and straightforward phrase structure make it relatively easy to improvise over. And, let’s face it – they’re just plain fun to perform and listen to! I’m sure you’ll agree as you hear portions of a suite of these dances, as arranged for wind ensemble by trombonist and arranger John Iveson.

- Program Note from State University of New York, Fredonia, Wind Ensemble concert program, 29 April 2018

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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New England Conservatory (Boston, Mass.) Brass Ensemble - 9 May 2021
University of Texas Arlington Symphonic Winds (Christopher Evans, conductor) - 9 December 2020
Eastman School of Music (Rochester, N.Y.) Wind Orchestra (Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor) - 23 November 2020
Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Chamber Winds (Craig V. Hamilton, conductor) – 21 October 2019
State University of New York, Fredonia, Wind Ensemble (Tiv Cumberbatch, conductor) – 29 April 2018
Singapore Youth Chamber Winds – 5 June 2016

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Renaissance Suite (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Curnow) (c.1551/1983/2016)
Selected Movements from "The Danserye" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Allen) (1551/2020)
Susato Dances (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Shiraiwa) (1551/)
Two Renaissance Dances (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Cowles) (1999)

All Wind Works

Battle (arr. Hartke)
The Battle Pavanne (arr. Margolis) (1981)
Knightly Procession (arr. Wilds) (2014)
Renaissance Dance Fever (arr. Singleton) (2014)
Renaissance Dances (arr. Williams)
Renaissance Festival (arr. Curnow) (c. 1551/2008)
Renaissance Festival and Dances (arr. Pearson) (1995)
A Renaissance Revel (arr. Singleton) (2002)
Renaissance Suite (arr. Curnow) (c.1551/1983)
Renaissance Suite (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Curnow) (c.1551/1983/2016)
Selected Movements from "The Danserye" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Allen) (1551/2020)
Selections from "The Danserye" (arr. Dunnigan) (1551/2002)
Susato Dance Suite (arr. Marlatt) (1551/2016)
Susato Dances (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Shiraiwa) (1551/)
Susato Prelude - Douglas Akey
Susato Suite (arr. Iveson) (1551/1975)
Susatos Tune - Stouffer
Three Susato Dances (arr. Minakuchi) (2013)
Two Renaissance Dances (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Cowles) (1999)

Resources

Cardany, Brian M. "Paper Cut." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 10, Compiled and edited by Richard Miles, 288-293. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2015.
Susato, T.; Iveson, J. (1975). Susato Suite : Six Dances from 'The Danserye' [score]. Chester: London.