Symphony for Band (Weber)
Joseph F. Weber (ed. Steven Paxton)
General Info
Year: 1956 / 1962 / 2018
Duration: c. 13:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Creative Spirit Music Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00; (digital) - $80.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00; (digital) - $20.00
Movements
1. Prelude: Allegro
2. Molto moderato
3. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (I div. a2)
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III (I div. a2)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)
Piano
Timpani I-II
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Joseph Weber composed his Symphony for Band (also titled Symphony #1 for Band) in 1956 for Edwin C. Kruth and the San Francisco State College Symphonic Band, and revised it in 1962.
It is rhythmic and colorful, with hints of Bernard Herrmann film scores, but also foreshadows the patternistic, minimalist works of Terry Riley, La Monte Young, and other San Francisco composers with whom Weber was associated throughout the 1960s.
This performance edition was created by Steven Paxton for Creative Spirit’s Joseph Weber Archives series.
- Program Note by editor
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Symphony for Band (ed. Paxton) (1956/1962/2018)
Resources
- "Joseph F. Weber." Creative Spirit. Web. Accessed 4 February 2021
- Perusal score
- Steven Paxton, personal correspondence, February 2021