SELECTED WORKS: with Type = 'Orchestra, Band'
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Orchestra, Band
Red Ear of Corn Suite (1949)
The Red Ear of Corn Suite consisted of excerpts from Weinzweig's ballet The Red Ear of Corn, a 30-minute ballet commissioned by Boris Volkoff for the Volkoff Canadian Ballet Company. The melodic and rhythmic gestures are based on Iroquois Amerindian and French Canadian folk song traditions.
Orchestra, Band
Round Dance (1950)
Weinzweig recalled in his lecture "The Making of a Composer" that he wrote Round Dance in response to a challenging commission from the CBC; he wrote the piece in less than ten days. The work’s brevity, approachability, and vigour make it an appropriate repertoire choice for school bands or orchestras.
Orchestra, Band
Symphonic Ode (1958)
This work was a commission from the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and catered to its instrumentation. The orchestra did not have a horn section, but it did have saxophones, which is why two alto saxophones are included in the piece.
Orchestra, Band
Dummiyah: Silence (1969)
Dummiyah is the Hebrew word for silence. It is Weinzweig's response to the Holocaust as he believed that silence was the only way he could possibly respond to the horrific event.
Orchestra, Band
Out of the Blues (1981)
Weinzweig composed this work for the University of Toronto Wind Symphony with a grant from the Ontario Arts Council. It contains blues elements, musical ideas Weinzweig began exploring in the 1960s.
Orchestra, Band
Divertimento No. 9 (1982)
This work explores jazz elements using a modern symphony orchestra, creating what Elaine Keillor describes as "a joyful musical experience."
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