Canzona

Peter Mennin was on the composition faculty at Juilliard for ten years, later returning to the school as its president for an unmatched 21 years. A lifetime composer with a sizable catalog of works which defy easy classification, Mennin wrote only one piece for concert band, the Canzona. From the Program Notes -- ""Canzona is a short, brisk work, which opens with a declamatory idea expressed in massed sonorities. Next, a broad melodic line is introduced and supported by powerful rhythmic figurations. This is followed by a cantabile section. These materials are developed and expanded, and the piece closes with the opening statements brought back in a more dramatic presentation."" Newly engraved and thoroughly edited for the first time.

Instrumentation:

• Piccolo
• Flute
• Oboe 1
• Oboe 2
• Clarinet in Eb
• Clarinet 1 in Bb
• Clarinet 2 in Bb
• Clarinet 3 in Bb
• Alto Clarinet in Eb
• Bass Clarinet in Bb
• Bassoon 1
• Bassoon 2
• Alto Saxophone 1 in Eb
• Alto Saxophone 2 in Eb
• Tenor Saxophone in Bb
• Baritone Saxophone in Eb
• Cornet 1 in Bb
• Cornet 2 in Bb
• Cornet 3 in Bb
• Trumpet 1 in Bb
• Trumpet 2 in Bb
• Horn 1 in F
• Horn 2 in F
• Horn 3 in F
• Horn 4 in F
• Trombone 1
• Trombone 2
• Trombone 3
• Euphonium
• Euphonium T.C. in Bb
• Tuba
• String Bass
• Timpani
• Percussion 1
• Snare Drum
• Bass Drum
• Percussion 2
• Suspended Cymbal
• Crash Cymbals