Derivations
General Info
Year: 2003 / 2006
Duration: c. 16:45
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bronsheim Music
Cost: Score and Parts - €248.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Piccolo Trumpet
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-iV
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI, including:
- Bass Drums
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Temple Blocks
- Tom-Tom
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Vibra-slap
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Derivations first appeared as a commission by the Netherlands-based fanfare band "Kunst en Vriendschap, Partij-Wittem" (a fanfare ensemble is best described as a brass band with a large saxophone section). This composition is built on a short motive, which undergoes a series of mutations -- a technique that Pütz has used extensively in other pieces. It is a dramatic work of contrasting moods and styles that displays with virtuosic flair the full range of timbres and instrument sections of the wind ensemble.
- Program Note by composer
Awards
- Derivations has been recommended as interesting, serious and distinctive music by members of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).
Media
- Audio: Luxembourg Military Band (Jean-Claude Braun) - 2013
- Audio CD: University of Calgary Wind Ensemble (Glenn D. Price, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- DePaul University (Chicago, Ill.) Wind Symphony (Eric Neidlinger, conductor) - 9 November 2023
- University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind Orchestra (Glenn D. Price, conductor) – 20 March 2013 (CBDNA 2013 National Conference, Greensboro, N.C.)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Arrows of Lightning (2007)
- Dance Sequence (2002/2003)
- Derivations (2003)
- Die Mahung der Toten (2020)
- Four Earth Songs (2008)
- Four Sketches for Band (2007)
- Konzertstück (1999)
- Meltdown (1992)
- Schattengänge (2018)
- Then Thy Words Will Take Wing (2011)
- Three Sketches for Band (2004)
- Time for Outrage! (2014)
- Trigger (2017)
- Trumpet Concerto (2006)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Marco Putz." Accessed 4 September 2015
- Marco Pütz website