Symphony No. 4 is written to the memory of the composer’s oldest brother, Jesse L. Stokes, III (1952-1991). He was known nationally as one of the great entertainers on the off-Broadway and summer stock musical theater scene, and was also one of many mentors of the composer. The titles of the movements seek to indicate the character of the composed music.
Harvey J. Stokes
5/17/93–8/19/94
Duration of movements:
I. Dialectic 15‘ 00″
II. Psalm 22′ 00″
III. Dance 10′ 00″
IV. Apotheosis 13′ 00″
Total Duration: ca. 60′ 00″
Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flutes 1, 2
Oboes 1, 2
Clarinets (Bb) 1, 2
Bassoons 1, 2
Contrabassoon
French Horns (F) 1, 2, 3, 4
Trumpets (C) 1, 2, 3
Tenor Trombones 1, 2
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I (Snare Drum [gut snares], Tambourine)
Percussion II (Vibraphone, Bass Drum, Triangle, Crash Cymbal)
Percussion III (Tam-Tam, Suspended Cymbal, Glockenspiel)
Strings (16-14-12-10-10)
This work is published by Seesaw/Subito Music of Verona, New Jersey.
