Gmyway’s Revenge!

David Holsinger

Subtitle: A Symphonic Suite for Band

General Info

Year: 1994
Duration: c. 12:15
Difficulty: V-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00

Movements

1. Alla Brashly Bravura ("Enter the hero, Sir Gmyway of Vordak") – 2:25
2. Intermezzo? Thoughtso! ("The Beguiling Countless Adnil") – 3:25
3. Presto Zoomissimo-issimo-issimo! ("In Pursuit of Rattazinski, der Villian") – 6:30

Instrumentation

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

Afro Crashers (Rhythm Crashers)
Agogo Bells
Bar Chimes (Mark Tree)
Bass Drum
Bongos
Castanets
Cowbell
Ganza (Metal Shaker)
Gong
Marimba
Orchestra Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Temple Blocks
Tom Toms (4)
Triangles (4)
Vibraphone
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

Percussion II, mvt. 1, m.31: The diamond note head and unidentified icon is a tambourine.
Percussion III, mvt. 1, m.9: Clarify the three notes (from high to low) as suspended cymbal, bass drum, and gong.
Mallet Percussion parts: Add instrument names to the first page to show what instruments are required in each part.

Program Notes

After oh-so-many "heavy" compositions, sometimes a composer just has to "let his hair down" and produce some musical "high jinks" simply to put all things into perspective! Having very little hair to sacrifice, Holsinger takes a bold step into the sublime in writing the suite for symphonic band, Gmyway's Revenge! Under the guise of this nebulous title, lurks three outrageously frantic movements full of fun, vitality, whimsy, and enough fast notes to make even the best of bands breathless! What better way to show off the Greater Milwaukee Youth Wind Ensemble as they celebrate their 10th anniversary under the direction of Tom Dvorak.

After a flamboyant and festive "big-note" opening, the first movement finds its true character in a slapstick scherzo. The Intermezzo, woven around an undulating half-step ostinato, links melodic fragments from the first movement and the prominent melody of the third movement. The suite closes with a rather robust Presto in a style we associate with the composer: ebullient rhythms, fluctuating accents, poly-lineal textures, and "no-mercy" horn lines!

- Program Note from publisher

Commissioned by the Greater Milwaukee Youth Wind Ensemble, Tom Dvorak, director.

- Program Note from Score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Alabama: Class AA
North Carolina: VI
Tennessee: VI
Virginia: VI

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Rocky Mountain Wind Symphony (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (Kenneth P. Soper, conductor) – 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Abram’s Pursuit (1998)
Adagio (2000)
The Adventures of Kid Cam, the Rocketman! (2014)
American Faces (1996)
Ancient Dances (2020)
The Armies of the Omnipresent Otserf (1981)
Army Ants March and Boogie (2005)
At the Strongholds of En Gedi (1996)
Ballet Exaltare (1999)
Ballet Sacra (1990)
Battle Music (1990)
A Call to Celebration (2012)
Canticles! (2001)
The Case of the Mysterious Stranger (1990)
The Chase (2003)
A Childhood Hymn (as arranger) (1862/1991)
City Symphony
- Cityscape I (Festive Hours Neon Night) (2001)
- Cityscape II (Lonely Hours Anguished Night) (2004)
- Cityscape III (Morning Hours Salvation Light) (2008)
The Cluster Bluster Fluster March (1991)
Connacht Rhapsody (2017)
Consider the Uncommon Man (1992)
Deborah's Triumph/Jael's Revenge (2016)
Deerpath Dances (1996)
Divertimented Dances (2006)
The Easter Symphony (1986-1997)
Elegy on an American Folk Tune (2006)
Elegy on an Evening Hymn (2013)
Every Morning New (2002)
Falcon Attack! (2002)
Fanfare for Brass and Timpani (2003)
Fanfare for Such a Time as This (2007)
Fanfare for the Glorious Naycart (2001)
Fantasy on a Gaelic Hymnsong (1999)
Fantasy on Old Hundred (2019)
Festiva Jubiloso (2000)
Festival Music for a Silver Celebration
Fort Canterbury March (1989)
The Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron (1988)
Gears Pulleys Chains (2006)
Gmyway’s Revenge! (1994)
Graysondance (1993)
Gypsydance (1994)
Havendance (1985)
The Helm Toccata (1991)
Hero Music (2005)
Homage: Three Tapestries (1999)
Hopak Raskolniki (1980)
If You Must Doodle, Doodle Somewhere Else (1990)
In Praise of Gentle Pioneers (1996)
In the Spring at the Time When Kings Go Off to War (1991)
A Jolly Walk in Hibbertland (1991)
Kaylen Dreaming (2006)
Kansas City Dances (1978)
L'Arco della Vita (2021)
Lake Canterbury Regatta (1993)
Last Run (2020)
A Little Adventure Music (2002)
Little Fantasy on an American Hymn (2009)
A Little Mystery Music (1996)
Liturgical Dances (1984)
The Maelstrom (2009)
The March of the Combat Patrol (1991)
March of the Grand High Poobah (2006)
March on a Russian Hymnsong (2003)
Mobbusters! (1994)
Nilesdance (1987)
On a Childhood Sunday Song (2004)
On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason (1990)
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss (1989)
On a Hymnsong of Robert Lowry (1993)
On a Southern Hymnsong (1993)
On an American Spiritual (1991)
On Ancient Hymns and Festal Dances (1988)
On the Cul-de-sac, Three O’clock, Friday Afternoon (1999)
On the Grand Prairie Texas (1989)
On the Overland Stage to El Paso (2006)
One Day in a Small Town (2004)
Otserf II : Revenge of the Warrior Prince (2009)
Partita Allegro (1997)
The Peasant Village Dance (1990)
Praises! (2001)
Prairie Dances (1998)
Prelude and Presto (2018)
Prelude and Rondo (1976)
The Pride of Buxmont (2000)
Providence Unfinished (2002)
Quiet River (2011)
Reagan of Illinois (2011)
Reagan of Illinois Part II (2013)
Riding With the Frontier Battalion (2000)
Scaling the North Wall (1990)
Scootin’ on Hardrock (1999)
Scrappy Bumptoe’s Picture Cards and Ragtag Diary (1981)
Sinfonia Voci (1993)
Solemn Hymn & Rowdy Dance (2010)
Soliloquy (2020)
Some Give All (2016)
A Song of Moses (1999)
Summer to Fall: A Love Song (2006)
Symphonia Glorioso (2006)
Symphonic Movement (2000)
Texas Promenade (1999
Til His Hand Grew Tired and Froze to the Sword (2004)
To Live a Life Triumphant (2007)
To Tame the Perilous Skies (1990)
Von Grrrhart’s 613th Regimental March (1994)
The War Trilogy: 1971 (1999)
The White Rose (as arranger) (1917/)
Zinphonia (2017)

Resources

David Holsinger website Accessed 25 October 2022
Holsinger, D. (1994). Gmyway's Revenge!: A Symphonic Suite for Band [score]. TRN Music Publisher; Ruidoso, N.M.