Apollo Arise

Travis J. Weller

General Info

Year: 2018
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00; (digital) - $95.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Marimba
Snare Drum
Splash Cymbal
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Triangle
Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

In Greek mythology, Apollo is an Olympian god known for truth, prophecy, healing, poetry, plague, knowledge, light, and music. He was regarded as having a cheerful personality and had the ability to communicate joy through the music he played on his lyre.

This dynamic work is spirited and energetic. A joyful fanfare sets the mood with driving syncopated brass statements and dramatic woodwind flourishes. As the piece moves through contrasts of texture and dynamics, trumpet and trombone are given solos. An interesting call-and-response passage between woodwinds, brass, and percussion then leads to a powerful full ensemble section that brings the work to a dramatic conclusion. The piece includes exuberant melodic material, powerful harmonies, changing meters, and active percussion scoring.

- Program Note adapted from The Instrumentalist

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Martin Murphy Middle School (San Jose, Calif.) Advanced Band (Greg Chambers, conductor) – 2019

Works for Winds by This Composer

American Visions (2008)
Apollo Arise (2018)
As Joy Ignites (2020)
As Moonlight Falls (2021)
Canticles of Hyperion (2021)
Chasing Mercury (2019)
Country Sketches (2014)
Dancing Under the Stars (2013)
Dream Chaser (2012)
Eyes of the Dragon (2014)
Fanfare of Joy (2017)
Fanfare on Themes of Davenport
Festival and Ballad for Winds (2011)
A Festival Celebration (2020)
Festival Espirit (2013)
Festival of Flight (2017)
Flourishing Noels (2013)
The Forge of Freedom (2018)
A Frontier Fought and a City Found (2010)
Hammer and Rail (2015)
I Bought Me a Band (2012)
Irish Jig for Young Feet (2009)
Journey to the Prairie (2010)
Jubilant Flourishes (2012)
The Last Stagecoach Heist (2012)
Let Them Soar! (2014)
Lonely Travelers (2020)
Metro Dances (2018)
Monsters of Myth (2013)
Moravian Dance (2011)
Peat Fire Flame (2019)
Pirates! (2009)
Promise on the Horizon (2022)
Rattlesnake Rhumba (2017)
Renaissance Round (2018)
Resilience (2021)
The Rising Kingdom (2016)
Rising Winds From the Valley (2011)
A Scottish Sunrise (2015)
The Shady Grove (2017)
Siege of the Dark Castle (2011)
Songs of Soldiers (2017)
Sonic Ascent (2013)
Sugar Plum Samba (2016)
Tales of a Medieval Warrior (2010)
Triumphant Flourishes (2019)
The Warrior's Path (2021)
The Wellerman Come (as arranger) (Traditional/2022)
A West Highland Fanfare (2011)
Winds of Joy (2019)
Winds of a New Day (2012)
A Winter Flourish for Wenceslas (2019)
Yankee Fanfare (2013)

Resources

Perusal score
Travis Weller website Accessed 3 February 2021