Moxie
Viet Cuong (trans. Matthew Sedatole)
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General Info
Year: 2018 / 2021
Duration: c. 8:15
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Unknown
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
When we say someone has moxie, we imply that they have a surprising amount of confidence or nerve, especially for someone of their stature or age. By orchestrating an extremely simple musical line into something much bigger and bolder than itself, Moxie sets out to prove that, with enough nerve, the simple can sound complex, the small can sound mighty, and, most importantly, a whisper can actually scream. This last idea is carried out as the piece comes to a close and music distills itself to its core; even though this final texture thins out dramatically, I feel the energy is only heightened by doing so. Ultimately, the piece has the moxie to believe that sometimes the simplest move is right.
Moxie was originally composed for the Curtis Symphony Orchestra in 2018.
- Program Note by composer
Moxie is defined as "courageous spirit and determination; perseverance."
- Program Note from Dictionary.com
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- University of Texas (Austin) Wind Ensemble (Weston Lewis, conductor) – 20 April 2022
- Michigan State University (East Lansing) Wind Symphony (Kevin Sedatole, conductor) – 22 October 2021 *Premiere Wind Ensemble Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Syzygy (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
All Wind Works
- Autumn Triptych (2023)
- Thu Điếu (2017/2021)
- Bull's-Eye (2019)
- Concerto for Tuba (2019)
- Cymbalisms
- Deciduous (2023)
- Diamond Tide (2015)
- Electric Aroma (2017/2018)
- Extra Fancy
- Full Circle (2019)
- Heart on Fire (2022)
- Howls and Hymns (2017)
- Inland Ocean (2023)
- Lasting Light (2018)
- Moth (2013)
- Moxie (tr. Sedatole) (2018/2021)
- Re(new)al (chamber winds) (2016/2018/2021)
- Re(new)al (wind ensemble) (2016/2018)
- Rule of 3 (2021)
- Second Nature (2022)
- Sound and Smoke (2011)
- Symphony No. 1 (2024)
- Syzygy (2019)
- Syzygy (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- Thu Điếu. See: Autumn Triptych
- Vital Sines (2022)
Resources
- Viet Cuong website Accessed 20 October 2021