Scratchband
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1996 / rev. 1997
Duration: c. 15:00
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hendon Music / Boosey & Hawkes
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute (doubling Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II (2nd doubling Bass Clarinet)
Trumpet
Horn in F
Trombone
Piano
Keyboard Sampler
Electric Guitar
Bass Guitar
Percussion
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This work was composed specifically for Ensemble Modern. The version performed regularly by ensembles such as Alarm Will Sound is the revised 1997 version. The two versions have distinct differences. One example is the opening sections of each. In the most recent version Adams starts the piece with a thinner instrumentation with simpler content. This version extends the introduction rather than starting abruptly as in the first version. It is similar to the Chamber Symphony in the instruments used and the ways they are used. Examples include the use of sporadic dry eighth notes in the brass and sixteenth note runs in the woodwinds. The work is in A-B-A form with an abrupt two beat pause before the last A section. The work ends with a decrescendo to a sustained C in the bass guitar.
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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- Ensemble Modern (John Adams, conductor on April 13, 1996 world premiere)
- London Sinfonietta - May 10, 2006
- Alarm Will Sound - March 18, 2007
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Chamber Symphony -- mostly winds with a few strings
- Grand Pianola Music (1982)
- Lollapalooza (tr. by Spinazzola)
- Scratchband -- chamber winds and guitars
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine (tr. by Odom)
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine (tr. by Bissell)
Additional Resources
None discovered thus far.
