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Undiscovered Country, The
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: M.O.T.I.F.
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $40.00 | Score Only (digital) - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV-V-VI
Horn in F I-II-III-IV-V
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Somewhere within all of us is a sense of adventure and spirit, a yearning to travel to unknown places and see new sights that we've never seen before. Sometimes, this is planned well enough in advance. Other times, it can happen suddenly on a whim! Humankind inherently has this need to travel, whether it be beyond the farthest reaches of outer space or to countries and landscapes one has personally never been to before. The almost heroic nature of going on these adventures can offer unique, breathtaking experiences as well as unknown dangers and exciting thrills that lie ahead for the adventurer.
This fanfare is a tribute to the inherent spirit of going on these journeys and to those who partake in them. Its title is a reference to a quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet, yet unlike the play, there are no intentional allusions to seeking journeys beyond death. Rather, the essence of exploring everything that our beautiful planet and beyond has to offer is the main focus of this piece. The journey itself is given its own heroic theme, taking shape and transforming multiple times within the brass ensemble's various colors. The additional musical figures that permeate the work are bridged together by formal sections that ultimately highlight the various stops one might take on their journey. While each section is individually different, they encapsulate (when brought together) the overall fun, whimsy, and joy that can be experienced in any grand adventure.
- program note by the composer
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Media
Reference recording, MIDI realization.
Performances
None discovered thus far.
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Comets Ablaze! (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
- Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
- The Floodgates of the Sky (adaptable ensemble) (2016/2021)
- The Golden Pier (adaptable ensemble) (2019/2020)
- The Great River Rapid Chase (adaptable ensemble) (2018/2020)
- Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
- Kaleidoscopic Dances (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2021)
- Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
- Meditation and Hymn to Nature (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
- Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (adaptable ensemble) (2020)
- Seven Islands (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- Splendid Ridges (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- The Straits of Mackinac (adaptable ensemble) (2017/2020)
- To Right Our Wrongs (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
All Wind Works
- Anthem for Doomed Youth (2018)
- Celestial Voyage (2015)
- Comets Ablaze! See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
- Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Ensemble (2018)
- Crystal Oscillation (2022)
- Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
- Ecstatic Samba (as arranger) (2017/2022)
- Electric City (as arranger) (2019/2022)
- Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
- enter data sequence (as arranger) (2022)
- The Floodgates of the Sky (tr. Collins) (2016/2020)
- The Floodgates of the Sky (adaptable ensemble) (2016/2021)
- The Golden Pier. See: The Michigan Triptych
- The Great River Rapid Chase. See: The Michigan Triptych
- Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
- Hilltop Run (2022)
- Kaleidoscopic Dances (2020)
- Kaleidoscopic Dances (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2021)
- Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
- The Grand Ledge Triptych
- Splendid Ridges (2020)
- Splendid Ridges (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- Seven Islands (2020)
- Seven Islands (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- Comets Ablaze! (2020)
- Comets Ablaze! (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- The Michigan Triptych
- The Great River Rapid Chase (2018)
- The Great River Rapid Chase (adaptable ensemble) (2018/2020)
- The Golden Pier (2019)
- The Golden Pier (adaptable ensemble) (2019/2020)
- The Straits of Mackinac (2017)
- The Straits of Mackinac (adaptable ensemble) (2017/2020)
- Midnight Skyline (2019). See also: Of Day and Night
- O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
- Nature's Light (2019)
- Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (adaptable ensemble) (2020)
- Seven Islands. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
- Splendid Ridges. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
- The Straits of Mackinac. See: The Michigan Triptych
- Summertime Echoes (2019)
- Tango Oscuro (as arranger) (2020/2022)
- The Undiscovered Country (2018)
- A Wild Christmas Nightcap (2020)