Firestorm

From Wind Repertory Project
Stephen Bulla

Stephen Bulla


General Info

Year: 1992
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €200.93   |   Score Only (print) - €39.72


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet/Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Castanets
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Field Drum (2)
  • Finger Cymbals
  • Gong
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Shaker
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Temple Blocks
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Whip
  • Wind Chimes
  • Wood block
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Firestorm was composed by Stephen Bulla for the United States Army Band and had its first performance on 27th April 1991. Composed as a single-movement rhapsody, the work is framed by the riveting sounds of airborne bombing raids. The interior of the work is cast in flashback sequences. The first feature is a frenetic melody that captures the free-spirited antics of a Baghdad market scene. Following is a poignant soliloquy depicting the calm, unspoiled beauty of the Iraqi countryside before the siege.

Stephen Bulla noted that his sense of inner creativity surrounding this project was directly related to the emotional impact of the war upon him.

The final page of his score bears the following poignant inscription: "Completed February 26 1991, Kuwait liberated today."

- Program Note from score


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Class AA
  • Georgia: VI
  • Iowa: I
  • Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
  • South Carolina: VI
  • Tennessee: VI
  • Virginia: VI


Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Bulla, S. (1992). Firestorm [score]. De Haske Music: Heerenveen, Holland.
  • Perusal score