John Bourgeois’s 1995 American edition of this symphony helped introduce Kozhevnikov to American bands and sparked further interest in his works.
Composer:
Year(s) Composed:
1950
Difficulty:
Grade 5
Duration:
13 minutes
Instrumentation:
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Soviet Band (original): 2.picc.2.2.ecl.2-4.2.2crt.2.btb.2ahn.3thn.bhn.2-timp.perc(4)[sd.bd.cym.tri.tamb]
American Band (ed. Bourgeois): 2.picc.2.3.ecl.bcl.2-2ax.tx.bx-4.2.3crt.3.euph(2).2-timp.2perc(4)[tri.sd.tamb.cym.bd.bl]
Movements:
I. Allegro, decisively
II. Tempo of a slow waltz
III. Vivace
IV. Moderato (joyously)
Publication Information:
Sovetskiy kompozitor (1958), Wingert Jones (1995, ed. John Bourgeois)
Premiered:
Exemplary Orchestra of the Defense Ministry of the USSR.
Availability:
Available for Purchase
Recordings:
Resources:
- Patrick Murphy Thesis
- HEBM
- MusicWeb International
- WASBE Journal (Thompson 2003)
- J. W. Pepper
- Wind Band Literature
- Teaching Music
- Hauswirth Grades 4-6