Adagio (Parsley)
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 6:35
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Adagio was the first piece for winds premiered by the composer Kyle Parsley, composed in December 2020. Composed initially with flexible instrumentation, later revisions would see the composition realized as a full-ensemble work.
A ghostly cry from the reeds opens the piece, and a somber melody slowly unfolds into the grand and triumphant. The heroic climax quickly returns to moody, but with a new-found adventurous resolution.
- Program Note by the composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Cuesta Wind Ensemble (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) (Kyle Parsley, conductor) – 1 May 2021 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adagio (2020)
Resources
- Kyle Parsley, personal correspondence, May 2021
- Perusal score