Momentum (Bernotas)
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $85.00; (digital) - $80.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Commissioned by the North Jersey Area Band in honor of its 50th anniversary, this work starts in a celebratory tempo with a two-measure percussion introduction leading to an exciting and powerful brass line in a syncopated rhythm. The mood quickly changes to a slow, reflective section with a change of key to A marked “thoughtfully."
- Program Note from The Instrumentalist
Commissioned by and dedicated to the North Jersey Area Band, New Jersey, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the organization. Jesse Argenziano, President, Jarred Matthes, Past President.
- Program Note from score
A strong percussion statement contributes to the joyous, celebratory feel of this driving work. The pulse is intense and the anticipation is evident with syncopation, powerful brass, and impressive technical lines that lead to many highs and lows before the final resolution. The music is always moving forward, transporting the audience along a seemingly non-stop journey.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- North Jersey Area Band (Peter Boonshaft, conductor) – 2014 – *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Holiday Rock (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
- Ride Through the Valley (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Ablaze
- Above the Clouds (2011)
- Air and Jig (as arranger) (2014)
- Air Force One (2011)
- All Fired Up (2017)
- American Frontier (2012)
- American Pride (as arranger) (2018)
- Among the Stars, You'll Shine (2023)
- Ancient Carol Variants (2013)
- …And Goodnight (2014)
- Animal Parade (2019)
- Appalachian Expedition (2012)
- Armored Knights (2018)
- Atomic Clock (2013)
- Attack of the Zombies (2019)
- Autopilot (2017)
- Battlestar! (2011)
- Boundless (2017)
- Call to the Heroes (2013)
- Cool Breeze (2021)
- Curse of the Pharaohs (2015)
- Dancing Kites (2015)
- Doctor Rhythm (2016)
- Dolce (2020)
- Dragon Run (2022)
- El Toro (2016)
- Empire City Overture (2016)
- Explorations (2012)
- Festival Fanfare and March (2014)
- Finding a Way (2015)
- Flash Flood (2013)
- Folk Song Celebration (as arranger) (2021)
- Forevermore (2018)
- Golden Celebration Overture (2021)
- A Hanukkah Festival (as arranger) (2011)
- Heartbeats in Shadows (2012)
- Heebie Jeebies (2015)
- High Octane (2019)
- Holiday Celebrations (as arranger) (2015)
- Holiday Rock (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
- In a New Light (2016)
- It's All Right (as arranger) (2021)
- Liftoff (2021)
- Lion Pride (2022)
- Machine Age (2015)
- March of the Robot Brigade (2016)
- Momentum (2014)
- Moonrise and Dance (2013)
- Mystic Voyage (2010)
- Mythos (2009)
- Night Journey (2010)
- On the Cape (2019)
- Pony Express (2009)
- Pop Goes the Band (2017)
- Returning Home (2015)
- Ride On (2010)
- Ride Through the Valley (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Ritual (2010)
- Shadow Warriors (2017)
- Shattered (2018)
- Skydive (2016)
- Snowfall (2017)
- Stomp, Clap, Snap Tango! (2009)
- Stonybrook Overture (2010)
- Sussex Anthem (2012)
- This Day Forward (2012)
- Through A Child’s Eyes (2011)
- To the Fore (2014)
- To the Moon (2014)
- Tribal Fusion (2011)
- Turbulence!
- Vanguard (2017)
- Vertigo (2012)
- Wind of the Waves (2018)
- Winds of Eternity (2016)
- Winter Whispers (2014)
- With Honor (2013)
- Workforce (2015)
- Worksite (2015)
Resources
- Chris Bernotas website
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist 70.1 (2015): 57. Print