Spring Festival
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 2002
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Band Quest - Official Website
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00 | Score - $00.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Congas
- Cymbals (chinese)
- Tom-Toms
- Big Beijing Opera Gong (or Low Gong)
- Small Beijing Opera Gong (or High Gong)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Composer Chen Yi wrote Spring Festival as a celebration of the Chinese New Year and all the traditions that accompany this special Chinese festival. While the melody is drawn from a southern Chinese folk ensemble piece called Lion Playing Ball, the form of the piece is based on the idea of the Golden Section. The CD-ROM that accompanies this piece explains this mathematical idea and how Chen Yi incorporated it into the composition of this piece. Commissioned by American Composers Forum's "bandquest" project in 1999.
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
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Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Dunhuang Fantasy
- KC Capriccio
- Spring Festival
- Suite for Cello and Chamber Winds
- Suite From China West
- Tu
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