Paprikash

Julie Giroux

Julie Giroux

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 7:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Musica Propria
Cost: Score and Parts - $145.00   |   Score Only - $30.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contra-Bassoon
Solo Eb Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bell Tree
• Crash Cymbals
• Field Drum
• Finger Cymbals
• Gong
• Orchestra Chimes
• Sandpaper Blocks
• Shakers
• Sleigh Bells
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The altered Phrygian Dominant Scale (altered by raising the 3rd scale degree in the Phrygian mode) is one of my favorite scale/modes to compose in. Also known as the Freygish or Fraigish scale, this fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale is used in many forms and nationalities of music. We hear this most often with Jewish, Greek, Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Flamenco and some forms of Russian music. When using this scale it is almost impossible to sound like anything other than the aforementioned types of music. I like all of those types of music, so composing in this mode is nothing but fun. With this particular piece, I decided to go with a Jewish, Greek, Hungarian and overall Slavic flavor.

Growing up, I played all of the Hungarian rhapsodies on the piano. I found them energetic, fascinating and most of all passionate. I did not want to put this piece into a specific ethnic category, so I went with the title Paprikash referring to the chicken dish which uses lots and lots of paprika. It is a dish that is prepared and enjoyed by most if not all of the countries whose musical styles I was going to compose in. I like to think of this piece as my own personal recipe combined with lots and lots of Freygish paprika.

- Program Note by composer

Composed for the Saitama Sakae Wind Orchestra, Japan.

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Audio Links

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• University of Maryland (College Park) Wind Ensemble (Andrea Brown, conductor) – 6 March 2020
• University of Maryland (College Park) Wind Symphony (H. Robert Reynolds, conductor) – 29 February 2020
• Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band (New York, N.Y.) (Henco Espag, conductor) - 14 December 2019
• University of Mississippi (Jackson) Wind Ensemble (David Willson, conductor) - 2018
• Saitama Sakae Wind Orchestra (Saitama, Japan) (Akira Oku, conductor) - 18 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic) - *United States Premiere*

Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• At the Covid Cabana (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• The Bonsai Tree (Flex instrumentation) (2010/2020)
• Chanukkah, Oh Chanukkah (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1739/2020)
• I'll Be Home A-fore Ye (Flex instrumentation) (2003/2020)
• Market Bridge (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
• One Life Beautiful (Flex instrumentation) (2010/2020)
• Opa! (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
• Our Cast Aways (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
• A Time to Dance (2006) (Flex instrumentation) (2006/2020)

All Wind Works

• Af-free-kah! (2013)
• All Good Things
• All Through the Night (as arranger) (2011)
• Always (2019)
• Amaranthine
• Appalachian Portrait (2017)
• The Ash Grove (2019)
• At the Covid Cabana (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Away in a Manger (as arranger)
• Before the Sun (2013)
• The Bench by the Sea (2017)
• Bonsai Tree, The (2010)
• Bookmarks from Japan (2013)
• Boston Liberties (2003)
• Carnaval! (2013)
• Chanukkah, Oh Chanukkah (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Chorale for Wind Band and Melodic Percussion (as arranger)
• Christmas and Sousa Forever (as arranger)
• Christmas Toons (2012)
• Christmas with Mozart (2007)
• Circus Franticus (2001)
• Cordoba (2013)
• Crown of Thorns (1998)
• Culloden I and II (2000)
• Culloden III (2000)
• Crown of Thorns
• Dragon Sky (2015)
• Dream Dancer
• The Elements
• Empire (2006)
• Fantasy in French (2012)
• Fields of Gold (2019)
• The First Noel (as arranger)
• Fort McHenry Suite (2000)
• Freedom Rising (2017)
• Glenbury Grove (2009)
• Glorious Light
• The Grace in Being (2013)
• Greatest Generation, The
• Hands of Mercy
• HardDrive
• Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1739/2020)
• Hark! Those Bells Are Smokin’ (2011)
• HearthStone, The (2016)
• Husaria Cavalry Overture (2006)
• Hymn for the Innocent (2016)
• I Got Rhythm for Christmas
• Il Burlone (2000)
• I'll Be Home A'fore Ye (2006)
• I'll Be Home A-fore Ye (Flex instrumentation) (2003/2020)
• Imbizo (2007)
• Impressions (2013)
• In My Father's Eyes (2017)
• In the Bleak Midwinter (as arranger) (1906/2018)
• Incantations
• Italian Rhapsody (2005)
• Jerusalem (as arranger)
• Jingle Them Bells (as arranger) (1857/2011)
• Journey Through Orion (2006)
• Just Flyin'! (2015)
• Kalanu
• Khan (2008)
• La Mezquita de Córdoba (2005)
• Let Your Spirit Sing
• Little Drummer Boy's Bolero, The
• Louisiana Parish Sketches (2001)
• Mambo Perro Loco (2008)
• March of the Sun Dried Tomatoes (2000)
• Market Bridge (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
• Medalist Fanfare (2013)
• Moonshine. See: Shine
• Movin' On Down the Line
• My Soul to Keep (2019)
• Mystery on Mena Mountain (1985)
• Nature of the Beast, The
• Nihonbashi. See: Market Bridge
• No Finer Calling (2006)
• No Man's Land (2017)
• Nothing That Is (2000)
• Nutcracker Fantasia (2012)
• O Holy Night (arr. Giroux) (1847/2011)
• Of Blood and Stone (2015)
• One Life Beautiful (2010)
• One Life Beautiful (Flex instrumentation) (2010/2020)
• One Torch, Two Women, Three Ships and Men Rejoicing (2011)
• Opa! (2018)
• Ouachita (1987)
• Our Cast Aways (2018)
• Our Cast Aways (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
• Overture in Five Flat (2010)
• Paprikash (2014)
• Peter Patapan (2011)
• Poseidon
• Primality!
• Prisoner of the Ring (1986)
• Radiant Shadows (2016)
• Riften Wed (2013)
• River Shannon (2020)
• Shadow Falls
• Shine (2017)
• Space Symphony (1986/1991)
• The Speed of Heat
• Stealing Home (2016)
• Stocking Full of Composers, A (2009)
• Symphony No. 5 (2017)
• Symphony No. 6 (2020, in composition)
• Symphony of Fables, A (2006)
• Taboo for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble
• Three Fanfares (2003)
• Three Wise Guys (2011)
• Tiger Tail March (2000)
• A Time to Dance (2006)
• To Walk with Wings (2000)
• Twelve Days of Christmas, The (Giroux)
• The Twelve Gallon Hat (2013)
• Under the Willow (2015)
• A Very Merry Heart and Soul
• Vigils Keep (2005)
• Vortex (2015)
• Wagon Trail
• West Wind Overture (2012)
• What Child Is That Playing Carol of the Bells? (as arranger) (2011)
• What Goes in the Night (2000)
• When Country Comes to Town
• Where the Red Fern Grows (2016)
• Wild West Overture
• Without You
• Wolves in Moonlight (2019)
• Zephyr, Chorale and Dance (2012)

References

• Giroux, J. (2014). Paprikash: For Concert Band [score]. Musica Propria: San Antonio, Tx.
• Julie Giroux's Concert Band Music Site
• [musicapropria.com/musicpages/listen/paprikash_scr_play.html Perusal score]