It's Silk--Feel It!

Alec Wilder

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General Info

Year: 1939 / 1989
Duration: c. 2:50
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Margun
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

Instrumentation

Oboe (doubling English Horn)
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet (doubling Flute, Penny Whistle and Piccolo)
B-flat Bass Clarinet
String Bass
Harpsichord
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

It's Silk. Feel It was number 14 of several woodwind octets that Alec Wilder wrote between 1939 and 1941.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Wind Ensemble (John Climer, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Wind Ensemble (John Climer, conductor) – 22 March 2013 (CBDNA 2013 National Conference, Greensboro, N.C.)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Air for Horn and Wind Ensemble (1963)
Beguiner's Luck (1953)
Children's Plea for Peace (1968)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (1966)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
Concerto for Tuba and Wind Ensemble (1968)
Interlude No. 1
It's Silk--Feel It! (1939/1989)
Kindergarten Flower Pageant (1941/1981)
Seldom the Sun (1940/1989)

Resources

Alec Wilder Music and Life. Web. Accessed 6 August 2021
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Alec Wilder." Accessed 6 August 2021
Wilder, A. (1989). It's Silk—Feel It!: Octet No. XIV [score]. Margun Music: Newton Centre, Mass.