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Dreadnought
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General Info
Year: 2001
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $130.00 | Score Only - $14.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone (doubles Bb Soprano Saxophone)
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III-IV-V-VI
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum (with pedal)
- Bongos
- Brake Drum
- Cymbals (medium and large)
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Tenor Drum
- Tom-Toms
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wood Blocks
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Dreadnought: a total absence of fear - invincible - a name given to a class of heavily armed battleships in the early part of the 20th Century. These are feelings and images I had in mind as I composed this music for concert band.
This piece is essentially informed by the lessons provided by my two small children, who were one year (Ronan) and three years (Adelle) at the time I started this composition. Ronan had no fears. It was something of which he had no concept. He would happily walk in front of a bus or get in a cage with a tiger. Adelle was inventing new fears daily, trying them on, discarding some, keeping others. How did she decide these things? Where do we get our fears? What if most of our fears are invented? What if fear is a lie? What would the music sound like?
Program Note by Jeffrey Brooks
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
- Georgia: VI
Recent Performances
None discovered thus far.
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Dreadnought
Additional Resources
None discovered thus far.
