AdvenOVERture
General Info
Year: 2023
Duration: c. 2:54
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: HORYZIN Music, through J.W. Pepper
Cost: Score and Parts - $120.00 | Score Only - $35.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Xylophone
Program Notes
AdvenOVERture is an exciting concert band overture telling an adventurer's tale. Opening with an ominous flute solo, our adventurer comes upon an ancient temple and peers inside. As the entrance slams shut behind him, the band explodes with sound, only to make way for the racing of the xylophone and timpani. The clarinets, alto saxophones, and trumpets paint a vivid image of the tomb with fast-paced, soaring lines telling us the stories within these walls. As our adventurer makes his way through, the flutes, oboes, and horns show the absolute grandiosity of the central chamber. The adventurer takes a moment to bask in its glory as led by the tenor saxophones and horns before he hears creaks and whirs and realizes the temple is attempting to close him in. As the music builds and tensions rise, he makes a mad dash to find a new way out, with everyone joining in one last time and the bass drum signals our adventurer's escape and the epic conclusion.
- Program Note by composer
Media
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- AdvenOVERture (2023)
- Monomyth (2022)
- Symphony I (2023)
- SyncoFanfare (2022)