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Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)
Frederick Delius (tr. Lee Hartman)
General Info
Year: 1889 / 2016
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Ragnarok Press
Cost: Score & Parts - Contact arranger
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Crash Cymbals
- Sleigh Bells
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
One Christmas eve I stood in the open air. The moon shone bright over the billowing landscape. The sound of an approaching sleigh was heard from a distance, but it soon rushed by and disappeared. And then gradually it was once stiller and brighter and peaceful.
- Program Note translated from the German on original score
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 18 December 2016 *Transcription Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- By the River (arr. van de Braak)
- La Calinda (arr. Brand)
- March Caprice (arr. Boyd)
- On Hearing the First Cuckoo (arr. Effinger)
- Sleigh Ride (arr. Niese)
- Winter Night (Sleigh Ride) (arr. Hartman)
Resources
- British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content Accessed 7 May 2020