Tarantella Forsennato

Robert Spittal

General Info

Year: 2005 / 2009
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Maestro and Fox
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $64.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bell Tree
Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Temple Blocks
Tom-toms (3)
Triangle
Vibraphone
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Tarantella Forsennato was composed in 2005 as part of Consort for Ten Winds. The music is energetic and colorful, expertly crafted for the instruments.

- Program Note from score

"Forsennato" means "forsaken" in Italian.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Villa Park (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble – Winter 2019
Idaho State University (Pocatello) Wind Ensemble (Patrick Brooks, conductor) – 11 March 2010 (CBDNA 2010 Western/Northwestern Division Conference, Reno, Nev.)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Pacem (Adaptable Band) (2005/2020)
Suite Euphonious (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
Winsome Variations (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)

All Wind Works

Arise (2021)
Blue Allusions (2020)
Celestial Song (2014)
Chinook Sketches
Consort for Ten Winds (2005)
Diversions (Spittal) (2018)
Euphonious IV (2018)
Tarantella Forsennato (2010)
Lament (for a Fallen Friend)
Mockingbird Rag
Pacem (2005)
Pacem (Adaptable Band) (2005/2020)
Pacem (Brass Choir)
Pineapple Frippery
Prelude and Flight for Violin and Band (2014)
Prelude and Scherzo
Tarantella Forsennato (2005/2009)
Scherzo: Cat and Mouse (2012)
St George's Fanfare
Suite Euphonious (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
Winsome Variations (2019)
Winsome Variations (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
Winter Dreams

Resources

Perusal score
Robert Spittal website Accessed 17 August 2021