Overture in F Minor
Jean Sibelius (trans. Robert Ambrose)
|
This article is a stub. If you can help add information to it,
please join the WRP and visit the FAQ (left sidebar) for information. |
This work may be found under its title in Swedish, Alkusoitto F-Molli
General Info
Year: 1889 / 1988 / 2018
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Brass septet
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Sibelius composed several works for torviseitsikko, a specifically Finnish instrumental combination consisting of E flat soprano cornet, two B flat cornets, E flat alt horn, B flat tenor horn, B flat euphonium, E flat bass and percussion. The torviseitsikko soon developed its own unique repertoire and gained widespread popularity. The town of Lovisa’s volunteer fire brigade had an active torviseitsikko and it was almost certainly for this ensemble (directed by the German-born Christian Haupt, a friend of Sibelius’s) that Sibelius composed the Overture in F minor (1889), his longest and most thoroughly worked-out work for brass ensemble.
After an imposing Lento introduction Sibelius delights in writing sparkling, witty and often agile themes.
- Program Note from liner notes of BIS CD The Sibelius Edition: Chamber Music II
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- The Georgia State University (Atlanta) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Robert Ambrose, conductor) – 24 February 2018 (CBDNA 2018 Southern Conference, Tampa, Fla.)
- Georgia State University (Atlanta) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Robert Ambrose, conductor) – 17 October 2017 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Andante Festivo (arr. Thurston) (1922/1930/1999)
- Be Still, My Soul (arr. Smith) (1899/2016)
- Be Still My Soul (arr. Swearingen) (1900/2016)
- Fanfare Prelude on "Finlandia" (arr. Curnow) (1899/
- Finlandia (tr. Cailliet) (1899/1939)
- Finlandia (tr. Hindsley) (1899/1971)
- Finlandia (arr. Kuikka) (1899/1967)
- Finlandia (tr. McAlister; ed. Reed) (1899/2004)
- Finlandia (arr. Molenaar) (1899/1964)
- Finlandia (arr. Page) (1899/1928)
- Finlandia (tr. Winterbottom) (1899/1908(?))
- Karelia Overture Op 10 (tr. Dunn) (1893/2009)
- Onward, Ye Peoples! (arr. Goldman) (1940)
- Overture in F Minor (trans. Ambrose) (1889/1988/2018)
- Petite Suite (arr. Fransman) (1891/1988)
- Preludio (ed. Corporon) (2010)
- Spring Song (orch. Burns) (1895/1902/2015)
- Spring Song (tr. Dunn) (1895/2009)
- Swan of Tuonela (tr. Hartman) (1895/2023)
- Tiera (1899/c. 2011)
- Valse Triste (arr. Johnson)|Valse Triste (1903/1965)
- Valse Triste (arr. Schyns) (1903/1911/2007)
- Valse Triste (arr. Winterbottom) (1903/1911/1939/)