Mahler: Symphony no. 1 (1st mov.) (1889/1906)

• Small concert band or wind ensemble

Arranged by Dean Crocker, 2001. Revised, 2013.

2022-Jul-01—Performance by the Banda de Conciertos de Cartago with the Banda de Conciertos de Limón, under the direction of Dr. Luis A. Víquez Córdoba. Anfiteatro Municipal, Cartago, Costa Rica.

2023-Mar-03—Performance of the first movement by the the Symphonic Band of the Royal Conservatory of Music "Victoria Eugenia" of Granada, under the direction of Pablo Rojas. Auditorium of that conservatory, Granada, Spain.

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I always thought the Mahler First would make a good band piece. Call me crazy.

Gustav Mahler , 1860/07/07 (Kalischt, Bohemia)‒1911/05/18 (Vienna). Composer and conductor; pupil of the Conservatories and Universities of Prague and Vienna, with Bruckner as one of his teachers. 1897-1907, Conductor, then director, of Viennese court opera; 1907-1911, conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Composed many large orchestral works, many with vocal soloists and chorus.

Piccolo, Flutes, Oboe (opt.), Bassoon (opt.), Clarinets 1 and 2, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone 1 and 2, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Harp (opt.), Cornets 1 and 2, French Horns 1 and 2, Trombones 1 and 2, Euphonium, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (at least 2).

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