Blue Streak

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Clifton Jameson Jones

Clifton Jameson Jones


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General Info

Year: 2005 / 2014
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Contact Clifton Jameson Jones


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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Marimba
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

A ‘blue streak’ usually refers to something fast or quick. For example, there was a train named the Blue Streak that for years was the fastest scheduled freight train in the U.S.

This original piece for the Austin Symphonic Band is a fast, lively overture from the fanfare-like introduction to the final coda, with one brief stop along the way. There are two thematic ideas presented in the opening exposition; in the closing section they are performed simultaneously because we’re in a hurry.

Blue Streak is written for and dedicated to the Austin Symphonic Band, and its musical director Richard Floyd.

- Program Note by composer


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State Ratings

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Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Clifton Jameson Jones, personal correspondence, August 2018