Composition: Tam O'Shanter (Chadwick, George Whitefield)

Title Tam O'Shanter
Alternative title Tam O'Shanter, Symphonic Ballad after Robert Burns
Creators George Whitefield Chadwick (composer)
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Instrumentation orchestra
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Composed 1914
First published 1917
Dedication Horatio Parker
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Composition types Ballades
Period Romantic
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view Complete — Boston Music Co. 1917 Complete Score
view Complete parts Boston Music Co. 1917 Complete Parts
Flute 1, 2 (2nd Piccolo), 3 (1st Piccolo)
Oboe 1, 2, English Horn
Clarinet (D)
Clarinet 1, 2 (B), Bass Clarinet (B)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
Trumpet 1, 2/3 (B/A)
Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam,
Wood Drum/Chinese Drum/Sand Block/Rattle,
Xylophone/Bells (Glockenspiel)*
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas (also Solo Viola)
Cellos
Basses
view Complete parts Boston Music Co. — Flute 1, 2 (2nd Piccolo), 3 (1st Piccolo)
Oboe 1, 2, English Horn
Clarinet (D), Clarinet 1, 2 (B), Bass Clarinet (B)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
Trumpet 1, 2/3 (B/A)
Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam,
Wood Drum/Chinese Drum/Sand Block/Rattle,
Xylophone/Bells (Glockenspiel)*
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas (also Solo Viola)
Cellos
Basses

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