Freebirds
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General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 13:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Lyd Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $350.00; (digital) - $250.00 | Score Only (digital) - free
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet (or B-flat Contrabass Clarinet)
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
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Crotales
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Sizzle Cymbal
- Slapstick
- Suspended Cymbal (large)
- Tom-tom (deep)
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Freebirds takes its title and inspiration from the album by the iconic southern rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Based on the song Free Bird, it is a driving, ecstatic showpiece for two clarinets and band. The work begins with a cadenza-like passage for the soloists, takes the listener through some high, beautiful lyrical passages and amazing extended techniques for clarinet leading to the ending in a virtuosic cadenza. This piece grabs hold of the listener and never lets go with rapid technical passages that emulate the dueling electric guitars of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
- Program Note by composer
This concerto for two clarinets was originally written for orchestra. It was commissioned by Robert Spring.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio CD: Showa Wind Symphony (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) - 2010
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of North Texas (Denton) Wind Ensemble (Daniel Cook, conductor; Kimberly Cole Luevano and Bobby Lapinski, clarinet) – 8 November 2022
- Clovis (Calif.) North Educational Center Wind Ensemble (Gary Hill, conductor; Jaren Jamito and Mateo Spina, clarinets) – 22 April 2022 (2022 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
- University of Toronto (Ont., Can.) Wind Ensemble (Gillian MacKay, conductor; Jason Han and Jonathan Wong, clarinet) - 1 December 2018
- West Texas A&M University (Canyon) Symphonic Band (Don LeFevre, conductor; Douglas Storey and John Tegmeyer, clarinet) – 15 March 2017 (CBDNA 2017 National Conference, Kansas City, Mo.)
- Metropolitan Winds of Toronto (Ont., Can.) (Colin Clarke, conductor; Wesley Ferreira and Jana Starling, clarinet) - February 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
- AMP (2016)
- Atipa-Tcoba (2020)
- Black Dog (2002)
- Clear Shade Creek (2018)
- Concerto Americana (2015)
- DivertiMetal
- The Flight of the Elephant (2018)
- Freebirds (2010)
- Funkinetics (2014)
- Gone (2013)
- In Praise of Joe (2019)
- Krump (2007)
- Love Songs (2010)
- Mercury on the Moon (2009)
- Music from the Redneck Songbook II (2011)
- Popcopy (2007)
- Popcopy Rated T (2014)
- X Concerto (1996)
- X2
- Xanadu
- Zing! (2008)
Resources
- Scott McAllister website Accessed 17 March 2017