American Visions (Weller)

Travis J. Weller

General Info

Year: 2008
Duration: c. 3:55
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00; (digital) - $80.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Hi-Hat
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

American pride abounds in this bright, uplifting work. A brisk pace and original thematic material open the piece, which leads to the familiar strains of America. Technical rhythms, strong brass, flying woodwinds and driving percussion throughout create a melodic and harmonic delight.

- Program Note from publisher

For David Weller.

- Program Note from score

Extended program notes found here.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Georgia: IV

Performances

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Seacoast Wind Ensemble (Kittery, Me.) (Mark Stickney, conductor) - 12 November 2022
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Wind Symphony (John P. Lynch, conductor) - 7 October 2021
Grand Sousa Concert Band (Carlisle, Penn.) (James Colonna, conductor) - 5 August 2018
Alachua County (Fla.) All-County Honor Band (Patrick Dunnigan, conductor) – January 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

American Visions (2008)
Apollo Arise (2018)
As Joy Ignites (2020)
As Moonlight Falls (2021)
Canticles of Hyperion (2021)
Chasing Mercury (2019)
Country Sketches (2014)
Dancing Under the Stars (2013)
Dream Chaser (2012)
Eyes of the Dragon (2014)
Fanfare of Joy (2017)
Fanfare on Themes of Davenport
Festival and Ballad for Winds (2011)
A Festival Celebration (2020)
Festival Espirit (2013)
Festival of Flight (2017)
Flourishing Noels (2013)
The Forge of Freedom (2018)
A Frontier Fought and a City Found (2010)
Hammer and Rail (2015)
I Bought Me a Band (2012)
Irish Jig for Young Feet (2009)
Journey to the Prairie (2010)
Jubilant Flourishes (2012)
The Last Stagecoach Heist (2012)
Let Them Soar! (2014)
Lonely Travelers (2020)
Metro Dances (2018)
Monsters of Myth (2013)
Moravian Dance (2011)
Peat Fire Flame (2019)
Pirates! (2009)
Promise on the Horizon (2022)
Rattlesnake Rhumba (2017)
Renaissance Round (2018)
Resilience (2021)
The Rising Kingdom (2016)
Rising Winds From the Valley (2011)
A Scottish Sunrise (2015)
The Shady Grove (2017)
Siege of the Dark Castle (2011)
Songs of Soldiers (2017)
Sonic Ascent (2013)
Sugar Plum Samba (2016)
Tales of a Medieval Warrior (2010)
Triumphant Flourishes (2019)
The Warrior's Path (2021)
The Wellerman Come (as arranger) (Traditional/2022)
A West Highland Fanfare (2011)
Winds of Joy (2019)
Winds of a New Day (2012)
A Winter Flourish for Wenceslas (2019)
Yankee Fanfare (2013)

Resources

Perusal score
Travis J. Weller website Accessed 27 July 2018
Weller, T. (2008). American Visions [score]. FJH Music: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.