Blink!
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 2006
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Joel Puckett
Cost: Score and Parts - Contact the [joel@joelpuckett.com composer]
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III, all divisi a&b
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbal (large suspended, 2)
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Tom-Toms (3)
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Have you ever had a feeling something good was about to happen? Perhaps just an inkling? Have you ever met someone and known instantly you were going to become thick as thieves?
In the fall of 2005, I read Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink. Blink is about rapid cognition. The following is from Gladwell's website:
When you meet someone for the first time, or walk into a house you are thinking of buying, or read the first few sentences of a book, your mind takes about two seconds to jump to a series of conclusions. Well, Blink is a book about those two seconds, because I think those instant conclusions that we reach are really powerful and really important and, occasionally, really good.
I found this concept inspiring and led to the writing of my work for wind band by the same name. My work features quick changes of both texture and tempo (blink!) while systematically exploring a single motive (in both transparent and opaque ways) and climaxes in giving way to a surprisingly quiet and ethereal ending.
Blink was completed in January of 2006 for the Wind Ensemble at Abilene Christian University.
Program Note by Joel Puckett
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
- Virginia: V
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