Variations and Fugue

Vittorio Giannini

General Info

Year: 1967
Duration: c. 16:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Franco Colombo
Cost: Unknown

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon (doubling String Bass)
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass 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
Tubas
String Bass (doubling Contrabassoon )
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Cymbals
Snare Drum
Tenor Drum
Woodblock
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Variations and Fugue was Giannini's fifth work for band and was not published until several months after his death. All five band works were written during the last ten years of his life. Despite its chromaticism and obvious melodic romanticism, this work is relevant to our times. Its massive sonorities and long melodic lines are combined to provide a nostalgic look at the past, but the piece ends in a mood of optimism and hope. It is a mature work from a mature artist who retained his creative powers and enthusiasm to the very end of his life.

' Program Note from Program Notes for Band

Media

Audio CD: University of Houston Wind Ensemble (Tom Bennett, Conductor)

State Ratings

Alabama: Class AA
Arkansas: V
Florida: VI --- (The Florida Bandmasters Association denotes this as significant literature)
Louisiana: V
Oklahoma: V-A
Texas: V Complete

Performances

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Indiana University (Bloomington) Wind Ensemble (Rodney Dorsey, conductor) – 1 November 2022
Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) Wind Ensemble (Derek Shapiro, conductor) – 20 November 2019
Hebron High School (Carrolton, Tx.) Wind Symphony (Andy Sealy, conductor) - 9 March 2018 (83rd Annual ABA National Convention)
University of Michigan Symphony Band (Michael Haithcock, conductor) - 6 February 2015
University of South Florida (Tampa) Wind Ensemble (John Carmichael, conductor – 26 February 2010 (CBDNA 2010 Southern Division Conference, Oxford, Miss.)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Giannini, V. (1967). Variations and Fugue : For Symphonic Band [score]. Franco Colombo: New York.
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 228.