Postcard from Pittsburgh
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General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 4:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $7.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This well-conceived musical postcard conveys the sights and sounds of the beautiful, artistic, and historic Pennsylvania city. An opening section that includes a metallic Steel City theme is intended to portray the city’s industrial heritage through the use of deliberate and intense repeated rhythmic patterns and powerful chords, This section builds to a slower, contrasting section that features a majestic City of Bridges theme that celebrates the grandeur of the city, its three rivers, and numerous bridges through soaring lines and beautiful harmonies. These themes then develop and intertwine to create the driving City of Champions section that moves to the finale — a powerful section featuring ascending chords that represent the breathtaking ride up the 800-foot Duquesne Incline, ultimately bringing the work to a dramatic conclusion.
-Program Note from The Instrumentalist
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
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- Continuum (2011)
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- Echo Lake (2014)
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- Kingdom of the Sun and Moon (2015)
- The Knights' Creed (2018)
- Land of the Midnight Sun. See: Symphony No. 1
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- Let the Bells Ring! (2015)
- Lightspeed (2017)
- The Lions March (2020)
- The Magic Mirror (2020)
- My Favorite Things (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1959/2014)
- Ogopogo (2015)
- An Olympic Celebration (2007/2010)
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- ReBoot (2013)
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- Shadowplay (2012)
- Smoke and Mirrors (2012)
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- Snow (2017)
- Spirit of the Wolf (as arranger) (2019)
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- Squonk Blues (2016)
- Starburst (2015)
- Summer Festivals. See: Symphony No. 3
- Sunlight Dancing (2023)
- Symphony No. 1 (2012–14)
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- Land of the Midnight Sun (2013)
- Iditarod (2012)
- Symphony No. 3 (2021)
- Synergy (2019)
- Themes from "The Crown" (as arranger) (2020)
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- Memento (2015)
- Flying Colors (2015)
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- Undercurrents (2016)
- Walking to the Sky (2016)
- Where Mountains Touch the Sky (2014)
- Wild Rose Jamboree (2016)
- Windjammer (2011)
- Winter Light. See: Symphony No. 3
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Resources
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 69/8 (March 2015), p. 32.
- Buckley, R. (2013). Postcard from Pittsburgh [score]. Musicworks: Milwaukee, Wisc.