Anti-Fanfare

From Wind Repertory Project
Andrew Blair

Andrew Blair


Subtitle: For Wind Ensemble, Minus Brass

The preferred capitalization of the title is (anti)-FANFARE.


General Info

Year: 2019
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $85.00   |   Score Only (print) - $15.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon (optional)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Chimes
  • China Cymbals
  • Concert Toms (4)
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Crotales
  • Glockenspiel
  • Hi-Hat
  • Kick Drum
  • Ride Cymbal
  • Sizzle Cymbal
  • Splash Cymbal
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine (mounted)
  • Tam-Tam
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Wind Chimes


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

The inspiration for (anti-)FANFARE came during a lesson with Cynthia Johnston Turner where we were studying works for winds and percussion with atypical instrumentation. At the end of the lesson, we concluded that there was a gap in the repertoire for a short, exciting concert opener for woodwinds and percussion. I was particularly inspired by her “commission” that day: “You should write one, you know, an anti-fanfare.”

(anti-)Fanfare opens with a typical fanfare motive, but listeners will notice that the similarities end there. The piece employs the full complement of the woodwind and percussion sections (plus piano) in contrast to centuries of brass/orchestral fanfares. The typical stately cadence has been replaced by a quick ¾ meter, with the language of the piece inspired by the composer’s forays into contemporary jazz fusion and electronica. All of this, while giving the brass a well-deserved break.

The piece was premiered by the University of Georgia Hodgson Wind Ensemble in January 2020, with the composer conducting.

- Program Note by composer


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Huntsville (Ala.) High School Wind Ensemble (Stuart Tankesley, conductor) – 1 March 2024 (CBDNA 2024 Southern Division Conference, Memphis, Tenn.)
  • Portland (Ore.) State University Wind Ensemble (Edward Protzman, conductor) – 30 November 2023
  • Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble (Gregory X. Whitmore, conductor) - 21 November 2023
  • University of Colorado (Boulder) Symphonic Band (Matthew Dockendorf, conductor) - 11 October 2023
  • Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (Daniel Hubert, conductor) - 12 May 2023
  • Central Washington University (Ellensburg) Wind Ensemble (T. André Feagin, conductor) - 2 May 2023
  • Wilfred Laurier University (Waterloo, Ont., Can.) Wind Orchestra (Latoya A. Webb, conductor) - 17 February 2023
  • University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Wind Ensemble (Ken Ozzello, conductor) - 30 September 2022
  • Michigan State University (East Lansing) Concert Band (Arris Golden, conductor) - 30 April 2022
  • University of Hawaii (Manoa) Wind Ensemble (Jeffrey Boeckman, conductor) - 24 April 2022
  • Tyler (Tx.) Junior College Wind Ensemble (Eddie W. Airheart, conductor) - 14 April 2022
  • Wando High School (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) Symphonic Band (Bobby Lambert, conductor) – 24 February 2022 (CBDNA 2022 Southern Conference, Columbia, S.C.)
  • Walton High School (Marietta, GA) Wind Ensemble (John Palmer, conductor) - 27 January 2022 (2022 Georgia Music Educators Association Conference)
  • Fairfax Wind Symphony (Springfield, Va.) (Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor) - 16 December 2021 (2021 Midwest Clinic)
  • University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Concert Band Chamber Winds (Daniel Johnson, conductor) - 5 November 2021
  • Western Carolina University Symphonic Band (Jack Eaddy, conductor) - 27 September 2021
  • University of Texas (Austin) Wind Ensemble (Jerry Junkin, conductor) - 26 September 2021
  • Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Concert Band (Joel Pagán, conductor; Daniel Lee, piano) - 9 May 2021
  • Penn State University (University Park) Symphonic Band (Gregory Drane, conductor) - 28 April 2021
  • Lamar University (Beaumont, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew McMahan, conductor) - 26 April 2021
  • Illinois State University (Normal) Wind Symphony (Anthony C. Marinello II, conductor) - 24 April 2021
  • Baylor University (Waco, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Hannah Morrison, conductor) - 8 March 2021
  • University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Wind Ensemble (Andrew Blair, conductor) – 17 January 2020 *Premiere Performance*


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Andrew Blair, personal correspondence, January 2020