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Sparkle
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1999
Duration: ca 4:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher:Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score & Parts - $95.00 | Score Only - $12.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra Alto Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum (large)
- Bongos
- Cabasa (small metal mounted)
- Castanets
- Cymbal (crash, ride and sizzle)
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (Tam-tam)
- Guiro (metal)
- Hi-Hat
- Kick Drum
- Metal Pipe
- Sandpaper Blocks
- Sleigh Bells
- Tambourine (mounted)
- Triangle (small)
- Woodblock
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Sparkle is a rhythmic, celebratory work, about four minutes long. It was commissioned by the Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble, and first performed by that group in April 1999.
Most sections of Sparkle are lightly scored and focus on a single group of instruments. The first half of the work alternates between solos for the flutes and clarinets. The flute solos are cheerful scales, while the clarinet solos are somewhat darker, but still rhythmically playful. Later, solos are assigned to the trumpets (muted), horns and saxophones. A busy percussion ostinato underlies all of these solo passages. Gradually, these solos grow louder and more melodic; they culminate in a final passage for the entire ensemble and a brief fanfare for brass and percussion.
Program Note by Shafer Mahoney
Commercial Discography
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State Ratings
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Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
Additional Resources
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