Partita

Gorgeous. The Partita is a wonderful piece of music. Although this piece can be played by young bands, it is musically mature and will be an ideal center piece for any band concert, middle school through the university level.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 4 | Duration: 10:00

Instrumentation
1st Flute (Piccolo)
2nd flute
1st Oboe
2nd Oboe (opt)
Bb clarinet 1/2/3
Eb alto Clarinet (opt)
Bb Bass Clarinet
1st Bassoon
2nd Bassoon (opt)
1st Also Sax
2nd Alto Sax (opt)
Bb Tenor Sax
Eb Baritone Sax (opt)

Bb Cornet 1/2/3
Bb Trumpet 1/2
F Horn 1/2/3
4th F Horn (opt)
1st Trombone
2nd Trombone (opt)
3rd Trombone
Euphoniu
Tuba

String Bass (opt)

Timpani
Percussion 1 [2 players] (suspended cymbal, snare drum, triangle, bass drum, 2 wood blocks)
Percussion 2 (glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, wood block)

Program Notes
Partita was originally composed for brass band in 1973. The work is in three movements, and uses material based on the 13th century plainsong 'Dies Irae". The opening Intrada is sombre. the second movement is a 'chorale and variations. the chorale melody follows the main outline of the plainsong. the five variations are varied in mood and intensity. the final March is much happier in mood and has a lyrical tune in the middle first heard on horns. However, references to the 'Dies Irae' are still apparent and the final bars of the work contain a quote from the opening movement.