Performed by the Goldman Band in New York on July 7, 1948. Dedicated to the 21st Anniversary of the Red Army. According to Frank Battisti, the composer wrote this piece to appeal to amateurs and experts.
Composer:
Miaskovsky, Nikolai Yakovlevich
Year(s) Composed:
1939
Difficulty:
Grade 6
Duration:
24 minutes
Instrumentation:
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Band: 1.picc.2.3(6).ecl.2-4.2.2crt.3.2ahn.3thn.bhn.2-timp.perc[tri.sd.bd.cym]
Movements:
I. Maestoso, Allegro Giocoso
II. Moderato
III. Andante Serioso
IV. Poco Maestoso, Vivo
Publication Information:
Schirmer (1952), Chant du Monde (1941), State Music Publishers (1941, 1956)
Premiered:
I. V. Petrov/Military Orchestra, Moscow, February 15, 1939.
Availability:
Available for Purchase
Recordings:
Resources:
- HEBM
- Battisti Winds of Change
- MusicWeb International
- Miaskovsky Website
- IMSLP
- Music Sales Classical
- WASBE Journal (Thompson 2003)
- Teaching Music
- Pieters Article
- Reynolds Literature
- Hauswirth Grades 4-6
- Wallace-Corporon Repertoire
- Bly Annotated Bibliography
- Cipolla & Hunsberger Repertoire
- Goldman Wind Band
- Suppan Neue Lexikon