Portrait of a Patriot

Anthony Susi

General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: II+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00; (digital) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00

Movements

1. Rebellion – 2:00
2. Hale Homestead – 1:45
3. Liberty – 1:45

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Gong
Shakers
Snare Drum
Tambourine
Triangle
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This inviting new suite in three contrasting movements attempts to portray the courageous deeds of Nathan Hale (1755-1776) as a soldier and spy for the fledgling Continental army during the American Revolutionary War. The energized opening movement, entitled Rebellion, leads to a slower, more cantabile second movement entitled Hale Homestead, which uses the popular American revolutionary folk song Johnny's Gone for a Soldier. The rousing and concluding movement includes a reference to Yankee Doodle near the end. This, in the words of the composer, "signifies the colonists' victory for liberty from British rule."

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Montrose (Colo.) Community Band – 24 June 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Autumn's Passing (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Come Alive (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017/2020)
The Messenger (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1894/2020)
Midnight Clear (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1850/2020)
A Million Dreams (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Raise a Ruckus (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
Russian Sailor's Dance (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1927/2021)

All Wind Works

Aurora Borealis
Autumn's Passing (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Come Alive (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2017/2020)
First Responders (2020)
A Fond Farewell (2019)
Golden Heart (2019)
Harvest Fair (2017)
Heralding Angels (2020)
Home Awaits (2022)
The Last Rose of Summer (as arranger)
The Messenger (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1894/2020)
Midnight Clear (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1850/2020)
A Million Dreams (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Portrait of a Patriot (2018)
Raise a Ruckus (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
Russian Sailor's Dance (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1927/2021)
Summer's Solitude (2020)
Tornado Alley (2019)
Winds of Arabia (2020)

Resources

Anthony Susi website Accessed 15 August 2019
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Anthony Susi." Accessed 15 August 2019
"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 72/9 (April 2018), p. 32.
Perusal score