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Vibrant Horizons
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Subtitle: For Flute and Wind Ensemble
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 17:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brixton Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $110.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
Movements
1. New Beginnings – 5:15
2. Old Thoughts – 5:45
3. Circles - 6:30
Instrumentation
Full score
Solo flute
Flutes I-II
Oboes I-II
English horn in F
Bassoons I-II
B-flat Clarinets I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophones I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpets I-II
Horns in F I-II
Trombones I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Celesta
Timpani (also plays suspended cymbal)
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba (to low A)
- Suspended cymbals
- Tam-tam
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Vibrant Horizons (2018) for flute and wind ensemble by Howard J. Buss was composed for flutist Brian Luce. It is in three movements: New Beginnings has an optimistic character, and the spirited thrust of the music projects movement in a hopeful and positive direction. The contemplative second movement, Old Thoughts, juxtaposes beautiful, atmospheric sections with brooding passages, as if to suggest a tension between desirable elements of the past with those that prompted the individual to seek new horizons. The final movement, Circles, addresses the fact that once one is settled into a new situation, routines develop. When viewed over time these routines often resemble circular patterns.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Arizona (Tucson) Wind Ensemble (Chad R. Nicholson, conductor; Brian Luce, flute) – 21 March 2019 *Premiere Performance*
- University of Utah (Salt Lake City) Wind Ensemble (Scott Hagen, conductor; Brian Luce, flute) – 2 March 2019 *Preview*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Energico! (2014)
- Fanfares (1981,2018)
- Reflections on The Last Post (2019)
- Illuminations (Buss) (2000)
- Into the Hall of Valor (2018)
- Trombone Concerto (Buss) (1983)
- Vibrant Horizons (2018)
Resources
- Brixton Publications, Inc. website Accessed 22 March 2019
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Howard J. Buss." Accessed 22 March 2019
- Howard J. Buss, Wikipedia Accessed 22 March 2019