Dedicated to Claude White and the University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble. Symphony of Delusions features long solo passages and independent, out-of-time playing in several places. While the subtitle implies that the composer has a wind ensemble in mind, he also notes on the instrumentation page that “Flutes and Horns must be doubled,” and that other winds may also be doubled.
Composer:
Year(s) Composed:
1981
Revisions: 1984
Difficulty:
Grade 6
Duration:
18 minutes
Instrumentation:
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Band/Wind Ensemble: 2.picc.2.3.ecl(opt).acl(opt).bcl.cbcl(opt).1.cbn-2ax.tx.bx-2.3.3.bhn.1-5perc[timp.cym.siren.tam.scym.mar.xyl.glk.bd.2toms.wb.donkey jaw(opt).sd.police whistle.chi.tri.sbl/tamb]-pno
Movements:
I.
II. Slowly Monumental
III. Brisk and Distant
IV. Moderato Molto Drammatico
Publication Information:
MMB (1994)
Premiered:
Claude White/University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble, April 14, 1982.
Availability:
Out of Print
Recordings:
Resources:
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music Online
- New York Public Library
- Dorff Website
- New York Times
- Sheet Music Plus
- New Music USA