Lightning Spirit, The

Roland Barrett

General Info

Year: 2005
Duration: c. 3:40
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Bells
Brake Drum
Chimes (optional)
Gong
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Thunder Sheet
Triangle
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The Lightning Spirit is based on the Aboriginal legend of Namarrkon, who sat in the clouds and hurled lightning bolts at the earth below. This exciting overture contains some very powerful moments that are well balanced with more subtle, musical moments. Very effective percussion parts, along with colorful scoring, give younger bands an opportunity to sound more mature.

- Program Note from publisher

Dedicated to the Southwest Oklahoma Band Directors' Association.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Mississippi: II-A

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Hartt Harmony Winds (Hartford, Conn.) (Alan Francis, conductor) – 14 May 2017
NJHS Symphonic Band Newark (Calif.) Junior High School Symphonic Band (Ryann Hernandez, conductor) - 9 June 2016

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Ancient Visions (2003)
And So He Also Loves the Bow (2019)
And in the End It Was Earth (2012)
The Andromeda Connection (2012)
Appalachian Dreams (2015)
Arabian Dances (2008)
At the Edge of Chaos (2013)
Australiana (2016)
Autumn Sketches (1996)
Believe (as arranger) (2009/2010)
Blessed Are They (2019)
Burn (2014)
Capricorn Moon (2006)
Centavo (1995)
Chants Long Forgotten (1998)
Chasing Orion (2010)
Cheyenne (2004)
Children of a Different Sun (2017)
A Christmas Fantasy (as arranger) (2010)
A Christmas Montage (as arranger) (2007)
Cimarron Sketches (1994)
Cimarron Sunset (2004)
Clockwork (1993)
Convergence (2006)
Courtland Hills (1994)
Desert Voices (2008)
Dramatic Sessions
Dreams and Proclamations (2007)
Dream Variants (2012)
Fanfare and Dance Segments
Fanfare And Jubilation (2007)
Fanfare and Modal Apparitions (2018)
Fanfare Nobilise (2021)
Festival Sinfonia (1999)
Fiesta! (2003)
Final Impact (2009)
Fireburst Fanfare (2008)
Firefall (2006)
Flight of the Banshee (2009)
The Fourth Angel (1999)
Ghost Dances (2010)
Ghost Riders (2007)
Golden Eagle (2002)
Guardians of the Canyon (2010)
I Was Born for This (as arranger) (2012/2013)
In the Realm of Kings (2014)
The Jaws of Fenris (2016)
Just the Way You Are (as arranger) (2010/2011)
The Legend of El Muerto (2017)
The Legend of Killarney (2014)
Lennon (as arranger) (2013)
Let it Rock (2009)
The Lightning Spirit (2005)
Ludlow (2014)
Medal of Freedom (2013)
Month of the Cold Moon (2008)
New Dawn (2005)
Ode to Joy (as arranger) (1824/1965/1995)
Of Dark Lords and Ancient Kings (1995)
Of Men and the Sea (2004)
Of Wizards and Warriors (2005)
On The Wings Of The Chosen (1992)
Paint it Black (as arranger) (1966/2014)
Prelude and Firestorm (2014)
Prelude and Passages (2018)
Racing the Sun (2011)
Riders On The Southern Front (1998)
Ritual Images (2012)
Rituals (2008)
Roswell, 1947 (2004)
Sahara (2005)
Samba de Soleil (2014)
Scirocco (2012)
Sentinels (2006)
The Seventh Resolution (2015)
Silent Stands the Elm (2010)
Soar The Untamed Spirit (1998)
Song Of Freedom (2002)
Structures (2011)
The Summoning (2020)
Sunchasers (2005)
Sunrise Song (2001)
Symphonic Journey No. 1 (1993)
Tangents Angulár (2009)
They Stood At The Edge Of The Sky (2001)
They Walked in the Valley of Fire (2016)
The Third Vortex (2000)
Tick Tock (as arranger) (2011)
Variations On A March Tune (2000)
Ventures (1993)
A Winter Memory (1999)
A Yuletide Holiday (as arranger) (2016)
A Yuletide Memory (2009)
Zombie Dreams (2013)
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