Spires

From Wind Repertory Project
Frederick Speck

Frederick Speck


General Info

Year: 2021
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Frederick Speck
Cost: Score and Parts - contact Frederick Speck


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon (desirable, but optional)
B-flat Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
B-flat Trumpet I-III-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba (2 players)
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

  • Bar Chimes
  • Chimes
  • Glockenspiel
  • Low Tom
  • Marimba
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbals (3; high, medium and low)
  • Tam-tam (large)
  • Temple Blocks
  • Temple Blocks (5)
  • Tenor Drum
  • Vibraphone
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

The magnitude of a spire can be compelling, easily capturing one's attention and imagination. Spires seem to possess a presence and energy that surpass the architecture itself. Spires such as those of the Cologne Cathedral ascending high above the Rhine, St. Patrick's in New York, standing lower but appearing to stretch beyond the skyscrapers surrounding them, or in one's memory, the ghost of the spirit of Notre Dame in Paris, all evoke a certain dynamic intensity. Some seem to strain with energy, launching upward, others seem to float in near weightlessness, extending into the space beyond. These are a few of the metaphors that triggered the moods and motion in this music.

- Program Note by composer


Media


State Ratings

  • Kentucky: VI


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