Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble (Douglas)

From Wind Repertory Project
Marie A. Douglas

Marie A. Douglas


General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: V+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: MAD Music Group
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $350.00   |   Score Only (digital) - $60.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Flute
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
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-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Cabasa
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Hi-Hat
  • Marimba
  • Snare Drum
  • Splash Cymbal
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Wind Chimes
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Concerto for Flute + Wind Ensemble was commissioned by the University of North Florida Wind Symphony, Erin Bodnar, conductor and for soloist, Sarah Jane Young. The piece is approximately nine minutes in length, with wind ensemble accompaniment. The piece is near a difficulty of grade 5, which makes the work easily accessible to a variety of ensembles.

Written in April 2022, the piece navigates through several genres and regions of the African diaspora, specifically drawing inspiration from genres resembling the Black folk traditions of blues and hip-hop originating in the American South. In the first section the piece portrays a soulful, sorrowful, yet undefeated essence in the way that a spiritual might. In the same section, occurring at many of the peaks in instrumentation and emotion, are blatant nods towards the “bounce” and menacing harmonies of the trap genre referencing artists such as Lil Yachty and 21 Savage.

The second section goes on to display aural aspects of hip-hop culture from the perspective of the South Florida region. Beginning the second section of the piece, the sound here is one popularized by Uncle Luke in the 1980s which itself was inspired by the high energy sounds of the Bahamas via junkanoo bands, synthesized with West African percussion traditions, and coupled with the metallic and melodic sound of steel pans (represented by the marimba, xylophone). The second section morphs into a vibe that imitates a dance mix at a nightclub. A few measures of vamp-like ambiguity and suspense building, then landing smoothly into a contemporary hip-hop/rhythm and blues feel, in the spirit of Summer Walker or Teyana Taylor.

In the third and final section the music recapitulates the stylistic and tonal and textural approaches from the first section. My goal in composing this work, via the textures and orchestration, in addition to the stylistic choices, was to paint a picture of what a woman can be, conveying that women are multifaceted and capable beings.

- Program Note by composer


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