Musique pour célébrer la mémoire des grands hommes (Reicha, Anton)

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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn): MS-2495
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Work Title Musique pour célébrer la mémoire des grands hommes
Alternative. Title Musique pour célébrer la mémoire des grands hommes qui se sont illustrés au service de la Nation françoise; Musique pour célébrer la mémoire des grands hommes et des grands événements; Musik des Andenken grower Manner und grower Begebenheiten zu feiern; Musique funèbre; Celebration; Commemoration Symphony; Symphony for Three Bands
Composer Reicha, Anton
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 or 4 movements:
  1. Adagio - Allegro un poco presto
  2. Adagio
  3. Un poco presto
  • Marche funèbre. Maestoso, un poco adagio
First Publication. 1981 ca.- Northridge: Wind Instruments New Dawn Society
Average DurationAvg. Duration 20 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation wind band
InstrDetail
3 piccolos, 2 principal oboes, 4 ripieno oboes, 2 principal clarinets, 4 ripieno clarinets
2 principal bassoons, 4 ripieno bassoons
6 horns, 6 trumpets, 3 contrabasses, 4 canons, 6 drums
Extra Information It is not clear whether Marche funèbre (likely preceded by piano version) is included in this work, nor where it would be placed.
Composition date varies: BNF dates the first autograph manuscript (MS-2495) to b/w 1794-99; Frédéric Robert (Journal de la CMF, No. 427. 1990) dates the composition to b/w 1799-1802; Šotolová (1977/90) to before 1808 (in Vienna); MGG to before 1808 (Vienna) or b/w 1809-15 (Paris); New Grove to b/w 1809-15?; David Whitwell to 1815.
Publication date from Gillaspie (1998).