Reviewed by: Laurie Jean Lammons - Spring
2000
| Style/Form: |
"Fast/Slow/Fast" Allegro (m.1 - m.17); Andante
(m.18 - m.41); Tempo 1 (m. 42 - m.91) |
| Key Signatures:
(concert pitch) |
Two flats |
| Time Signatures: |
3/4 (m.1-m.41); 4/4 (m.42- end) |
| Ranges:
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Woodwinds:
Flute up to f2; Oboe down to e-flat; Clarinet 1 up to
f1, down to F; Clarinet 2 up to a, down to F; Alto Sax 1 up to c2; Alto
Sax 2 up to a1; Tenor Sax up to f1, down to d; Bari Sax up to e1, down
to c
Brass:
Trumpet 1 up to f1 (two times), down to d; Trumpet 2
up to a, down to c; Horn up to d1, down to B-Flat; Trombone 1 up to c,
down to C; Trombone 2 up to c, down to B-Flat; Baritone BC part is same
as Trombone 2; Tuba up to C, down to CC
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| Rhythms:
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Winds:
Percussion:
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| Instrumentation: |
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Bass Clarinet (Contrabass
Clarinet), Alto Sax 1 (Alto Clarinet), Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax
(Contralto Clarinet), Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Trombone 1,
Trombone 2, Baritone BC (Same Part as Trombone 2), Percussion 1,
Percussion 2, Mallets |
| Percussion: |
Bells, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Snare
Drum, Bass Drum, Xylophone |
| Conductor Score: |
Full score |
| Length/Timing: |
3 minutes, 30 seconds (91 measures) |
| Comments: |
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alto saxophone part is written divisi for most of the piece
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trumpet 1 has ossia for the two high f pitches
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score includes a piano reduction
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tuba and low woodwinds double the bass line
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clarinet soli (8 measures) is accompanied only by percussion
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flute soli (10 measures, to high f) is accompanied only by
clarinets and percussion
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use of two-part canon
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low brass (including tuba) and low woodwinds have melodic
material
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horn part always doubled by another instrument
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use of asymmetrical phrase lengths
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dynamics used are ff, f, mf, mp, p
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six players are needed in the percussion section
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program notes and composer info are included
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there is little use of accidentals and chromaticism
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