The 1964 revision of Symphony for Band removed the fourth of the five original movements and made substantial changes to the second and final movements. The revised version was eventually published, and it is the work reflected here. Matthew C. Saunders’s article on this symphony provides extensive details about the piece and its origins.
Composer:
Year(s) Composed:
1953
Revisions: 1964
Difficulty:
Grade 6
Duration:
20 minutes
Instrumentation:
Show Full Instrumentation
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Movements:
I. March and Chorale
II. Variations on Three Notes
III. Waltz
IV. Finale
Publication Information:
Cara via Barnhouse (1977)
Premiered:
Donald McGinnis/The Ohio State University Concert Band, February 12, 1954.
Availability:
Available for Purchase
Recordings:
Resources:
- Hal Leonard
- Saunders Article
- HEBM
- WASBE Journal (Thompson 2003)
- Running Annotated Bibliography
- Suppan Neue Lexikon