Dystopia
General Info
Year: 2017
Duration: c. 2:20
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe (optional Flute II)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Brake Drum (optional)
- Cabasa (optional)
- Cowbell (optional)
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This dark and brooding piece presents a musical exploration of a nation severely damaged by a long war. Filled with driving rhythms, blazing dissonances and rapid-fire tuttis, this dramatic epic places the musicians at the center of a drama where everyone plays a part in the final escape.
- Program Note from publisher
Dystopia was inspired by the recent blockbuster trilogies The Hunger Games and Divergent and tells the story of a society working together to survive and rebuild a war-torn nation. Each member of the band plays a part in the reconstruction process and, in the end, the piece serves as a musical toast to the fascinating Dystopia movie genre and to the idea of working together to break free. From the initial landing into the dystopia to the heart-pounding climax, the image of a dystopian society comes to life.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Clovis (Calif.) North Educational Center Wind Ensemble (David Gabrielson, conductor) - 21 December 2017 (2017 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Dystopia (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
All Wind Works
- Ancient Conquest (2017)
- Dystopia (2017)
- Dystopia (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
- Galactic Episode (2017)
- Insurrection (2016)
- Jumpstart Fanfare (2019)
- Orchesis (2011)
Resources
- The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 299.
- Jay Coles website Accessed 14 December 2017