Tone Sketch in Five Pieces
General Info
Year: 2006
Duration: c. 17:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: HeBu Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €164.00
Movements
1. The First Rays of the Rising Sun – 2:30
2. The Children’s Delight – 4:00
3. The Circus Troupe – 2:00
4. The Dance of Autumn – 5:50
5. The Temple Fair – 2:35
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bells
- Chimes
- Gong
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Tone Sketch in Five Pieces depicts life-scenes from China and brings a taste of the many faces of China. The music is ebullient and joyful, achingly beautiful. In the Temple Fair we hear the distinctive percussion sounds associated with Peking opera.
- Program note by Kirk Saville for the Brigham Young University Symphonic Band concert program, 29 March 2016
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Symphonic Band (Kirk Saville, conductor) – 29 March 2016
- Murray (Ky.) State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Dennis L. Johnson, conductor) – 22 February 2006 (CBDNA 2006 Southern Division Conference, Nashville, Tenn.)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Chao Tian Que (1998)
- The Love Song of Kangding (as arranger) (1999)
- March of the College Students
- Ode to the Motherland (as arranger) (2013)
- Tone Sketch in Five Pieces (2006)
Resources
- Dan, C. (2006). Tone Sketches in Five Pieces [score]. Kraichtal HeBu-Musikverl.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Chen Dan." Accessed 29 March 2016.
- The Horizon Leans Forward..., compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 286.
- Perusal score