Snake in the Garden
From Wind Repertory Project
Paul Richards (transcribed by the composer)
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General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Paul Richards - Official Website
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown | Score Only - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Bb Clarinet
Flute I-II (II doubles piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II
Bb Bass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
Errata
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Program Notes
Snake in the Garden is a loose rendering of the tale of the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The solo clarinet intrudes with dissonant material upon an idyllic opening by the orchestra, tempting the ensemble into an extended dance. The creator’s wrath is heard twice: the first time followed by a brief, seductive cadenza; the second time leading to a return of the opening material, where the dissonant music of the solo clarinet is integrated into the idyllic garden music.
Transcribed from the orchestra version by the composer.
Program Note by Paul Richards
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Backwater Catfish
- Dig
- Fanatic Fanfare
- Jacob’s Ladder
- Medium Funk Prelude
- Passamezzo Antico
- Steps in Escher’s Castle, The
- Typhon's Brood
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