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Ferris Wheel
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General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 3:55
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbal (crash and suspended)
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
- Tambourine
- Tom-Toms (4)
Errata
A missing D-natural occurs in a bass line intended to be chromatic (m. 5, and again after the recapitulation). The error has been confirmed by composer and publisher.
Program Notes
Ferris Wheel is a playful delight filled with pleasant tunefulness and mixed meters, evoking images of a somewhat-off-balance day at either the country fair with a Ferris wheel—or, if you grew up in the city, a Ferris wheel at a carnival that consumes a city block.
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
- Nebraska: V
Recent Performances
- Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) All-State Concert Band (Paula Crider, conductor) - 2007 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention; San Antonio, TX
- University of North Texas Symphonic Band (Dennis Fisher, conductor) - November 2007
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- American Visions (2006)
- An American Hymn (2004)
- Baylor University Fanfare (2000)
- Beyond the Stars (2003)
- Catching a Summer Breeze (2006)
- Casu Consulto (2008)
- Concerto No. 2 for Marimba (and wind ensemble) (2003)
- Curse of El Rojo Grande, The (2007)
- Cycle of Opposites, The (2008)
- Dance of Fire (2006)
- Death by Black Hole (2008)
- Destination Cincopation (2011)
- Dynasty (2005)
- Elegy for a Ghost Town (2006)
- Eternal Pursuit, The (2002)
- Fanfare for Brass Choir (1999)
- Ferris Wheel (2004)
- Haunted Palace, The (2002)
- Improbable Journey, The (2008)
- In the Bleak Mid-winter (2001)
- Legacy (2006)
- On the Banks of the River Shannon (2004)
- Overture for Band - "Influences" (2001)
- Phantoms for Brass Choir (2000)
- Pictures for the American People (2002)
- Santorini: Dance of the Gods (2006)
- Tempest After Noon (2002)
Additional Resources
