Motown Metal
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1994
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Peer Music Ltd.
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown | Score Only - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Horns in F I-II-III-IV
Trumpet (in C) I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Percussion I-II, including:
- Anvil
- Brake Drum
- Cymbal (medium suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (Tam-tam) (large)
- Hi-hat
- Nipple Gong (medium)
- Splash Cymbals (8" and 10")
- Triangle (small and large)
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Motwon Metal for brass ensemble and percussion is inspired by the sounds and rhythms of industrial Detroit: city of automobile clamor and the sixties Motown sound. The composition highlights instruments made only of metal. Motown Metal is an assembly line of ascending and descending glissandi and rapid chromatic scales, predominately heard in the trombones. The tuba, glockenspiel, and anvil create a funky polyphony, while the trumpets and horns play big band staccato chords. I draw on my experience playing percussion in sixties soul music bands and drum and bugle corps to create brassy industrial-strength polyrhythms.
Program Note by Michael Daugherty
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
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Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Alligator Alley (2003)
- Bells for Stokowski (2001)
- Bizarro (2003)
- Desi (1991)
- Niagara Falls
- Red Cape Tango from Metropolis Symphony (tr. by Spede)
- Rosa Parks Boulevard
Additional Resources
None discovered thus far.
