Sinfonietta for Winds and Percussion

Sinfonietta is a strikingly dissonant and dramatic piece from the composer who would go on to become famous for some of the twentieth century’s most recognized film scores. While little serious scholarship has been devoted to this piece, the Unsung Symphonies Blog (linked below) sheds some additional light on it.

Composer:

Williams, John Towner

Year(s) Composed:
1968

Difficulty:
Grade 6

Duration:
17 minutes

Instrumentation:
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Wind Ensemble: 4.picc.3.eh.3.ecl.bcl.3.cbn-6.4.4.1-6perc[timp.sd.3toms.bd.3tri.cym.2scym.gong(ml).mar.vib.xyl.chi.bl.high pitched metal bar]-pno/cel.hp.3db

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Movements:

I. Slowly and with rigidity (Lento assai)
II. Lento
III. Allegro molto

Publication Information:

Belwin Mills, MCA (1968, 1971)

Premiered:

Donald Hunsberger/Eastman Wind Ensemble, 1970.

Availability:
Found in Library

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