Moon Over Half Dome

Jack Wilds

General Info

Year: 2019 / 2021
Duration: c. 6:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $150.00 | Score Only (print) - $40.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
Percussion (6 players), including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
China Cymbals
Concert Tom
Crash Cymbals (2 sets)
Crotales
Marimba
Slapstick
Splash Cymbal
Suspended Cymbal
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Moon Over Half Dome is a photography by Ansel Adams. The image depicts a granite mountain in Yosemite National Park with the moon hanging overhead to the left. To my eye, the dome almost looks as if it is in motion, like a wave being pulled upward by the moon.

This piece is a response to the image, using ever-increasing interlocking tempos and a constantly transforming ostinato to portray the mountain breaking loose and rising toward the moon.

- Program Note by composer