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Symphonies for concert band
Prior to the 20th century, only a handful of original symphonies for wind band existed. Symphonies were almost exclusively written for orchestra at the time, but, beginning in the early-mid 20th century, numerous symphonies for concert band began to appear.[vague]
There are also numerous orchestral symphonies that have been transcribed for concert band, but those are not included in this article.
Note: 20th and 21st century symphonies labelled with an asterisk (*) are for a smaller band, typically the wind section of the orchestra.
18th and 19th centuries
- François-Joseph Gossec
- "Military" Symphony in F (1794)
- Louis-Emmanuel Jadin
- Symphony in F (1794)
- Anton Reicha
- Commemoration Symphony[1][2] (Musique pour célébrer la mémoire des grands hommes) (1815)
- Hector Berlioz
- Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale (1840)
- Charles Gounod
- Petite symphonie pour neuf instruments à vent (1885)[clarification needed]
1900–1959
- Ernst Krenek
- Symphony for winds and percussion op. 34 (1924-25)
- Paul Fauchet
- Symphony in B-flat (Symphonie pour musique d'harmonie） (1926)
- Arthur Meulemans
- Symphony No. 4 (1935)
- Nikolai Myaskovsky
- Symphony No. 19 (1939)
- Nikos Skalkottas
- Classical Symphonny (1947)
- H. Owen Reed
- "La Fiesta Mexicana", A Mexican Folk Song Symphony for Concert Band (1949)
- Boris Kozhevnikov
- Symphony No. 3, "Slavyanskaya" (1950/rev. 1958)
- Paul Hindemith
- Symphony in B-flat for Band (1951)
- Morton Gould
- Symphony No. 4, "West Point" (1952)
- Roy Harris
- Symphony for Band, "West Point" (1952)
- Vincent Persichetti
- Symphony No. 6, Op. 69 (1956)
- Frank Erickson
- Symphony No. 1 for Band (1954 rev 1956)
- Symphony No. 2 for Band (1958)
- Alan Hovhaness
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 165* (1958)
- Symphony No. 7, "Nanga Parvat," Op. 178* (1959)
- Vittorio Giannini
- Symphony No. 3 (1959)
1960–1999
- James Barnes
- Symphony No. 1, Op. 35 (1974)
- Second Symphony, Op. 44 (1980-1981)
- Third Symphony, Op. 89 (1994)
- Warren Benson
- Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra* (1962)
- Symphony No. 2, "Lost Songs" (1983)
- Derek Bourgeois
- Symphony No. 4 "A Wine Symphony", Op. 58a (1978)
- Symphony of Winds, Op. 67 (1980)
- Symphony No. 6 "A Cotswold Symphony", Op. 109a (1988)
- Andrew Boysen Jr.
- Symphony No. 1 (1997)
- Symphony No. 2 (1999)
- Symphony No. 3 "JFK" (1999)
- John Barnes Chance
- Symphony No. 2 (1972)
- Johan de Meij
- Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings" (1988)
- Symphony No. 2, "The Big Apple" (1993)
- Martin Ellerby
- "Natalis", (Symphony No. 1) (1993)
- Symphony for Winds (Symphony No. 2) (1997)
- Donald Erb
- Symphony for Winds (1995)
- Frank Erickson
- Symphony No. 3 (1984)
- Nicolas Flagello
- Symphony No. 2, "Symphony of the Winds," Op. 63
- Nancy Galbraith
- Wind Symphony No. 1 (1996)
- David Gillingham
- Symphony No. 1, "Apocalyptic Dreams" (1995)
- Ida Gotkovsky
- Symphonie pour quatre-vingt instruments a vent (Symphony for 24 wind instruments)* (1960)
- Symphonie pour Orgue & Orchestre d'Harmonie (Symphony for Organ and Concert Band) (1982)
- Brillante Symphonie (Brilliant Symphony) (1988-1989)
- Alan Hovhaness
- Symphony No. 14, "Ararat," Op. 194* (1961)
- Symphony No. 20, "Three Journeys to a Holy Mountain," Op. 223 (1969)
- Symphony No. 23, "Ani, City of a Thousand and One Cathedrals," Op. 249 (1972)
- Symphony No. 53, "Star Dawn" (1983)
- Yasuhide Ito
- Symphony (1990)
- A Jubilee Symphony (1994)
- "La Vita", Symphony in 3 Scenes (1998)
- Gordon Jacob
- Symphony A.D. 78 (1978)
- Robert E. Jager
- Symphony No. 1 (1964)
- Symphony No. 2 (1980)
- Serge Lancen
- Manhattan Symphony (1961)
- Symphonie de Noël (1964)
- Mini-symphonie (1967)
- Symphonie de l'eau (1984)
- Symphonie joyeuse (1993)
- Libby Larsen
- Short Symphony (1996)
- David Maslanka
- Symphony No. 2 (1986)
- Symphony No. 3 (1991)
- Symphony No. 4 (1993)
- W. Francis McBeth
- "Divergents", A Short Symphony for Symphonic Band, Op. 49 (1969)
- Alfred Reed
- Symphony No. 2 (1979)
- Symphony No. 3 (1988)
- Symphony No. 4 (1992)
- Symphony No. 5 (1994)
- Gunther Schuller
- Symphony No. 3, "In Praise of Winds" (1981)
- Claude T. Smith
- Symphony No. 1 for Band (1977)
- Dan Welcher
- Symphony No. 3, "Shaker Life" (1997)
2000–Present
- James Barnes
- Fifth Symphony, "Phoenix", Op. 110 (2000)
- Sixth Symphony, Op. 130 (2008)
- Seventh Symphony, "Symphonic Requiem", Op. 135 (2011)
- Eighth Symphony, "Symphony for Wangen", Op. 148 (2015)
- William Bolcom
- First Symphony for Band (2008)
- Derek Bourgeois
- Symphony No. 8 "The Mountains of Mallorca", Op. 184a (2002)
- Symphony for William, Op. 212 (2004)
- Symphony No. 41 "Sinfonia Andalucia", Op. 261a (2007)
- Symphony No. 68 "The Tower of Babel", Op. 316a (2012)
- Andrew Boss
- Tetelestai (2014)
- Franco Cesarini
- Symphony No. 1, "The Archangels", Op. 50 (2015)
- Symphony No. 2, "Views of Edo" Op.54 (2018)
- Symphony No. 3, "Urban Landscapes" Op. 55 (2020)
- Nigel Clarke
- Symphony No. 1, "A Richer Dust" for Speaker and Wind Orchestra (2014)
- John Corigliano
- Symphony No. 3, "Circus Maximus" (2004)
- Johan de Meij
- Symphony No. 3, "Planet Earth" (2006)
- Symphony No. 4, "Sinfonie der Lieder (Symphony of Songs)" (2013)
- Symphony No. 5, "Return to Middle Earth" (2018)
- Martin Ellerby
- A Little Symphony of English Carols (Symphony No. 4) (2009)
- David Gillingham
- Symphony No. 2, "Genesis" (2007)
- Julie Giroux
- Symphony No. 1, "Culloden" (2000)
- Symphony No. 2, "No Finer Calling" (2006)
- Symphony No. 3, "A Symphony of Fables" (2006)
- Symphony No. 4, "Bookmarks from Japan" (2013)
- Symphony No. 5, "Elements" (2017)
- Symphony No. 6 (2021)
- Samuel Hazo
- "Blessings", Symphony No. 1 (2001-2003)
- Yasuhide Ito
- Sinfonia Singaporiana (2005)
- John Mackey
- "Wine-Dark Sea", Symphony for Band (2014)
- Marcin Masecki
- "Victory" ("Zwycięstwo"), Symphony No. 1 (2013)
- David Maslanka
- Symphony No. 5 (2000)
- Symphony No. 7 (2005)
- "Give Us This Day", Short Symphony for Wind Ensemble (2006)
- Symphony No. 8 (2008)
- Symphony No. 9 (2011)
- Symphony No. 10 (left unfinished at the composer's death in 2017, completed by his son Matthew Maslanka in 2018)
- Francisco José Martínez Gallego
- Symphony No. 1, "Kaprekar" (2011)
- Jean-François Michel
- Symphony No. 1, "Colors of live" (2016)
- Steven Reineke
- Symphony No. 1, "New Day Rising" (2007)
- Robert W. Smith
- "The Divine Comedy", Symphony No. 1
- "The Odyssey", Symphony No. 2
- "Don Quixote", Symphony No. 3 (2008)
- Philip Sparke
- "Earth, Water, Sun, Wind", Symphony No. 1 (2006)
- "A Savannah Symphony", Symphony No. 2 (2012)
- "A Colour Symphony", Symphony No. 3 (2014)
- James M. Stephenson
- Symphony No. 2 (2016)
- Frank Ticheli
- Symphony No. 2 (2003)
- Jess Langston Turner
- Symphony No. 1, "If I am to leave..." (2019)
- Jan Van der Roost
- Sinfonia Hungarica (2001)
- Dan Welcher
- Symphony No. 4, "American Visionary" (2005)
- Judith Lang Zaimont
- Symphony for Wind Orchestra in Three Scenes (2003)
See also
References
External links
- A History of the Wind Band, by Dr. Stephen L. Rhodes
- The Wind Repertory Project
- The Wind Band Symphony Archive