Themes from Symphony No. 5 (Schubert)

Schubert's 5th Symphony is sunny, Viennese, scored originally for small classical orchestra and positively effervesces with ideas. Stuart Johnson has taken the theme from the 2nd movement - Andante con moto - and brought this gem within the reach of technically less advanced players without diminishing the musical quality.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 1.5 | Duration: 2:20

Instrumentation
1st Flute
2nd Flute/Oboe*
1st Bb Clarinet
2nd Bb Clarinet
3rd Bb Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet*
Eb Alto Saxophone*
Bb Tenor Saxophone*

1st F Horn
2nd F Horn
1st Bb Trumpet
2nd Bb Trumpet
Trombone
Euphonium
(TC Baritone)
Tuba

Timpani
Percussion 1 (glockenspiel)
Percussion 2 (triangle

Piano*

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
Schubert's delightful 5th Symphony in Bb Major, written in 1816, is a miniature, perhaps consciously avoiding comparison with Beethoven's Fifth, written just 10 years earlier. Schubert's "Great" was to come later!

The work is sunny, Viennese, scored originally for small classical orchestra and positively effervesces with ideas.

Stuart Johnson has taken the theme from the 2nd movement - Andante con moto - and brought this gem within the reach of technically less advanced players without diminishing the musical quality.