Reverberations

Brian Balmages

Brian Balmages

General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00   |   Score Only - $6.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Snare Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Bells
• Hi-Hat
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tom-Tom
• Triangle
• Vibraphone
• Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Based entirely on a two-note motif (minor 3rd), Reverberations explores the concept of sound as it echoes throughout the ensemble. The piece opens and closes with the same two pitches, which appear throughout the work while timbres and harmonies constantly change and evolve. While many references to minimalism do exist, the music does not strictly adhere to that style. This motif persists in reverberating throughout the ensemble.

Reverberations was commissioned by the University of Georgia (John Lynch, director of Bands; Gregg Gausline, Associate Director of Bands) and premiered by the 2008 Midwest Honor Band with the composer conducting.

- Program Note from Carrollton Wind Symphony concert program, 21 December 2018

This explosive short concert fanfare explores various sounds as they echo throughout the ensemble. Based entirely on a two-note motif, the music makes use of minimalist techniques while adding fanfare themes and an extensive percussion backdrop. The end of the work reverses the direction of the motif as the woodwinds echo each other while the brass present the final powerful statements.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
• Audio CD: Clarksville Middle School Wind Ensemble (David Smith, conductor) - 2009

State Ratings

• Georgia: IV
• Maryland: III
• Michigan: Senior High School Band Class D
• South Carolina: III
• Tennessee: III

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Florida State University (Tallahassee) Campus Band (Jacquelyn Tabone, conductor) - 20 November 2023
• Camp Encore/Coda (Sweden, Me.) Symphonic Winds (Trevor Frost, conductor) – 12 August 2023
• Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble (Chestertown, Md.) (Jodi Bortz, conductor) - 26 March 2023
• Clark Intermediate School (Clovis, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Chris Watson, conductor) – 22 April 2022 (2022 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
• University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls) Concert Band (Foteini Angeli, conductor) - 24 February 2022
• Hancock College (Santa Maria, Calif.) Concert Band (Garson Olivieri, conductor) – 11 May 2019
• Hillview Junior High School (Menlo Park, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Diane Klacznski, conductor) – 12 April 2019 (2019 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
• Carrollton (Tex.) Wind Symphony (Richard Floyd, conductor) - 21 December 2018 (2018 Midwest Clinic)
• Western Illinois University (Macomb) (Stephanie Bergland, conductor) – 28 April 2017
• University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Concert Band (Bradley Esau, conductor) – 21 April 2017
• Valley Wind Ensemble (Solvang, Calif.) (Sharon Jeskey, conductor) – 2 April 2017
• Illinois State (Normal) University University Band (Gavin Smith, conductor) – 8 October 2015
• Marshall (Minn.) Middle School 8th Grade Band (Greg Linscott, conductor) - 16 February 2012
• Austin Peay State University Symphonic Band (John Schnettler, conductor) - 27 April 2011
• Clarksville (Md.) Middle School Wind Ensemble (David Smith, conductor) – 16 December 2009 (2009 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Arabian Dances (Adaptable Band) (2009/2021)
• Arith-Metric No. 1 (Adaptable Band) (2020)
• Blue Ridge Reel (Adaptable Band) (2013/2020)
• Colliding Visions (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
• Focal Point (Adaptable Band) (2021)
• Focal Point. See also: Suite Treats
• Jungle Dance (Adaptable Band) (2011/2022)
• A Little Matrix Music (Adaptable Band) (2020)
• Moscow, 1941 (Adaptable Band) (2006/2020)

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• Clutch (2023)
• Colliding Visions (2010)
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• Eagles Among Us (2017)
• Electricity (2009)
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• Focal Point (Adaptable Band) (2021)
• Focal Point. See also: Suite Treats
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• Joy of Life (2015)
• Jungle Dance (2011)
• Jungle Dance (Adaptable Band) (2011/2022)
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• A Little Matrix Music (Adaptable Band) (2020)
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• Marche Diabolique (2014)
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• Metamorphic Dances (2019)
• Midnight on Main Street (2009)
• Midnight Suite
  • Midnight Mission (2005)
  • Midnight Sky (2006)
  • Midnight Madness (2007)
• Miles of Blue (2020)
• Miramar Fanfare (2003)
• Moscow, 1941 (2006)
• Moscow, 1941 (Adaptable Band) (2006/2020)
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• Phasing Thunder (2014)
• Pikes Peak (2019)
• Pixelated World (2020)
• Pride of the Clipper (2020)
• Primal Dances (2018)
• Proclamation (2000)
• Proudly We Hail (as arranger) (1814/2002)
• Radiance (2018)
• Raging Machines (2008)
• Rain (2008)
• Rapture (2022)
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• Reverberations (2009)
• Rhythms and Riffs‎ (2008)
• Rippling Watercolors (2015)
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• Rite of Passage (2000)
• Rocky Mountain Romp (2007)
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• A Scottish Festival (2021)
• Shadow Waltzes (2016)
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• Still (2012)
• Suite Treats. See: Focal Point
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• Symphony No. 1 for Brass (1998)
• Synthesis (2016)
• The Tears of Arizona (2016)
• Temple of the Murals (2011)
• That Which Binds Us (2015)
• Three Celtic Dances (2008)
• Thrill Ride (2019)
• Through Courageous Eyes (2003)
• Through the Mist (2009)
• Thunderbolt Fanfare (2019)
• To Dance Among the Stars (2020)
• Tomorrow's Yesterdays (2011)
• Trust in Angels (2017)
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• Unknown (2022)
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Resources

• Balmages, B. (2009). Reverberations [score]. FJH Music: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Brian Balmages website Accessed 15 September 2020