Kingfishers Catch Fire
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 2007
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: OstiMusic
Cost: Score and Parts (Rental) - $350.00 | Score (Purchase) - $60.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II-III (III doubles piccolo)
Oboe
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
Bb Bass Clarinet
Contrabass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Sax I-II
Tenor Sax
Baritone Sax
Trumpet (in C) I-II-III-IV
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crotales
- Cymbals (crash; 3 suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (Tam-tam)
- Marimba
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
A "kingfisher" is a bird with beautiful, brilliantly colored feathers that look in sunlight as if they are on fire. Kingfishers are extremely shy birds and are rarely seen, but when they are seen, they are undeniably beautiful.
The first movement, "Following falls and falls of rain," is suspended in tone, but with hope, depicting the kingfisher slowly emerging from its nest in the early morning stillness, just after a heavy rain storm. The second movement, "Kingfishers catch fire," imagines the bird flying out into the sunlight.
The work features optional antiphonal trumpets placed behind the audience. The trumpet solo in the first movement is played from the back of the hall, and the trumpet flourishes in the second movement are played by the antiphonal trumpet choir. You may catch the reference to Stravinsky's Firebird at the end of the piece.
Kingfishers Catch Fire was commissioned by Kentaro Hino (Hikarigaoka Girls' High School), Mamoru Nakata (Wind Ensemble du Nord), Masafumi Matsumoto (Okayama Sanyo High School), Kotai Yo (Wind Ensemble "KANADE"), Toshiya Iwata (Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare "Heartful Winds"), Taizo Okuyama (Wind Ensemble Soleil), and Shintaro Fukumoto (Community Band of Sagamihara). Consortium organized by Mamoru Nakata.
The work was premiered on March 17, 2007, JWECC '07 Special Band, conducted by Ichiro Saito. Kurashiki, Japan.
Program Note by John Mackey.
Commercial Discography
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Clocking (2007)
- Concerto for Soprano Sax (2007)
- Redline Tango (2004)
- Sasparilla (2005)
- Strange Humors (2006)
- Turbine (2006)
- Turning (2007)
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