Symphonic Dance No. 1
Edvard Grieg (arr. Chalon Ragsdale)
'The underlying work bears the designation Opus 64.
General Info
Year: 1896-98 / 2005
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Aux Arcs Music, through C. Alan Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $150.00 | Score Only (print) - $50.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion (8 players), including:
- Chimes
- Marimba I-II-III
- Orchestra Bells
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The immense popularity of Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suites and the Piano Concerto have overshadowed some of his other fine accomplishments for orchestra. The Symphonic Dances were written in 1896-98 during Grieg’s mature period. They deserve a more prominent place in the standard repertoire; in them Grieg makes excellent use of dance rhythms, folk tunes, expressive lyricism and a fine ear for effective orchestration.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
- Louisiana: V
- Texas: V. Complete
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1876/2005)
- Norwegian Songs (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Haan) (1999)
- Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Air (arr. Hautvast)
- Anitra's Tanz (arr. Williams) (1875/1965)
- Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Band, 1st Movement (arr. Bain) (1946)
- Concerto for Piano and Symphonic Band, 1st Movement (arr. Oliver) (1946/2006)
- Four Movements from the "Holberg Suite" (arr. Thorne) (1884/2010)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Andersen) (1866/2010)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Emerson) (1866/1971)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Erickson) (1866/xxx)
- Funeral March ("Sørgemarsch Over Rikard Nordraak") (arr. Fennell) (1866/1989)
- Grieg Highlights (as arranger) (2018)
- In My Native County (Karrick) (1886/1999)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (arr. Conley) (1876/1983)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1876/2005)
- Kantate ved Afsløringen af Christies Monument i Bergen (1868)
- Last Spring, The (arr. Curnow) (ca. 1880/1997)
- March of the Dwarfs (arr. Story) (1891/2014)
- March of the Trolls (arr. Beck) (1891/2010)
- Norwegian Dance no 2 (arr. Story)
- Norwegian Dances (arr. Litago) (1883/)
- Norwegian Legend (arr. Forsblad) (1876/)
- Norwegian Songs (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Haan) (1999)
- Peer Gynt Suite (adapt. Sousa) (1875/1892)
- Peer Gynt Suite no 1 (arr. Tobani) (1875/1898)
- Peer Gynt Suite II (arr. Van Mever) (1891/1958)
- Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (2020)
- Solvejg’s Lied (arr. Hautvast) (1891/2008)
- Symphonic Dance No. 1 (arr. Ragsdale) (1896-98/2005)
- Temple Dance from "Olav Trygvason" (arr. Ragsdale) (1872/2008)
- Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (tr. Dubois) (1896/2019)