At Water’s Edge

From Wind Repertory Project
Gary P. Gilroy

Gary P. Gilroy


General Info

Year: 2005
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00; (digital) - $50.00   |   Score Only (print) - $6.00


Instrumentation

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

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Finger Cymbals
  • Gong
  • Ocean Drum
  • Rainstick
  • Sleigh Bells
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Wind Chimes


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

At Water's Edge was composed for the Northern Santa Barbara County Junior High School Honor Band and premiered in Santa Barbara, California, March 12, 2005, with the composer conducting. The title is in reference to the awesome Pacific coastal area surrounding Santa Barbara.

This composition was written to give young bands a positive experience with soft, calm and lyric music. The sound of the ocean should be heard at the beginning of the work when the rain stick gives way to the smooth sounds of an ocean drum in combination with an effect produced by the brass players blowing air through their instruments.

- Program Note from score


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Gilroy, G. (2006). At Water's Edge [score]. Wingert-Jones: Kansas City, Mo.