A PRAIRIE SYMPHONY
for Orchestra
by W. Brent Sawyer
completed April 2023
approx. time: 30 minutes
A large scale piece of three movements inspired by my home state of Texas.
I. Prairie Dreams
II. The Lonesome Cowboy
III. The Lone Star Heroes
3 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Bb Clarinets
2 Bassoons
Contrabassoo
Scored for:
4 Horn in F
3 Trumpets
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Snare Drum
Piatti
Tubular Bells
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Suspended Cymbal
Piano/Celesta
Harp
Full Strings