Surprise, Pattern, Illusion: Prehistoric Cave Ceremonies
General Info
Year: 1985
Duration: c. 10:30
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Phoebus Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $100.00 | Score Only - $30.00
Instrumentation
Solo Flute (amplified)
Flute I-II-III-IV (with IV doubling on Alto Flute [Amplified])
Oboe I-II (One doubling on English Horn)
Bassoon I-II (Bass. II doubling on Contra bassoon)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV (II and IV doubling on Bass Clarinet)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV (All doubling on stamping tubes)
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Piano (Amplified)
Voice (Amplified)
Electric Piano
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI-VII-VIII, including:
- Bass Drum
- Blocks
- Branches
- Bullroarer
- Claves
- Corrugated Pipe
- Flexi-gongs
- Glockenspiel (bells)
- Hand drum
- Maracas
- Marimba
- Roto-Toms
- Sleighbells
- Tambourine
- Tamping Tubes
- Timpani
- Tom-tom
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Surprise, Pattern, Illusion was inspired by writings about the prehistoric artwork found in the Lascaux Cave of southern France. It is meant to be a very theatrical piece and incorporates special lighting as well as amplified sound for specific instruments. It is referred to by Bukvich as “Visual Music”. The writings used as inspiration for this piece were taken from the book, “The Creative Explosion: An Inquiry into the Origins of Art and Religion” by John E. Pfeiffer, published by Harper & Row.
- Program Notes by Dan Bukvich
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- 12873465 (2004)
- Agincourt Hymn (1987)
- Ballroom Portraits (2015)
- Before Thy Throne I Now Appear (as arranger) (1750/1993)
- Buffalo Jump Ritual (2002)
- Casco Bay
- Celebrate Celebration (1995)
- Changing Concepts
- A Child's Dream of a Star
- Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestral Winds (1992)
- Concerto for Trumpet and Winds (2009)
- Cowboys (1996)
- Dinosaurs (1991)
- The Dream of Abraham (1993/1994)
- Electricity (1997)
- Fanfare for 1990 Goodwill Games (1990)
- Fanfare for a Great Circle
- Fanfare in Song Form
- Four Phrases from Psalm 91
- The Haunted Mine (2010)
- Hymn of St. Francis (1993)
- In Memoriam, Dresden, 1945. See: Symphony No. 1, "In Memoriam, Dresden, 1945"
- Inferno (2010)
- Jack Teagarden Enters Heaven (1997)
- Maine Vigils
- March of the Children's Guard (1997)
- Meditations on the Writings of Vasily Kandinsky (1996)
- Music for Percussion and Band (1996)
- Night City - Music for the Imaginary Film (1983)
- Rhythm
- Scenes from Childhood (1983)
- Song Suite for Band (1988)
- Surprise, Pattern, Illusion: Prehistoric Cave Ceremonies (1985)
- Symphony No. 1, "In Memoriam, Dresden, 1945" (1993)
- Three Phrases from Yugoslav Folk Songs (2003)
- Threnos (2000)
- Time Travel (1997)
- Tower of the Winds (2010)
- Unusual Behavior in Ceremonies Involving Drums (1999)
- The Virgin and Child With St. Anne
- Voodoo (1984)
- Xylophone Concerto (1979)
Resources
None discovered thus far.