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Dinosaurs
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General Info
Year: 1991
Duration: c. 6:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Phoebus Publications Publications
Cost: Score & Parts - $50.00 | Score Only - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bass Maracas
- Claves
- Cymbal (3 suspended)
- Gong (Tam-tam)
- Guiro
- Maracas
- Orchestra Bells
- Piano
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Stamping Tube
- Timpani (4)
- Tom-Toms (4)
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
"Dinosaurs" was written specifically for educational purposes in a realistic setting. It was commissioned by the Moscow Junior High band in Moscow, Idaho. The conductor, Dale Kleinert, requested a piece with rhythmical intensity, using some minimalism, singing, accessory instruments with the same kind of integrity and respect as traditional instruments, and challenging percussion parts. Bukvich went a step further, visiting the school and taking special note of some of the dilapidated percussion instruments. He utilized the unique timbre produced by the school's broken drums and featured it in the piece. While it is not a requirement for ensembles to break their drums in order to perform this work, a similar effect could be generated by purposely distorting the tuning of the heads and loosening tension rods around the drum.
Program Notes by Susan G. Weaver.
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Agincourt Hymn
- Before Thy Throne I Now Appear
- Buffalo Jump Ritual
- Casco Bay
- Celebrate Celebration
- Changing Concepts
- Child's Dream of a Star, A
- Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestral Winds
- Cowboys
- Electricity
- Fanfare for 1990 Goodwill Games
- Fanfare for a Great Circle
- Fanfare in Song Form
- Four Phrases from Psalm 91
- Hymn of St. Francis
- Maine Vigils
- March of the Children's Guard
- Meditations on the Writings of Vasily Kandinsky
- Music for Percussion and Band
- Night City - Music for the Imaginary Film
- Rhythm
- Scenes from Childhood (Bukvich)
- Song Suite for Band
- Symphony No. 1, "In Memoriam, Dresden, 1945"
- Surprise, Pattern, Illusion: Prehistoric Cave Ceremonies
- Three Phrases from Yugoslav Folk Songs
- Threnos (Bukvich)
- Time Travel
- Unusual Behavior in Ceremonies Involving Drums
- Virgin and Child with St Anne, The
- Voodoo
- Xylophone Concerto
Additional Resources
- Daniel Bukvich - Official Website
- McCrann, James P. "The Careers and Works of Emerging Composers of Music for the Wind-Band: Discussions with Jack Stamp, Thomas Duffy, Andrew Boysen, Jr. and Daniel Bukvich."
