Splendid Ridges (flex)

Josh Trentadue

This work is the first movement of Trentadue's "The Grand Ledge Triptych."

General Info

Year: 2020 / 2022
Duration: c. 1:30
Difficulty: I+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $60.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score

Part 1

Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Violin I

Part 2

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Trumpet
Violin II

Part 3

B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Trumpet
Horn in F
Viola

Part 4

Bassoon
Tenor Saxophone
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Violoncello

Part 5

Bassoon
Bass Clarinet
Baritone Saxophone
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Piano (optional)

Timpani (optional)
Percussion (optional), including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Glockenspiel
Surdo Drum (or Large Tom)
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Tenor Drum (or Large Tom)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Perhaps one of the more famous historical monuments located in Grand Ledge, Michigan, is its familiar formations of sedimentary rock, the Ledges. This ancient structure, the seventh-largest of its kind in the state, overlooks roughly a mile of the banks of the Grand River at a height of 60 feet. Whether taking a stroll through Fitzgerald Park, or learning how to rock climb on its more friendly footholds in Oak Park, the Ledges provides a unique and distinctive symbol of what the town of Grand Ledge has to offer.

Splendid Ridges creates a brief but powerful and majestic statement on viewing this historical monument for the very first time.

- Program Note by the composer

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Comets Ablaze! (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
The Floodgates of the Sky (adaptable ensemble) (2016/2021)
The Golden Pier (adaptable ensemble) (2019/2020)
The Great River Rapid Chase (adaptable ensemble) (2018/2020)
Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
Kaleidoscopic Dances (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2021)
Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
Meditation and Hymn to Nature (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (adaptable ensemble) (2020)
Seven Islands (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
Splendid Ridges (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
The Straits of Mackinac (adaptable ensemble) (2017/2020)
To Right Our Wrongs (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)

All Wind Works

Anthem for Doomed Youth (2018)
Celestial Voyage (2015)
Comets Ablaze! See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Ensemble (2018)
Crystal Oscillation (2022)
Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
Ecstatic Samba (as arranger) (2017/2022)
Electric City (as arranger) (2019/2022)
Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
enter data sequence (as arranger) (2022)
The Floodgates of the Sky (tr. Collins) (2016/2020)
The Floodgates of the Sky (adaptable ensemble) (2016/2021)
The Golden Pier. See: The Michigan Triptych
The Great River Rapid Chase. See: The Michigan Triptych
Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
Hilltop Run (2022)
Kaleidoscopic Dances (2020)
Kaleidoscopic Dances (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2021)
Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
The Grand Ledge Triptych
- Splendid Ridges (2020)
- Splendid Ridges (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- Seven Islands (2020)
- Seven Islands (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- Comets Ablaze! (2020)
- Comets Ablaze! (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
The Michigan Triptych
- The Great River Rapid Chase (2018)
- The Great River Rapid Chase (adaptable ensemble) (2018/2020)
- The Golden Pier (2019)
- The Golden Pier (adaptable ensemble) (2019/2020)
- The Straits of Mackinac (2017)
- The Straits of Mackinac (adaptable ensemble) (2017/2020)
Midnight Skyline (2019). See also: Of Day and Night
O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
Nature's Light (2019)
Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (adaptable ensemble) (2020)
Seven Islands. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
Splendid Ridges. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
The Straits of Mackinac. See: The Michigan Triptych
Summertime Echoes (2019)
Tango Oscuro (as arranger) (2020/2022)
The Undiscovered Country (2018)
A Wild Christmas Nightcap (2020)

Resources