Symphony No 3 Finale (Excerpts)
Gustav Mahler (arr. Jimmie Howard Reynolds)
General Info
Year: 1894-1896 / 1971
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Shawnee Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion (4 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler was written between 1893 and 1896. It is his longest piece and is the longest symphony in the standard repertoire, with a typical performance lasting around 90 to 105 minutes. It was completed the year that Mahler became a Roman Catholic. It was entitled Was mir die Liebe erzahlt (What Love Tells Me).
The Finale, the sixth movement, in D major, is marked Langsam—Ruhevoll—Empfunden (Slowly, tranquil, deeply felt). The movement can best be described in Mahler's own words: "The peak, the highest level from which one can view the world. I could almost call it 'What God tells me,' in the sense that God can only be comprehended as love."
- Program Note from Wikipedia and score
Media
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State Ratings
- Alabama: Class C
- Arkansas: IV
- Florida: V
- Georgia: V
- Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP II
- Louisiana: V
- Maryland: V
- Michigan: Senior High B
- Mississippi: IV-A
- North Carolina: V
- Oklahoma: IV-A
- South Carolina: V
- Tennessee: IV
- West Virginia: III
Performances
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- Pittsburg (Kan.) State University Symphonic Band (Nike Morales, conductor) - 3 March 2023
- Charlottesville Municipal Band (Crozet, Va.) (Charles Torian, Jr., conductor) – 4 June 2019
- Central High School (Fresno, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Leonard Ingrande, conductor) – 31 March 2019
- Central High School (Fresno. Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Leonard Ingrande, conductor) -15 March 2019 (2019 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- Central High School (Fresno, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Leonard Ingrande, conductor) - 15 February 2019 (2019 CASMEC Conference, Fresno)
- United States Marine Band (Washington D.C.) (Jason K. Fettig, conductor) – 25 February 2018
- Central Valley Winds (Fresno, Calif.) (Michael E. Hipp, conductor) – 30 April 2017
- Interlochen Center for the Arts (Michigan) Adult Band Camp (Thomas Riccobono, conductor) - 14 August 2016
- Encore Concert Band (Mokena, Ill.) (Bill Schuetter, conductor) – 1 May 2016
- Richland College (Dallas, Tex.) Wind Symphony ) (Derrick Logozzo, conductor) – 30 April 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adagietto (arr. Hautvast) (1902/2002)
- Adagietto from "Symphony No 5" (arr. Shishikura) (1902/2015)
- Blumine (tr. Dohmen) (1884/2020)
- Chorale, March and Coda from "Symphony No 2" (1894/)
- Der Tamboursg’sell (1901)
- Finale from Symphony No. 1 (arr. Mertens) (1888/1996)
- Finale from Symphony No. 1 in D "Titan" (arr. Schneider) (1888/2015)
- Finale from the 3rd Symphony (arr. Mertens) (1894-1896/1985)
- Finale to "Symphony No 3" (arr. Saucedo) (1894-1896/2002)
- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. Bowlin) (1884/1892/1896/)
- Rückert-Lieder (tr. Andrew J. Putnam) (1901-1902/)
- Movement Four from "Symphony No 4" (arr. Hiller) (1901/2013?)
- Musings on Mahler (arr. Bough) (2018)
- Resurrection Chorale (tr. Austin) (1894/2021)
- Rondo Burleske (arr. Gorb) (1909-1910/2011)
- Sinfonie Nr 7 Rondo Finale (arr. Ishizuya) (1904-1905/2007)
- Symphony No. 1 Finale. See: Finale from Symphony No. 1 in D "Titan"
- Symphony No. 3 (arr. Shaefer, Patterson, Reynolds) (1894-1896/1906/)
- Symphony No 3 Finale (Excerpts) (arr. Reynolds) (1894-96/1971)
- Three Angels Were Singing a Sweet Song (arr. Roach) (1896/2008)
- Um Mitternacht (1901)
- Urlicht (arr. Vertommen) (1894/2008)
- Urlicht (arr. Hanna) (1894/2002)
Resources
- Mahler, G.; Reynolds, J. [1971]. Symphony No. 3 Finale (Excerpts) [score]. Shawnee Press: Delaware Water Gap, Penn.
- Symphony No. 3 (Mahler), Wikipedia Accessed 4 March 2016