Expansions for Marimba and Wind Ensemble
General Info
Year: 1988
Duration: c. 11:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: HoneyRock Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Marimba (4.3 octaves)
C Piccolo I-II
Flute I-II-III-IV
Oboe I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drums (2)
- Crotales
- Finger Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Gongs (3: 1 low-pitched)
- Log Drums (4)
- Maracas
- Roto-toms (4)
- Snare Drums (2)
- Suspended Cymbals (2)
- Tam-tams (3)
- Tambourines (2)
- Temple Blocks
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes (wood)
- Wood Blocks (4)
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Expansions, a composition for marimba soloist and band, is constructed entirely from one chord (C-Eb-D-F-B) expanded and transposed to generate both melodic and harmonic content. The intent was to utilize a type of minimalist harmonic structure which takes shape and form through transposition and romantic gesture. Structural tension is generated by contrasting harmonically static sections of eighth-note rhythmic patterns with sweeping runs in the winds or by references back to earlier ideas. The chord goes through many transpositions, overlaps itself at the interval of the tritone in measure 151, and returns in its original form at the end.
- Program Note by composer
Expansions for Marimba and Wind Ensemble was written for Larry Kaptain (D.M.A. University of Michigan, 1986)
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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