Project Description
Symphony Orchestra
1971
20 min.
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Instrumentation
Soli Fl, Vln, Pno | Fl-2(1,2»Picc) Ob-2 BbCl-2 Bsn-2 | Hn-2 Tpt-2 Tbn-2 Tuba | Vln-2 Vla-2 Vlc-3 DB-2 | Timp Perc-2
- Solo Flute
- Solo Violin
- Solo Piano
- Flute (2) (1,2 dbl Piccolo)
- Oboe (2)
- Clarinet in B♭ (2)
- Bassoon (2)
- Horn in F (2)
- Trumpet in B♭ (2)
- Trombone (2)
- Tuba
- Violin (2)
- Viola (2)
- Violoncello (3)
- Double Bass (2)
- Timpani
- Required Percussion (2 players)
- Snare Drum
- Tom-toms (1 sm., 1 med., 1 lg.)
- Suspended Cymbal (2 lg.)
- Vibraphone
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Triangle (1 sm., 1 med., 1 lg.)
For wind ensembles and concertos, please use one player per part. For symphonies and concert pieces, more players may be used as desired. David’s full statement.
Further Reading
David Maslanka: Works for Younger Wind Ensembles
Here are more than twenty works for wind ensemble, arranged in approximate ascending order of difficulty, with commentary by David Maslanka
Recording the Wind Ensemble Music of David Maslanka
Mark Morette of Mark Custom Recording shares his extensive experience in recording wind ensembles.
Thoughts on Composing
Excerpts from letters to young composers You ask about the soul nature of music, and are music and soul the same thing. Music is one of the expressions of soul. A person does not have [...]
