Prelude and Fugue (Mikulka)

From Wind Repertory Project
Composer Name

Michael Mikulka


General Info

Year: 2011
Duration: c. 9.00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Michael Mikulka
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $200.00; (digital) - $80.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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 I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-IV, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbal
  • Hi-hat
  • Marimba
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Triangles (2)
  • Vibraphone
  • Whip
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Prelude and Fugue is a contemporary version of the genre made famous by J.S. Bach. It begins with a somewhat Brahmsian prelude, which builds and becomes progressively passionate, dissonant, and technically challenging. When the prelude is finally about to resolve, it is interrupted by a wild, angular, and intense fugue. The fugue eventually begins to relax, and when the prelude returns set against the fugue, it is finally able to reach its full resolution.

- Program Note by composer


Awards

  • Frank Ticheli Composition Contest, 2013, finalist


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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • CLUTCH Wind Ensemble (Craig Davis, conductor) - 31 January 2014


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