Sinfonietta for Wind Orchestra

This early Stuart Johnson work is now standard repertoire. Each movement of Sinfonietta for Wind Orchestra can be played separately, or 3 movements can be used as a suite. Challenging yet tuneful, this piece will always please audiences and bands.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 5 | Duration: 21:00

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Flute 3
Oboe 1
Oboe 2*
Eb Clarinet*
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Eb Alto Clarinet*
Bb Bass Clarinet*
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2*
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone*

Bb Cornet 1
Bb Cornet 2
Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
Horn in F 1
Horn in F 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
(Baritone T.C.)
Tuba

String Bass*

Timpani
Percussion [3 players] (crash cymbals, snare drum, bass drum, triangle, glockenspiel, suspended cymbal, bongos, woodblock, vibraphone)

*Parts marked with an asterisk (*) are not essential, although their presence will obviously enable a fuller realization of the composer's intentions to be achieved.

Program Notes
This early Stuart Johnson work is now standard repertoire. Each movement of Sinfonietta for Wind Orchestra can be played separately, or 3 movements can be used as a suite. Challenging yet tuneful, this piece will always please audiences and bands.