Second Symphony (Barnes)
This work bears the designation Opus 44.
General Info
Year: 1981 / 1990
Duration: c. 22:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Keiser Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $250.00 | Score Only (print) - $150.00
Movements
1. Elegia – 7:15
2. Variazioni Interrotte – 8:00
3. Finale – 6:30
Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute I-III (5 players, II and III doubling Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-III (III doubling Contrabassoon)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-III (6 players)
B-flat Bass Clarinet (2 players)
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV (8 players)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II (4 players)
Bass Trombone (2 players)
Euphonium
Tuba (2 players)
Harp
Acoustic Piano
Electric Piano (or Celesta)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bell Tree
- Bells
- Castanets
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Field Drum
- Police Whistle
- Roto-toms (small)
- Sand Blocks
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tambourine
- Temple Blocks
- Tenor Drum (large)
- Triangle
- Vibraslap
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Premiered by the University of Kansas Symphonic Band with Robert E. Foster conducting, this work was presented the 1982 Neil A. Kjos Memorial Award for the most significant contribution to wind band music. It consists of three movements: an "Elegia" in sonata form, "Variazioni Interrotte" (Interrupted Variations), and a "Finale" in classic sonata form concluding in a coda which ends the symphony in a final, dramatic, colorful outburst: the sort of pure musical energy that only a modern symphonic band can produce.
- Program note by publisher
Awards
- Neil A. Kjos Memorial Award, 1982
Media
- Audio CD: Tara Winds (David Gregory, conductor) – 2001
- Audio CD: Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (James Barnes, conductor) - 1992
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Stanford (Calif.) University Wind Symphony (Giancarlo Aquilanti, conductor) - 26 May 2023
- Brown University (Providence, R.I.) Wind Symphony (Kevin Plouffe, conductor) - 22 April 2022
- Jeju Seogwipo (Korea) Wind Orchestra (Dongho Lee, conductor) - 21 October 2021
- Tara Winds (Hampton, Ga.) (David Gregory, conductor) – 21 December 2001 (2001 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Westridge Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Barber) (1983/1991/2021)
- Yorkshire Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Barber) (1985/2021)
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- Symphony No. 4. See: Fourth Symphony
- Symphony No. 5. See: Fifth Symphony
- Symphony No. 6. See: Sixth Symphony
- Symphony No. 7. See: Symphonic Requiem
- Symphony No. 8. See: Eighth Symphony
- Symphony No. 9. See: Ninth Symphony
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- Trailridge Saga (1988)
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- A Very American Overture (1996)
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Resources
- Barnes, J. (2000). Second Symphony, Op. 44 [score]. Southern Music Co.: San Antonio, Tx.
- Perusal Score
- "Second Symphony, op. 44." Wind Band Symphony Archive. Accessed 18 August 2023