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Flashbax
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General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Jesse Ayers
Cost: Score $20 Parts $80 e-Parts $50
Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn (optional)
Bb Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Bassoon I-II
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III
Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)
Piano (optional)
Celeste (optional)
Timpani (4 drums)
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI (6 or 7 players)
(Part 5 is scored for two players, but can be covered by one player if necessary)
(Part 6 is an easier part than can be covered by a non-percsussionist if necessary)
- orchestra bells
- xylophone
- vibraphone
- crotales (optional)
- snare drum
- bongos
- 4 tom-toms
- bass drum
- cymbals (pair)
- suspended cymbal
- hi-hat
- tam-tam
- 5 temple blocks
- slapstick
- claves
- triangle
- tambourine
- guiro
- steel plate
- wind chimes
- vibraslap
- cowbell
- claves
Errata
Program Notes
Flashbax (2011) was commissioned by the Ohio Private Colleges Instrumental Directors Association to celebrate the life of conductor-educator Dr. William Schlacks (1948-2009), and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of OPCICA, of which Dr. Schlacks was the founding president.
Those who knew Bill Schlacks say he was a man full of life and vibrancy, and that he especially liked concert band music that was fast and energetic. It was suggested music in this style would be a more suitable tribute to him than a slow elegy, so the composer has aimed toward music that is an up-tempo whirlwind of energy.
In addition, the composer has sought to honor Dr. Schlacks, OPCICA, and the world of concert bands, by creating original music around a series of reverberations from, or glimpses into, or memories of, the great band literature of the past (the flashbacks). The alert listener will catch a few notes here and a few notes there from a number of the “classic” band works—echoes, if you will, that reverberate ever in the musical memories of those who know and love the concert band literature.
Awards
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
- Heidelberg University Symphonic Band (Dr. John Owen, conducting) - April 27, 2013
- Heidelberg University Symphonic Band (Dr. John Owen, conducting) - April 14, 2013
- Muskingum Valley Symphonic Winds (Dr. David Turrill, conducting) - February 24, 2013
- Ohio Private Colleges Instrumental Conductors Association Honors Band (Dr. John Owen, conducting) - January 20, 2013
- Case Western Reserve University Symphonic Winds (Dr. Gary Ciepluch, conducting) - April 15, 2012
- Malone University Symphonic Band (Dr. Jesse Ayers, conducting) - April 13, 1012
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- and they gathered on Mount Carmel (1995)
- Fanfare for Christmas Morning (1995)
- Fanfare for Christmas Morning (Brass) (1995)
- Fire of the Living God, The (1995)
- Flashbax
- Incantations of the Prophets of Baal, The (1995)
- Jericho (2005)
- Magical Mystical Rain Forest, The (1991)
- Prayer of Elijah, The (1995)
- Rachel Weeping for Her Children September 11 2001 (2002)
- Rahab
- Susanna and the Elders (1978)
- Veni Emmanuel (1997)
Additional Resources
