Synergistic Parable
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1985
Duration: c. 15:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music Publisher Inc
Cost: Score & Parts - $70.00 | Score Only - $12.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II-III (III plays piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
French Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani (4)
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (Tam-tam) (large)
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
Errata
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Program Notes
Synergism indicates that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In Synergistic Parable, as each thematic component evolves it becomes part of the total vocabulary of the work. As ideas are explored and restated, they are viewed with greater perspective.
Synergistic Parable was written for John P. Paynter and the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and was premiered by this ensemble. The work subsequently won First Place in the American Bandmasters Association /Ostwald Band Composition Contest and was performed by the U.S. Marine Corps Concert Band in Washington D.C. and at the ABA National Convention in Knoxville, Tennessee. Additionally, the piece won the Appalachian State University Wind Ensemble Composition Contest, with a resultant performance by the Appalachian State University Wind Ensemble.
Winner of the 1987 American Bandmasters Association/Ostwald Award for Symphonic Band Music.
Program Note by David Sartor
Commercial Discography
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Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Ascension (Sartor) (2005)
- Cat's Eye (2003)
- Dies Irae (2007)
- Parabola (2006)
- Veni Emmanuel - Fantasy of Abstractions (1985)
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