Desi
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1991
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Peer Music Ltd.
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown | Score Only - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboes I-II
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II
Horns in F I-II-III-IV
Trumpet (in Bb or C) I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bongos
- Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Desi for symphonic winds was premiered at the 1991 College Band Directors National Association Convention in Kansas City. The composition is a tribute to Desi Arnaz, who played the Cuban bandleader Ricky Ricardo alongside his wife Lucille Ball in "I Love Lucy", widely regarded as one of the most innovative television comedy shows of the 1950's.
The opening rhythmic motive is derived from the "Conga Dance" made famous by Arnaz when he sang and played bongos in Hollywood film musicals in the 1940's. In Desi, the bongo soloist and percussion section provide a lively counterpoint to intricately structured canons and four-note cluster chords, creating polyrhythmic layers that intensify and build to a sizzling conclusion. Desi evokes a Latin sound punctuated by big band trumpets, trombone glissandi, and dazzling woodwind runs.
Program Note from Printed Score
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
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Recent Performances
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- Alligator Alley (2003)
- Bells for Stokowski (2001)
- Bizarro (2003)
- Motown Metal (1994)
- Niagara Falls
- Red Cape Tango from Metropolis Symphony (tr. by Spede)
- Rosa Parks Boulevard
Additional Resources
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