Scalin' and Wailin'

Thomas Duffy

General Info

Year: 2018
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: I.5+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: American Composers Forum
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $85.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Maracas
Snare Drum
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Scalin' and Wailin' is a flexible, fun piece written with a differentiated instruction model. Three different difficulty levels meet students where they're at in their development and allows space for each to grow. This piece is also ideal for educators and conductors looking for “side by side” programming - younger ensembles can all play within the easiest group and more advanced ensembles can play within the more difficult groups, all fitting together in one energetic piece.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Fair Haven (Conn.) Middle School Band (Daniel Kinsman, conductor) and Yale University Band (Thomas Duffy, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Fair Haven (Conn.) Middle School Band (Daniel Kinsman, conductor) and Yale University Band (Thomas Duffy, conductor) – 13 April 2018 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Scalin' and Wailin' (Flex instrumentation) (2018)

All Wind Works

A+ (1998)
And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest (2000)
Ask the Sky and the Earth (as transcriber) (2009)
Bell Piece (as editor)
Butterflies and Bees! (1999)
Century Shouts (2012)
Ceremonial March, A
Corpus Callosum (1999/2003)
Crystals (1985/1992)
Gnomon
I Sing the Body Eclectic (for flute choir)
I Sit Alone in Martin's Church (1998/2003)
Little Snakes (in the Lighthouse)
Max the King
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1992)
Philosopher's Stone, The
Pilgrims' Progress (1992)
Power and Light (2020)
The Promise of Living (as transcriber) (1954/1956/2000)
Scalin' and Wailin' (Flex instrumentation) (2018)
Snakes! (1991)
Song of Hiawatha (1995)
Stomp Your Foot (as transcriber) (1954/1956/2000)
Three Places in New Haven (2001)
Whispers of the Patriots (1993)
Zephyrs

Resources