Of Sailors and Whales
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1989
Duration: c. 15:40
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts - $195.00 | Score Only - $29.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Claves
- Conga Drum
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (Tam-tam)
- Tom-Toms (Low)
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes (T-bar)
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Of Sailors and Whales (Five Scenes from Melville) is a five-movement work based on scenes from Herman Melville's Moby Dick. It was commissioned by and is dedicated to the California Band Directors Association, Inc., and was premiered in February 1990 by the California All-State Band, conducted by the composer. The work is sub-dedicated to Robert Lanon White, Commander USN (Ret.), who went to sea as a simple sailor.
Program Note from the Printed Score
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Air and Dance
- Annabel Lee
- Chant and Jubilo
- Divergents
- Drammatico
- Flourishes
- Grace Praeludium
- Kaddish
- Lauds and Tropes
- Masque
- Praises
- Second Suite
- They Hung Their Harps in the Willows
Additional Resources
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