Fireworks
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1987
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music Publisher
Cost: Score & Parts - $110.00 | Score Only - $12.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon I-II
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
French Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bell Tree
- Bongos
- Castanets
- Cowbells (high and low)
- Cymbals (suspended (high and low)
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (Tam-tam)
- Hi-hat
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Temple Blocks
- Tom-toms (4)
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Fireworks was written in 1987-88 on a commission from the Wisconsin College Band Directors Association.
The composer writes the following about the work: "I have always been fascinated with the wild flamboyance of a jazz or rock drum solo and in this piece I treat the entire wind ensemble as a giant drumset. The driving force is rhythm, passed back and forth in imitation between the winds and percussion. Moments of quiet melody and color interject, but are always overwhelmed by the recurrence of the rhythmic motive. The main musical device is the triad, bounced around in parallel motion creating an unpredictable yet bright and familiar harmonic palette. Climax succeeds climax until the final, good natured, very noisy ending."
Program Note from Printed Score
Awards
- ABA/Ostwald Prize (1990)
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
- Florida: VI
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Four Chords (1993)
- In the Vernacular (1995)
- Scherzo for a Bitter Moon (1981)
- Three Dragons (1998)
- Trains of Thought (2000)
- Village Dances (1991)
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