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== General Info ==
== General Info ==
 
'''Year of Published''': 20<br /-->
'''Year''': 20<br /-->
'''Duration''':  c. <br /-->
'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
'''Publisher''': [[Title Publisher]]<br /-->
'''Publisher''': [[Title Publisher]]<br /-->
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
'''Difficulty''':  Advanced<br /-->
'''Duration''':  00:21:00 <br /-->
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $76.95<br /-->




==Movements==
==Movements==
 
1. Invocation<br>  
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2. Contemplation<br>  
 
3. Declaration<br>  


== Instrumentation ==
== Instrumentation ==
 
=== Percussion Ensemble ===
 
Tuned Percussion: [[Timpani]] & [[Glockenspiel]] &[[Xylophone]] & [[Vibraphone]] & [[Chimes]]
 
Drums: [[Snare Drum]] & [[Field Drum]] & 3 [[Tom Tom]] & [[Bass Drum]]
 
Cymbals: 2 [[Suspended Cymbal]] & 2 [[Gong]]
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Auxiliary Percussion: [[Tambourine]] & [[Triangle]] (Small and Large) & [[Sleigh Bells]]
Player I: <br>
=== Wind Orchestra ===
Player II: <br>
Woodwinds: [[Piccolo]] & 2 [[Flutes]] & 2 [[Oboes]] & 2 [[Clarinets]] & [[Bass Clarinet]]
Player III: <br>
Brass: 2 [[French Horns]] & 4 [[Trumpets]] & 2 [[Tenor Trombones]] & 2 [[Bass Trombones]] & [[Tuba]]
Player IV: <br>
Strings: [[Double Bass]] & 2 [[Harp]]
Player V: <br>
Player VI: <br>
Player VII: <br>
Player VIII: <br>    -->


== Program Notes ==
== Program Notes ==
 
Commissioned (by William MacLean) and premiered by the American Wind Symphony under conductor Robert Boudreau in 1964, Warren Benson’s Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra (1962) has been hailed as “pioneering”, “significant”, “landmark”, and “a tour de force of percussion writing that has been imitated by numerous other composers since.” The work has been compared to the music of Edgard Varèse, and is certainly one of the very few musical statements of its time to approach the wind and percussion orchestra with both a radical sense of timbral exploitation and a classical sense of form.


=== Review ===
=== Review ===
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== Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
== Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
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== Additional Resources ==
== Additional Resources ==
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Revision as of 23:38, 8 August 2026

Warren Benson

General Info

Year of Published: 20
Publisher: Title Publisher
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:21:00
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $76.95


Movements

1. Invocation
2. Contemplation
3. Declaration

Instrumentation

Percussion Ensemble

Tuned Percussion: Timpani & Glockenspiel &Xylophone & Vibraphone & Chimes Drums: Snare Drum & Field Drum & 3 Tom Tom & Bass Drum Cymbals: 2 Suspended Cymbal & 2 Gong Auxiliary Percussion: Tambourine & Triangle (Small and Large) & Sleigh Bells

Wind Orchestra

Woodwinds: Piccolo & 2 Flutes & 2 Oboes & 2 Clarinets & Bass Clarinet Brass: 2 French Horns & 4 Trumpets & 2 Tenor Trombones & 2 Bass Trombones & Tuba Strings: Double Bass & 2 Harp

Program Notes

Commissioned (by William MacLean) and premiered by the American Wind Symphony under conductor Robert Boudreau in 1964, Warren Benson’s Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra (1962) has been hailed as “pioneering”, “significant”, “landmark”, and “a tour de force of percussion writing that has been imitated by numerous other composers since.” The work has been compared to the music of Edgard Varèse, and is certainly one of the very few musical statements of its time to approach the wind and percussion orchestra with both a radical sense of timbral exploitation and a classical sense of form.

Review

Errata

Awards

Commercial Discography

Online Recordings

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo

The Red Lion - Vibraphone; with piano
Three Dances for Solo Snare Drum - Snare Drum

Percussion Ensemble

Streams (Benson) - 7 Players
Three Pieces for Percussion Quartet - 4 Players
Trio for Percussion - (Benson) - 3 Players
Winter Bittersweet - 6 Players

With Other Instruments

Canon - Hand Drum with tuba
Concertino for Flute, Strings and Percussion - Multiple Percussion with flute (solo) and strings
How do I Love Thee - Marimba with soprano
Largo Tah - Marimba with bass trombone
Nara - Percussion Duo with soprano; flute; piano
Polyphony for Percussion - Percussion Quartet with wind ensemble
Songs for the End of the World - Marimba; with horn; cello; English horn; mezzo-soprano
Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra - Percussion Sextet with Wind Ensemble
Thorgard's Song - Percussion Ensemble with horn

Additional Resources



References




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