To Be Fed By Ravens

W. Francis McBeth

W. Francis McBeth

General Info

Year: 1975
Duration: c. 11:35
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00   |   Score Only - $8.75

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

• Bass Drum
• Cymbals (crash and suspended)
• Glockenspiel
• Gong (Tam-Tam)
• Tom-Toms (4, tuneable)
• Snare Drum
• Triangle
• Tubular Bells
• Vibraphone
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

To Be Fed by Ravens was commissioned by and dedicated to the Texas Music Educator's Association.

Program Note from the Printed Score

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

• Florida: VI

Recent Performances

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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

• Air and Dance
• Annabel Lee
• Beowulf (1966)
• Canto (1977)
• Capriccio Concertant
• Cavata
• Chant and Jubilo (1963)
• Divergents
• Drammatico
• Dream Catcher
• Estampie (1999)
• Flourishes (1982)
• Grace Praeludium (1982)
• Joyant Narrative
• Kaddish (1976)
• Land of El Dorado, The
• Lauds and Tropes
• Masque (1968)
• Of Sailors and Whales (1989)
• Praises
• The Sea Treaders (1996)
• Symphonic Dance No. 1, "Comanche Ritual" (as transcriber) (1965/2013)
• They Hung Their Harps in the Willows (1988)
• Through Countless Halls of Air (1995)
• To Be Fed By Ravens
• When Honor Whispers and Shouts
• When Rossi Strikes
• Wine From These Grapes (1992)

Additional Resources

None discovered thus far.