On the Wing
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 1:55
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00; (digital) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Shakers
- Slapstick
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
On the Wing strives to depict the flight of an aircraft beginning with the fast-paced take-off in the introduction, to the tranquil themes that represent soaring above the clouds. Through sheer ingenuity and daring, heavier than air flight has become an integral part of our daily lives. On the Wing is a tribute to the people whose sacrifice and tenacity has made such an incredible achievement seem commonplace.
- Program Note by composer
The aggressive opening fanfare provides the catalyst for the entire work as the music moves through a series of textural shifts. After a more subdued middle section, the opening music returns once more in heroic fashion, driving to a thrilling ending.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Temple University (Philadelphia, Penn.) Night Owls Campus Community Band (Candace Truitt, conductor) – 8 December 2019
- TMEA Region XIV 2018 Middle School All-Region Honor Band (Laredo, Tx.) (Jennifer Alcocer, conductor) – 28 January 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Across the Serengeti (2016)
- And Sail Away (2017)
- Bold
- Bravado Tango (2015)
- Cassini's Dive (2021)
- Christus Factus Est (as transcriber) (1884/2018)
- Circle of Wagons (2013)
- Come Down Rain (2018)
- Crowns of Glory (2020)
- Dance Slav (2018)
- Everybody Sang (2019)
- Foiled Again! (2014)
- The Jester's Galop (2023)
- Laniakea (2016)
- Leading Light (2022)
- Legacy Fanfare (2016)
- Liber Illuminare (2023)
- Monumental Triumph
- Moon Over Half Dome (2019/2021)
- On the Kerry Shore (2017)
- On the Wing (2014)
- Palo Duro Sunrise (2015)
- Passage of Arms (2013)
- Queen Anne’s Revenge (2013)
- Ripple Effect (2023)
- Ruins of Tulum (2013)
- Scenes from the American West (2018)
- Solstice Dance (2015)
- The Spirit of Cashel (2019)
- Spellbound (2016)
- A Swashbuckling Christmas (2017)
- Symphony No.1 (2022)
- ¡Viva! (2017)
- Wellspring (2020)
- Whirling Novas (2015)
Resources
- Jack Wilds Music Accessed 2 August 2021