Prologue (Williams)

Edgar Warren Williams, Jr.

Edgar Warren Williams, Jr.

Image of dust jacket cover

Subtitle: To My Father

General Info

Year: 1968
Duration: c. 6:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00

For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Prologue was written while Edgar Williams still a student at Winter Park (Fla.) High School. The sections of this composition should be played in two distinct styles. The "Allegro" sections should be played in a very marked style, while the "Andante" sections should be extremely fluid. Balance should be carefully worked out in the high woodwinds particularly in the allegro sections.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

• Across a Bridge of Dreams (1978)
• Into the Dark (1991)
• Music from Behind the Moon (2002)
• Now Showing! (1993)
• Prologue (1968)

Resources

• Edgar Warren Williams website. Accessed 21 August 2019
• Edgar Warren Williams. Wikipedia. Accessed 21 August 2019
• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Edgar Warren Williams." Accessed 21 August 2019
• Williams, E. (1968). Prologue for Symphonic Band [score]. Ludwig: Cleveland, Ohio.