Overture Militaire
Subtitle: Based on a Theme from Symphonie Militaire by Joseph Haydn
General Info
Year: 1938
Duration:
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornet Solo-II
B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Based principally on a theme from the Allegretto from the Military Symphony by Haydn. The second theme is an original one, being a contast to the first theme, the two forming the bulk of the structure of the overture. Both themes are heard in some form or other throughout.
- Program Note from score
The Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hoboken I/100, is the eighth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn and completed in 1793 or 1794. It is popularly known as the Military Symphony. The nickname "Military" derives from the second movement (and the end of the finale), which features prominent fanfares written for C-trumpets and percussion effects. One reviewer wrote after the premiere that the second movement evoked the "hellish roar of war increas[ing] to a climax of horrid sublimity!"
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
- North Carolina: IV
Performances
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- Brazil (Ind.) Concert Band (Matt Huber, conductor) – 9 June 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Buccaneers March (1939)
- Coronations (1942)
- Cudsworth Legionnaires March 1943)
- Happy Days March (1942)
- Overture Militaire (1938)
Resources
- Symphony No. 100 (Haydn). Wikipedia. Accessed 7 June 2019