Adventure Begins!, The
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $52.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Cabasa
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Wood Blocks (2)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Uplifting and celebratory, this charming concert work is a sure hit for concert or festival programming. The quiet beginning quickly builds to a powerful rhythmic statement, weaving through a variety of melodic settings before settling down again for the serene and quiet conclusion.
- Program Note from publisher
The Adventure Begins! is surprisingly straightforward and unabashedly cheerful. I was happy when I wrote it, and happy music was the result. The composition simply reflects my delight in traveling to new places and allowing myself to take in the sights and sounds of somewhere I haven't been, but will remember forever. It was written immediately after finding out I was given the opportunity to travel to Europe conducting and performing with our university band and orchestra. Every trip is a new adventure, and I hope this kind of joy never fades or becomes jaded with time.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
- Indiana: ISSMA JH/MS/ELEM BAND GROUP II
- West Virginia: II
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Mukwonago (Wisc.) High School Concert Band (Emma Angoli, conductor) – 15 March 2021
- Spring Wood Middle School (Hanover Park, Ill.) Symphonic Band – 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- The Adventure Begins! (2015)
- All Aboard! (2014)
- All Star (as arranger) (2019)
- At Ease! (2010)
- At Peace (2017)
- Baba Yetu (arr. Conaway) (2005/2020)
- Captive (2017)
- Celebrate the Season (2014)
- Chillaxin' (2012)
- Clash of the Carolers (2009)
- Dance of the Dawn (2018)
- Dance of Chivalry (2016)
- The Dark Waters (2016)
- Dominance (2012)
- Dreams of Victory (2011)
- Elephants (as arranger) (2012)
- Elf Dance (2016)
- Eventide (2011)
- Factory Riffs (2015)
- Faith (2013)
- Fanfare for the Unsung Hero (2012)
- Fate of the Gods (as arranger) (2001/2009)
- Firing on All Cylinders (2019)
- Fly By! (2015)
- Hanukkah Dance (as arranger) (2010)
- Havana (as arranger) (2018)
- Heartstrings (2010)
- High Hopes (as arranger) (2019)
- How Far I'll Go (as arranger) (2017)
- Implacato (2016)
- Into the Sunset (2014)
- Invocation and African Dance (2012)
- Jingle Jumble (2015)
- Joyful is the Morning Sun (2013)
- A Jubilant Overture (as arranger) (1970/2011)
- Mighty Towers (2015)
- Minimalist Dances (2014)
- National Emblem March (as arranger) (1906/2014)
- On the Banks... (2015)
- One with the Wind (2010)
- The Parting Glass (as arranger) (2019)
- Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons (as arranger) (2002/2012)
- Power and Pride (2016)
- Prelude on a German Hymnsong (2012)
- Primeval Stormfront (2010)
- Pursuit (2009)
- The Quest for Greatness (2016)
- Saxes on the Seas (2015)
- Scherzo for Santa (2011)
- Shape of You (as arranger) (2017)
- Shut Up and Dance (2015)
- Sidetracked! (2011)
- Snakebite! (2008)
- Sogno di Volare (as arranger) (2016/2019)
- Sol Invictus (2009)
- Sparkling Lights (2016)
- Stars and Angels (2010)
- Sussex Mummers (Carol)
- Tantrum (2014)
- Toboggan Run (2011)
- Try Everything (as arranger) (2016)
- Waltz of the Wraiths (2017)
- When Santa's Away, the Woodwinds Will Play! (2013)
- The Witch and the Saint (as arranger) (2004/2010)
- Woodwinds of Mass Destruction (2017)
- You're Welcome (as arranger) (2017)
- Zeal (2014)