Short Ride in a Fast Machine (tr Odom)
From Wind Repertory Project
John Adams (transcribed by Lawrence Odom)
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General Info
Year: 1986 (composed) / 1995 (arranged)
Duration: c. 4:15
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo I-II
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
A Soprano Clarinet I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra-Alto Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III-IV
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium
Tuba
Cello
String Bass
Synthesizer I-II
Celesta
Timpani
Percussion (4 players) I-II-III, including:
- Snare Drum
- Large Bass Drum
- Bass Drum with foot pedal
- Cymbal (large sizzle and suspended)
- Tam-Tam (large)
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Woodblock (low, medium, and high)
- Crotales
- Xylophone
- Glockenspiel
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Commissioned by the Great Woods Festival to celebrate its inaugural concert at Great Woods, Mansfield, Massachusetts, and first performed June 13, 1986, by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. (from the orchestral full score)
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Chamber Symphony -- mostly winds with a few strings
- Grand Pianola Music (1982)
- Lollapalooza (tr. by Spinazzola)
- Short Ride on a Fast Machine (tr. by Bissell)
Additional Resources
- John Adams - Official Website
- Alex Ross - The Harmonist: John Adams
- Schwarz, K.R. (1990). Process vs. Intuition in the Recent Works of Steve Reich and John Adams. American Music 8 (3), 245-273.
- Miles, R., comp. & ed. (2000). Teaching Music Through Performance in Band (Volume Three). Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, 537-542
- Lee, D. (2002) Masterworks of 20th-Century Music: The Modern Repertory of the Symphony Orchestra. New York: Routledge, 4-6
