Andante from Organ Symphony No. 2
Transcription of a work by Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor
Instrumentation: 2.2.4.3|4.3.3.0|Timp|Strings — (2 Flutes, Oboe, Cor Anglais, 2 B-Flat Clarinets, ad. lib. Bass Clarinet, ad. lib. Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, ad. lib. Contrabassoon, 4 Horns, 3 B-Flat Trumpets, 3 Trombones, ad. lib. Timpani, Strings)
Length: 6'40"
Composed: 1872, revised 1900
Transcribed: Spring 2013
Length: 6'40"
Composed: 1872, revised 1900
Transcribed: Spring 2013
This transcription was part the final project for my undergrad.'s Orchestration and Arranging course at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. We, the students, were given the option of transcribing or arranging any piece we wanted, so I chose an organ work, not just for my love of the instrument, but because organ music lends itself extremely well to orchestral (and wind-band) transcription. Unfortunately, the UW-Platteville Symphony Orchestra was unable to read any of the transcriptions, so this has remained un-played. If you are someone who is directing, playing-in, and/or knowledgeable of an orchestra that would like to read and possibly perform this transcription, please send me an email!