Spellbound

Jack Wilds

General Info

Year: 2016
Duration: c. 3:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Ratchet
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Triangle
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This enchanting, off-kilter waltz depicts shifting scenes at a magical ball. The work draws the audience in with a soft timpani roll at the beginning and builds momentum all the way to the conclusion. Musical lines dazzle and swirl about in this salute to magic and mystery.

- Program Note from publisher

Spellbound was commissioned by Tracy Redus and the Chisholm Trail Middle School Honor Band in Round Rock, Texas, in honor of Karen Barnett, a recent student who had passed away while attending Texas A&M University. Karen loved fantasy books and was an avid participant on the university quidditch team.

Karen's affinity for magic immediately set the tone for the work, which is a depiction of a waltz through a ballroom populated by witches, wizards, and a variety of fantastic creatures.

- Program Note from score