Dances from Crete

From Wind Repertory Project

Adam Gorb

Contents 1 General Info 2 Instrumentation 3 Errata 4 Program Notes 5 Commercial Discography 6 State Ratings 7 Recent Performances 8 Additional Works for Winds by this Composer 9 Additional Resources

General Info

Year: 2003
Duration: c. 19:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Maecenas/Masters Music
Cost: Parts - $210   |   Score (Purchase) - £60.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II (II doubles English Horn)
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Bari Saxophone
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trumpet (in Eb) (optional)
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

(percussion breakdown needed)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A brief introductory unison statement ushers in a fast moving dance dominated by the first tune that appears in the low wind. The mood is inspired by the myth of the Minotaur, half-beast, half-man, and the wild sacrificial rites which accompanied the sacrifice of seven maidens and seven young men. The second dance, Tik is in a teasing 5/8, gradually dying away until a plaintive lone offstage trumpet reminds us of the introduction and leads into Sanaria Gorge, a ponderous 7/4 evoking the well-known tramp through the dark crevice, ending with a plunge into the Libyan Sea. The link to the finale, Syrtaki, is again offstage, but this time erupts into a swaggering final theme, the basis for a very fast plate-smashing dance.

Program Note by Tim Reynish

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: University of Florida Wind Symphony (David Waybright, conductor)

• Audio CD: Ithaca College Wind Ensemble (Timothy Reynish, conductor)

• Audio CD: University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble (Timothy Reynish, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Recent Performances

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• Norwegian Defence Band (Timothy Reynish, conductor) - Oslo, Norway - 18 April 2008
• Chethams School Wind Orchestra (Manchester UK) - 15 March 2008    (This performance is on YouTube)
• Singapore Wind Philharmonic (Timothy Reynish, conductor) - 15 June 2008

Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

• Adrenaline City (2006)
• African Samba
• Ascent (1996 / 2004)
• Awayday (1996)
• Bermuda Triangle (1994)
• Bridgewater Breeze (1996)
• Candlelight Procession
• Concerto for Euphonium (1997)
• Dances from Crete (2003)
• Downtown Diversions (2001)
• Eine Kleine Yiddishe Ragmusic
• Elements (1998)
• Farewell
• French Dances Revisited (2004)
• Little Salsa Music, A
• Little Tango Music, A
• Metropolis (1992)
• Midnight in Buenos Aires (2007)
• Parade of the Wooden Warriors
• Scenes from an English Landscape
• Scenes from Bruegel (1994)
• Symphony No. 1 in C (2000)
• Three Way Suite
• Towards Nirvana (2002)
• Yiddish Dances (1997)

Additional Resources

• Gorb, Adam. Dances from Crete Winds Magazine.
• Adam Gorb - Official Website