Balladair
General Info
Year: 1958
Duration: c. 3:05
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bourne Co. Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts - $42.50 | Score - $7.25
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Baritone Bass Clef
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In his piece Balladair, Mr. Erickson combines traditionally beautiful melodic and harmonic elements to create his work for wind band. This piece is written to emulate a modern dance style at the time. Its form, A-A–B-C-A, adds one additional section to what would typically be heard in dance music forms at the time.
- Program Note by Kara Metgzer for the University of Iowa University Band concert program, 5 December 2022
Media
- Audio CD: Doerre Intermediate School Honor Band (S.L. Albritton, conductor) - 2006
State Ratings
- Southern California: School Band and Orchestra Association - C
- Texas: II. Complete
Performances
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- Kansas State University (Manhattan) Concert Band (Zack Deininger, conductor) - 2 December 2025
- Seward (Ak.) Community Band (CJ Levine, conductor) - 5 April 2023
- University of Iowa (Iowa City) University Band (Kara Metzer, conductor) - 5 December 2022
- Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (Joshua Hoehnke, conductor) – 1 December 2019
- Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington) May Term Band (Dan Drake, conductor) – 29 may 2019
- Eldred (N.Y.) Central School Junior High Band (Brian D. Nivison, conductor) - 7 June 2018 (NYSSMA Majors Kingston, NY)
- University of Chicago (Ill.) Wind Ensemble (Chip De Stafano, conductor) – 18 February 2018
- Truman State University (Kirksville, Mo.) Wind Symphony II (Jocelyn Prendergast, conductor) – 2 March 2016
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Ensemble (Andrew McMahan, conductor) - 14 April 2012
- Roseau Varsity Band, Roseau, Minnesota (Nolan Hauta, conductor) - March 2010
- Doerre Intermediate School (Klein, Tx.) Honor Band (S.L. Albritton, conductor) – 20 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Air for Band (1956/1966)
- Allegro Animato (1991)
- American Christmas Festival (1975)
- American Patriots (1991)
- Americana (1986)
- Aria Cantabile (1990)
- Aria on a Bach Prelude
- Arrietta and Rondo (1960)
- Arietta for Band (arr. Echols) (1973/2014)
- Arietta for Winds (1973)
- Balladair (1958)
- Ballad for Peace (1995)
- Barcarolle (1992)
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (1954)
- Blue Ridge Overture (1976)
- Borodin's Symphony No. 1 (as transcriber) (1867/1968)
- Cameo Overture
- Castles and Dragons (1984)
- Cheerio March (as arranger)
- Children's March (as reviser) (1919/1971)
- Chroma
- Citadel
- Clair de Lune (as arranger) (1890/1960)
- Colwyn Bay
- Deep River Suite (1953)
- Desert Suite
- Double Concerto for Trumpet, Trombone, and Concert Band (1956)
- Drummer's Delight (as arranger) (1969)
- Elegy (as arranger) (1961)
- English Folk-Song Fantasy
- Eroica Variations
- Fanfare for a Festival
- Fantasy for Band (1955)
- Fantasy on Nordic Themes
- Fantasy on Themes from Tchaikovsky
- Festiva Musica
- First Symphony for Band (1961)
- Folk Dances (as arranger) (1942/1979)
- Folk Song Suite (as transcriber) 1909/1968)
- A Gaelic Ballad
- Golden Gate (1961)
- A Handel Celebration (as arranger) (1985)
- "Hansel and Gretel" Overture (as arranger) (1892/1960)
- Heritage Hills (1982)
- Introduction, March and Shepherd’s Dance from "Amahl and the Night Visitors" (as arranger)
- Irish Folk Song Suite (1952)
- Irish Tune from County Derry (as arranger) (1918/1970)
- James Bond Suite (as arranger) (1962/2003)
- La Danza (as arranger) (1835/1967)
- Land of the Vikings (1959)
- Light a Distant Fire
- Lyric Episode
- Lyric Suite (1974)
- March Capriccioso (1979)
- March of the Mimes
- March with Fanfares
- Marche from the Opera "Love for Three Oranges" (as arranger)
- Mexicana
- Misty Rain, Softly Falling
- A Mozart Celebration (1991)
- Music for the Royal Fireworks (as arranger) (1749/1997)
- A Nordic Trilogy (with Davis and Reed) (1967)
- Norwegian Folk Song Suite (1953)
- Notturno (1965)
- Overture for Synthesizer and Band (1989)
- Overture Jubiloso (1978)
- Percussion Mystique
- A Percy Grainger Suite (as arranger) (1996)
- Pillars of the Earth
- President's Suite (1993)
- Red Bridge March
- Red’s White and Blue March (as transcriber) (1965)
- Reverence for Life
- Rhythm of the Winds (1964)
- The Rhythms of Christmas
- Rim of the World
- River Wind
- Rondonova
- Royal Armada (1963)
- Russian Easter Overture (as arranger)
- Rustic Overture (1991)
- Sarabande (as transcriber) (1894/1967)
- Saturnalia (1967)
- Second Symphony for Band (1958)
- Selections from "1776" for Concert Band (as arranger) (1969)
- Sinfonia India (as arranger) (1935/1971)
- Soliloquy (1958)
- Sonatina for Band (1962)
- Spoon River Variations
- Suite for Percussion in Three Movements
- Suite for Synthesizer (with Megill) (1986)
- Symphonette for Band (1959)
- Symphony No. 1. See: First Symphony for Band
- Symphony No. 2. See: Second Symphony for Band
- Symphony No. 3. See: Third Symphony for Band
- Third Symphony for Band (1984)
- Three Impressions (as transcriber) (1970)
- Tia Juana Trumpets
- Tide Rises, the Tide Falls, The
- Toccata for a New Age (1995)
- Toccata for Band (1957)
- A Touch of Bach (1979)
- Two Songs Without Words (as arranger) (1906/1996)
- Walt Disney Overture (as arranger) (1967)
- Wind Dancer
Resources
- Miles, Richard B. 2000. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 3. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 128.