Valedictory

Clarence Barber

General Info

Year: 2016
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: LudwigMasters
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II-III
Oboe
Bassoon
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-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

In memory of Wayne F. Miller, loved music teacher and mentor, who has touched countless students. You will be FOREVER MISSED.

- Program Note from score

This reverent work was written in memory of a beloved music educator and mentor, as an offering of gratitude and an acknowledgement of a life well lived that influenced countless students. Scored gently, the composition explores the full sonority of the concert band with memorable melodic lines, interesting chord structures, and effective contrasts of texture and dynamics.

-Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

An American Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2004/2013)
Battaglia (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1967/2021)
Bobsled Run (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
Revenge of the Dust Bunnies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2006/2021)
Two Christmas Nights (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2013)
Variation Overture (Flex instrumntation) (as arranger) (1962/2021)
Westridge Overture (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1983/1991/2021)
Yorkshire Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1985/2021)

All Wind Works

An American Ballad (2004)
An American Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2004/2013)
Aria: Without Words (2015)
Bath Time (2011)
Battaglia (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1967/2021)
Beware the Captive Yoop (2013)
Black River Bridge (1991)
Bobsled Run (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
Brief Digressions from a Clifton Williams Theme (1996)
Burned Land, The (2001)
Celebrate! (2013)
Chorale and Folk Dance (2002)
Christmas Collage (2004)
In Footsteps of Legends (2012)
Island Rhythms (2015)
Kingdom of Shadows (2014)
Midnight Sun (2013)
On the Dread Coast (2015)
Revenge of the Dust Bunnies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2006/2021)
Two Christmas Nights (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2013)
Valedictory (2017)
Variation Overture (Flex instrumntation) (as arranger) (1962/2021)
Westridge Overture (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1983/1991/2021)
Yorkshire Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1985/2021)

Resources

"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 71/7 (February, 2017), p. 28.