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Smoulder
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 8:40
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Andrea Reinkemeyer
Cost: Score and Parts – Available June 2021
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass 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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum (large concert)
- Glockenspiel
- Sizzle Cymbal
- Tam-tam (large)
- Temple Blocks
- Tom-tom
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Due to the changing climate, devastating forest fires are increasingly common. Though the surface fire is doused, they can smoulder underground for up to a year and, given the right conditions, they can reignite. Climate change is the number one issue among America’s youth, and there is a growing discontent with inaction on this front.
With this in mind, the piece unfolds through a brooding arch form. I wrote this piece to honor the young performers who will deal with these complex issues for the rest of their lives.
- Program Note by composer
Awards
- National Band Association William D. Revelli Composition Contest, 2020, finalist
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) Symphonic Winds (Simon Holoweiko, conductor) - 26 April 2022
- Sherwood High School (Sherwood, Ore.) Wind Ensemble (Brant Stai, conductor) – 17 January 2020 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Dos Danzas (2010)
- Hustle and Bustle (2021)
- Smoulder (2019)
- The Thaw (2016)
Resources
- Andrea Reinkemeyer website Accessed 31 March 2021
- The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 449.