Fission
General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Dorothy Hindman
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Claves
- Cowbell
- Cuica
- Hi-Hat
- Maracas
- Marimba
- Sandpaper Blocks
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Fission for Grade 5 Concert Band explores the fused timbre of a low tuba Bb. The complex acoustic structure of this note is first heard passing through the entire ensemble. Over the following seven minutes, this fused sound is gradually pulled apart, revealing its components. Each family of instruments is highlighted during the fission process, and every member of the band has a solo, before the Bb fuses again at the end.
- Program Note by composer
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Miami (Coral Gables) Frost Symphonic Winds (Steven Moore, conductor) – 17 February 2019
- University of Miami (Coral Gables) Frost Symphonic Winds (Thomas Keck, conductor) – 20 November 2013 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Fission (2013)
- Fury's Chalice (1992)
- Orchids Grow Here (2017)
Resources
- Dorothy Hindman website Accessed 16 February 2019