|
Please DONATE to help with maintenance and upkeep of the Wind Repertory Project!
|
Baksheesh
General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: IV 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Kenneth Snoeck
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Crash Cymbals
- Djembe
- Dumbek
- Marimba
- Tambourine
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Baksheesh, the Arabic word for “tip” or “bribe,” is Middle Eastern in flavor and based on an Algerian octatonic scale with intervals of 1-1/2-1-1/2-1/2-1/2-1 1/2-1/2. It also utilizes authentic Middle Eastern percussion instruments to establish the sense of being in that part of the world in much the same way that a film score sets the locale. While the harmonic content is primarily Western, the melodic flavor is that of the East and the meter a comfortable 13-8 in much of the piece. There are brief flute, oboe (cued in alto sax) and euphonium solos and a flute-horn duet.
- Program Note from publisher
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Elkhorn High School Band - 2014
- VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Stacey L. Larson, conductor) – 16 December 2011 (2011 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Baksheesh (2011)
- Dybbuk Variations (2007)
- Gayaneh Dance Suite No. 1 (as arranger) (1939/2009)
- Rasputin
- Scaramouch (1973)
Resources
- Kenneth M. Snoeck website Accessed 12 September 2016
- Perusal score