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Contraption
Contents
General Info
Year: 2007
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $52.00; (digital) - $52.00 | Score Only (print) - $9.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (7 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Brake Drum
- Cabasa
- Ratchet
- Sleigh Bells
- Tenor Drum
- Triangle
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Contraption is a tone poem describing an imaginary machine of great size and power. The word "contraption" is defined as "a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, or makeshift." This concept has been applied to the construction of this musical composition. The creation of this piece was accomplished in the same way an inventor might build a physical contraption, in this case limited to three main component "parts" plus an interlude.
- Program Note by publisher
To my son Patrick, and his love for all things that float, fly and go.
- Program Note from score
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Washington Union High School (Fresno, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Kevin Tinkle, conductor) - 13 April 2018 (2018 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
- Temple University (Philadelphia, Penn.) Night Owls Campus Community Band (Louis Kugelman, conductor) – 23 April 2017
- Warren (Mich.) Mott High School Cadet Band – 24 February 2010
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Autumn Hill (2009)
- Contraption (2007)
- Thrill Ride (2008)
