Uncle Sid
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 2002
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: OK Feel Good Music
Cost: Parts (Rental) - $225.00 | Score Only (Purchase) - $24.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Trombone III (bass)
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
Contrabass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Xyl
- Kazoos
- SandBl
- Glock
- SnDr
- Mar
- DrSet
- Siren
- Vibr
- SusCym
- CymPair
- 2CBell
- BDr
- Tamb
- BLyra
- BrDr)
Some wind/brass parts double on Kazoos
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Uncle Sid bears a family resemblance to a puny nephew, a little ditty born of one long and feverish collegiate night. It was a night of passionate desperation, the fruit of which was a namesake who never quite lived up to his family's unreasonable expectations. His Uncle Sid, however, lives life on a much grander and appropriate scale. Sid is crass, obnoxious, and uncaring of anyone's feelings. Traveling the wedding/bar mitzvah circuit, Sid performs a hora for the horrified crowds. Sure, Sid sounds like fun, but wait till you get to know him. Uncle Sid first reared his ugly head in public on October 10, 2002, introduced by the UNLV Wind Orchestra, with the composer conducting. Sid is dedicated to my brother, with familial understanding.
Program Notes by Jonathan Newman
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD:
Rutgers Wind Ensemble (William Berz, conductor)
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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- University of Nebraska Wind Ensemble (Carolyn Barber, conductor) - 20 April 2007
- Training Wind Orchestra, Northampton UK, "Wind Band Spectacular", UK PREMIERE (Andrew Kirkwood, conductor) - 25 March 2007
- Poudre Wind Ensemble, (Corry Petersen, conductor) - 14 February 2006
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- 1861
- As the scent of spring rain
- Avenue X
- Climbing Parnassus
- Concertino (flute solo, chamber winds, and piano)
- Chunk
- Moon by Night
- OK Feel Good
- The Rivers of Bowery
- Symphony No. 1 ("My Hands Are a City")
- Uncle Sid
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