Concert band - Grade 4
SKU:
MH.1-59913-020-3
Composed by Liadov.
Arranged by Don Wilcox.
Suitable for high school,
community, and college
bands. Conductor score
and set of parts.
Duration 6:45. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-020-3).
ISBN
9781599130200.
Prog
ram Notes: Festival in
Russia is a transcription
for concert band of
Anatoli Liadov's dazzling
orchestral work,
Polonaise (Op. 49).
Written at the turn of
the century, its
energetic dance rhythms
and melodic
expressiveness will bring
a delightful Old World
charm to today's
audiences. Liadov
(1855-1914) was a student
of Rimsky-Korsakov at the
St. Petersburg
Conservatory, and
succeeded him as the
composition teacher. (One
of Liadov's most notable
students at the
Conservatory was Sergei
Prokofiev.) At the time
the Polonaise was written
(1899), Liadov was at the
height of his profession
and one of his era's most
respected and
widely-known composers.
The first performance of
this transcription for
concert band was given by
the West Virginia
University Wind Symphony
at the Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts on
February 24, 1988, Don
Wilcox conducting.
Ensemble instrumentation:
1 Piccolo, 4 Flute I, 4
Flute II, 1 Oboe I, 1
Oboe II, 1 English Horn,
1 Bassoon I, 1 Bassoon
II, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb
Clarinet I, 4 Bb Clarinet
II, 4 Bb Clarinet III, 1
Eb Alto Clarinet, 1 Eb
ContrabassClarinet, 3 Bb
Bass Clarinet & Bb
Contrabass Clarinet, 3 Eb
Alto Saxophone I, 3 Eb
Alto Saxophone II, 2 Bb
Tenor Saxophone, 2 Eb
Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb
Cornet I, 3 Bb Cornet II,
3 Bb Cornet III, 2 Bb
Trumpet I, 2 Bb Trumpet
II, 2 F Horn I & III, 2 F
Horn II & IV, 2 Trombone
I, 2 Trombone II, 2 Bass
Trombone, 3 Euphonium, 2
Euphonium T.C., 4 Tuba, 2
Timpani, 2 Bells &
Vibraphone, 3 Chimes,
Triangle & Cymbals, 2
Xylophone & Marimba, 2
Snare Drum & Bass
Drum.