Emancipation Symphony was originally written for orchestra and reorchestrated for winds by the composer. A narration was added in 1990.
Composer:
Year(s) Composed:
1962
Difficulty:
Grade 5
Duration:
15 minutes
Instrumentation:
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Wind Ensemble: 1.afl.1.eh.1.bcl.1.cbn-4.3.2.1-timp.2perc[sd.td.bd.cym.gong.chi]
Movements:
I. Ominous
II. Proclamatory
III. Triumphal March
Publication Information:
American Composers Alliance
Premiered:
Original Premiere: Howard Mitchell/National Symphony Orchestra, Constitution Hall, Washington, DC, February 6, 1963.
Wind Version Premiere: Robert Gray/University of Illinois Wind Ensemble, Madison, Wisconsin.
Availability:
Available for Purchase
Recordings:
Resources:
- HEBM
- MusicWeb International
- American Composers Alliance
- Reynolds Literature
- Wallace-Corporon Repertoire
- Running Annotated Bibliography
- Suppan Neue Lexikon
- New Music USA
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