Bat out of Hell

Paul Richards

Subtitle: For Alto Saxophone and Concert Band

General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 11:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Jeanné, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $275.00 | Score Only (print) - $37.25;

Instrumentation

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

Bongos
Slapstick
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbals (2: large and small)
Tambourine
Tam-tam
Tom-toms
Triangle
Vibraslap

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

In the still of the night, a tiny bat emerges from a long forgotten cave. With infernal energy and insatiable hunger, the creature darts about as if dodging the fires of hell, furiously fast and untraceable, wreaking havoc and destruction until dawn.

Bat out of Hell was composed for Jonathan Helton and the Mahidol Wind Symphony, Christopher Hughes, conductor, for the 2009 World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: University of Florida Wind Symphony (David A. Waybright, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Delaware (Newark) Wind Ensemble (Chad Nicholson, conductor) – 10 March 2016 (CBDNA 2016 Eastern Division Conference, New London, Conn.)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Paul Richards website Accessed 21 February 2016
Richards, P.; Helton, Jonathan (2013). Bat Out of Hell: For Alto Saxophone and Concert Band [score]. Jeanne: Ham Lake, Minn.