Tectonic Voice
General Info
Year: 2010
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Rebekah Driscoll Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00 | Score - $20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bongos
- Brake Drum
- Guiro
- Kick Drum
- Maracas
- Snare Drum
- Tom Toms
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This piece is about seismic forces: the energy that causes earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, geysers, and hot springs. The opening motives in the brass and timpani represent this energy, perhaps in the form of lava, swirling and bubbling below the surface of the earth. It is present throughout the piece, sometimes an undercurrent to lively activity, sometimes a distant echo in an otherwise serene landscape. Like the forces they represent, these motives command our attention when they are most disruptive, but they can cause startling outcomes even when we fail to notice them.
-Program Note by Rebekah Driscoll
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Lightning and Evasive Ink (2009)
- Solar Saxophone Quartet (2007)
- Tectonic Voice (2010)
- In Which They Are Received (2011)
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