Bright-Colored Dances

Lewis J. Buckley

This article is a stub. If you can help add information to it,
please join the WRP and visit the FAQ (left sidebar) for information.

General Info

Year: 1995
Duration: c. 8:05
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Cimarron Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $120.00; (digital) - $120.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Movements

1. Butterfly Yellow – 2:45
2. Clarinet Green – 1:30
3. Comic Royal Purple – 1:55
4. Tarantella Red – 1:55

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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-III:

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Composer Lewis Buckley writes,

Each of the four movements of Bright-Colored Dances represents a visual image of motion to me. In the first, Butterfly Yellow, a beautiful golden ball of light finds a dark, empty stage. The ball of light floats out onto the stage, hesitant at first, then breaks into a joyful dance. In the second movement, Clarinet Green, graceful classical dance is the image, represented by the clarinet, whose beautiful middle range has always appeared green to me. The third movement, Comic Royal Purple, presents that haughty, empty-headed public official whom we all know, strutting around all puffed up with self-importance. The tuba cadenza perfectly represents this ridiculous dolt. Tarantella Red is both a tribute to my Italian heritage and a vivid image of excited, emotional dancers surrounded by an enthusiastic, clapping crowd. I have always envisioned the tarantella in tones of red.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: USAF Heartland of America Band (Mark R. Peterson, conductor) - 2008

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Fresno State University (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Gary P. Gilroy, conductor) - 6 October 2022
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Wind Ensemble (Carolyn A. Barber, conductor) - 8 October 2021
Concord (Mass.) Band (James O'Dell, conductor) – 4 March 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

American Portrait (1999)
America's Bravest, America's Finest (2002)
Bicentennial March (1990)
The Billboard (as arranger) 1901/2003)
Bright-Colored Dances (1995)
Carmen Suite (as transcriber; arr. Guirard) (1875/2018)
Coast Guard Bicentennial March. See: Bicentennial March
Con Sabor Español (2005)
Concerto for Flute and Oboe: Allegro Spirituoso (as arranger) (1994/1994)
Dixieland Live! (as arranger)
Double Whoopee (as arranger) (2016)
Honor the Founders (2007)
Macungie Band Sesquicentennial March (2005)
The Music Man (as arranger) (1957/2002)
O Canada (as arranger)
Sandburg Reflections (arr. Hunsburger) (2002/2004)
Turkey in the Straw (as arranger) (1989)
The Yellow Rose of Texas Variations (as arranger) (1995)

Resources

Lewis J. Buckley website Accessed 6 July 2017