Basin Street Blue

Craig Biondi

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General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 10:25
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Tell Tale Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (PDF) - $150.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-II-IV-V, including:

Bass Drum
Brake Drum, high and low
Cajon
Frying Pans, high and low
Glockenspiel
Gong, large
Marimba
Metal Drum, 55 gallon
Police Whistle, low, medium and high
Roto-toms (4)
Snare Drum
Splash Cymbal
Suspended Cymbal, small, medium, large and sizzle
Tam-Tam
Tom-Tom (4)
Trash Can, metal, large
Triangle
Vibraphone
Wood Block (4)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Ever since I bought my first recording of Louis Armstrong as a kid, I think I always knew I’d write a piece based on this city famous for its history, its music, and its people. Basin Street Blue attempts to see the city through the lens of our present racial struggles. Oh, it’s still a fun piece of music. And you can still hear the street-corner Dixieland band jamming and the soulful tunes hummed in the alleyways. But now it’s more complicated, and possibly, a little more honest.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Wind Ensemble (Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor) – 14 November 2017 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Basin Street Blue (2017)
Christmas Song, The (as arranger) (1945)
I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Potbellied Polka
Pride of the Sea
Two Burgundian Carols

Resources

Craig Biondi website Accessed 14 November 2017
Tell Tale Press