Como Canons
Fourth movement of the composer's Symphony No. 2
General Info
Year: 2021
Duration: c. 8:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Tyler Harrison Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $149.00; (digital) - $129.00 | Score Only (print) - $49.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
Contrabassoon (optional)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet (optional)
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Marimba
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
I am fortunate in my life to have lived in so many places. I have lived in several of the largest cities in the United States, including New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. I always had difficulty writing in cities, and Montana is where I came to find solace and rest amidst my busy life. As time has passed, I realize the more I travel away from Montana, the further I am from the place that has inspired so many of my compositions. The majority of my music has either been written in Montana or about Montana. It is also where I met David Maslanka, who had such a profound influence on my life both musically and personally.
This work is named after Lake Como, a lake in the middle of the mountains in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. The Como peaks are recognizable from a distance as the “three sisters,” three adjacent mountain peaks forming a sort of crown. The canons in the piece were inspired by the overwhelming sound of birds in the spring of 2020.
At the end of the day, Montana is where I come to commune with the gods of music. They are in the birds of the air, the open sky, the snow-covered mountains, and the amazing sunsets over the canyons. It was the place I came to get away, and now it goes by another name: home.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minn.) Wind Orchestra (James Patrick Miller, conductor) - 2 October 2022
- Messiah University (Mechanicsburg, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (James Colonna, conductor) - 24 April 2022 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Bay Bridge Breeze (2019)
- Como Canons. See: Symphony No. 2
- Concerto for Piano, Winds and Percussion (2012)
- Fantastique (2014/2017)
- Scenes from the Bitterroot (2020)
- Symphony for Wind Ensemble (2017)
- Symphony No. 2 (2021)
- Como Canons (2021)
- Symphony No. 3 "The Garden of Tears" (2023)
Resources
- Perusal score
- Tyler Harrison website Accessed 3 October 2022