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Symphony I (Gorb)
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 2000
Duration: c. 16:00
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Maecenas Music
Cost: Score & Parts - $88.00 | Score Only - $42.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II (II doubling Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II
Bassoon I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Contrabass
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Symphony No. 1 in C was commissioned by Tom Hill and premiered by the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble, Timothy Reynish conductor, on June 10, 2000 at a private party. The composer (2000) wrote:
For most composers the prospect of writing their first symphony is a daunting one. The thought of conceiving a large-scale work following the example of one of the great traditions in western music offers a challenge that many put off indefinitely, and others never attempt. I have ignored this colossal weight of expectancy and written a party piece, which, I think is appropriate as it was written for a fortieth birthday party. The mood is light and effervescent, appropriate for an accompaniment to champagne and strawberries on a summer evening. The structural and thematic model of the piece is that of a very famous Symphony no. 1 in C by a certain L. Van Beethoven. Towards the end of the fourth and final movement of this fifteen-minute work there are quotations from other famous symphonies in C.
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
- Florida State University Chamber Winds (Jason S. Ladd, conductor) - 10 November 2008
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Adrenaline City (2006)
- African Samba
- Ascent (1996 / 2004)
- Awayday (1996)
- Bermuda Triangle (1994)
- Bridgewater Breeze (1996)
- Candlelight Procession
- Concerto for Euphonium (1997)
- Dances from Crete (2003)
- Downtown Diversions (2001)
- Eine Kleine Yiddishe Ragmusik
- Elements (1998)
- Farewell
- French Dances Revisited (2004)
- Little Salsa Music, A
- Little Tango Music, A
- Metropolis (1992)
- Midnight in Buenos Aires (2007)
- Parade of the Wooden Warriors
- Repercussions (2011)
- Scenes from an English Landscape
- Scenes from Bruegel (1994)
- Symphony No. 1 in C (2000)
- Three Way Suite
- Towards Nirvana (2002)
- Yiddish Dances (1997)
Additional Resources
- Gorb, A (2000). Symphony No. 1 in C [full score]. Maecenas Music, Kenley, UK.
