Redline Tango
From Wind Repertory Project
John Mackey (transcribed by the composer)
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General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: OstiMusic
Cost: Score and Parts (Rental) - $350.00 | Score (Purchase) - $60.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
Bb Bass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Sax I-II
Tenor Sax
Baritone Sax
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbal (suspended)
- Finger Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Tom-Toms (4)
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Redline Tango takes its title from two sources. The first is the common term of "redlining an engine," or, pushing it to the limit. In the case of this score, "redline" also refers to the "red line," or the IRT subway line (2 & 3 trains) of the New York subway system, which is the train that goes between my apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and BAM, where this work was premiered. The work is in three sections. The first section is the initial virtuosic "redlining" section, with constantly-driving 16th-notes and a gradual increase in intensity. After the peak comes the second section, the "tango," which is rather light but demented, and even a bit sleazy. The material for the tango is derived directly from the first section of the work. A transition leads us back to an even "redder" version of the first section, with one final pop at the end.
Originally commissioned by the Brooklyn Philharmonic, this is the re-worked, or "windstrated" version.
Redline Tango was commissioned by Emory University, Lamar University, Arizona State University, Florida State University, Louisiana State University, Illinois State University, University of Kansas, and Mercer University. Consortium organized by Scott A. Stewart of Emory University and Scott Weiss of Lamar University.
The work was premiered February 26, 2004, Emory University Wind Ensemble, Scott Stewart, conductor.
Program Note by John Mackey.
Awards
- ABA/Ostwald Prize (2005)
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: University of Kansas Wind Ensemble (John P Lynch, conductor).
- Audio CD: University of Florida Wind Symphony (David A Waybright, conductor).
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Clocking (2007)
- Concerto for Soprano Sax (2007)
- Kingfishers Catch Fire (2007)
- Sasparilla (2005)
- Strange Humors (2006)
- Turbine (2006)
- Turning (2007)
Additional Resources
- John Mackey - Official Website
- Phillips, Rebecca L. John Mackey: The Composer, His Compositional Style and a Conductor's Analysis of Redline Tango and Turbine [Doctoral Dissertation].
