Finale Sinfonie No.8 - MVSR3585 | Music

Paradoxically, an adaptation of Anton Bruckner's symphonies for wind orchestra is both problematic and tempting: while the symphonies as a whole seem unsuitable for a wind orchestra, often simply because of their enormous size, but of course also because of the lack of strings, the recurring passages with large, compact brass instruments practically call for such an adaptation.

Anton Bruckner's monumental 8th Symphony was premiered in 1892 to great success and subsequently gained the reputation of being the "crown of 19th century music". With his arrangement of the final movement of this symphony, Patrick Müller has found a suitable solution to bring Bruckner's music closer to a wind orchestra by sensibly combining the beginning and end of the movement and using the prominent brass instruments effectively. The part of the original Wagner tubas form a fulfilling field of activity for the tenor horn/euphonium section.

A special "trick" of Müller's instrumentation is that he expands the percussion register (originally consisting only of timpani) to ten different instruments, thus giving the percussionists room to develop. The optional mallets (vibraphone and marimba) play a real role in supporting other parts of the score.

Instrumentation:
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Eb Clarinet
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone 1
Eb Alto Saxophone 2
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
F/Eb Horn 1
F/Eb Horn 2
F/Eb Horn 3
F/Eb Horn 4
Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
Bb Trumpet 3
C/Bb Trombone 1
C/Bb Trombone 2
C/Bb Trombone 3
C/Eb Solo Tuba
C/Bb Solo Tuba
Bb Flugelhorn 1
Bb Flugelhorn 2
C/Bb Euphonium 1
C/Bb Euphonium 2
C/Eb Tuba 1
C/Bb Tuba 2
String Bass
Timpani
Glockenspiel
Vibraphone (opt.)
Marimba (opt.)
Chimes
Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Cymbals a2, Triangle)
Percussion 2 (Bass Drum, Tamtam)
Organ (opt.)