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Beyond the Riverbend
Contents
General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $55.00 | Score Only - $7.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Eb Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Bells
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The contrasting musical styles in this piece make it perfect for concert or festival performances. Inspired by the many moods of the beautiful Susquehanna River, it captures the spirit of hope and optimism of searching for what is in our future, beyond our own "river bend."
-Program Note by publisher
The Susquehanna River has played a significant role in the history of Pennsylvania as well as parts of New York and Maryland. Flowing through Central Pennsylvania, it certainly has become a familiar sight to the residents of Lycoming County. Beyond the Riverbend is inspired by this river, where the music captures the spirit and hope and optimism as each of us searches for what is in our future, beyond our own”riverbend.” This tuneful overture was written for the 2012 Lycoming County Junior Honor Band.
-Program Note from Lockport Township High School Wind Symphony
Inspired by the Susquehanna River and its role in the history of Pennsylvania and parts of New York and Maryland, this uplifting overture conveys a spirit of optimism and hope for what lies in the future, “beyond the riverbend.” A brief introduction leads to an opening allegro section that features energetic melodic material stated by the trumpets, accompanied by syncopated harmonies and driving percussion. A slower, lyrical section then begins with a soft, expressive melody initially presented by the clarinets. Flute, saxophones, and low brass are given melodic opportunities before the piece moves to a spirited tempo primo section that revisits earlier material and leads to a rousing conclusion. Precise execution of dotted rhythms, proper phrasing, careful attention to dynamics, and good balance between melodic lines and accompanying material are needed for a memorable performance.
-Program Note from The Instrumentalist
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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- San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) Middle School Honor Band (Anne Fruehling, conductor) – 17 February 2016
- Lockport Township (Ill.) High School Wind Symphony (Thomas E. Caneva, conductor) - 18 December 2013 (2013 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by this Composer
- An American Hymntune (as arranger) (2004)
- Appalachian Legacy (1995)
- Appalachian Morning (2008)
- Armenian Anthem
- Art in the Park
- As a Wind from the North (2006)
- As Twilight Falls (2011)
- An Australian Sea Ballad (2011)
- Awakened Like the Morn
- Barrier Reef
- Bayside Portrait, A
- Bellefonte Overture
- Bermuda Triangle, The
- Beyond the Higher Skies (1999)
- Beyond the Riverbend (2013)
- Big Brass on Patrol
- Black Is the Color... (2009)
- Blaze of Glory
- The Blue Ridge (as arranger) (2017)
- Bounty Hunter from "Advent Rising"
- Bright Auroral Skies
- Bright Lights! (2015)
- Bristol Bay Legend
- Brule River Celebration
- Cape Fear Chronicles
- Cataclysm (2018)
- Carol of Two Mangers, A
- Celebration and Song (2009)
- Cellular Symphony
- Century Point
- Chanteys
- Charleston Harbor Celebration
- Chiaroscuro: Symphonic Dances in Shades of Darkness and Light
- Child's Lullaby, A (2016)
- Choreography (2009)
- Christmas Couplet, A
- Christmastimes Three
- Coldwater Creek
- Commemoration
- Conundrum
- Corsairs Landing, The
- Crazy for Cartoons (2011)
- Crest of Nobility
- Crossings, The
- Danse Celestiale
- Danzas Cubanas (2010)
- Daydreams (Sheldon) (2013)
- Der Lehrmeister (2017)
- Divertimento
- Dorian Dreamscape
- Eagle Mountain Overture
- Edifice (2014)
- El Rey de Fransia
- El Taco Picante (2017)
- Falcon Lake Overture
- Fall River Overture
- Fanfare and Intermezzo (1998)
- Fantasy on an Early American Marching Tune
- Final Voyage, The
- Fires of Bandai, The (2014)
- Flight of the Piasa (2008)
- Four Winds
- Garden of the Black Rose
- Gently I Wander (2017)
- Gently Touch the Sky
- Ghost Fleet (2001)
- Golden Panther March
- "Halo Suite" from Video Games Live
- Harbinger (2015)
- Hill Country Holiday
- Holiday Sleigh Ride
- Iberian Escapades (2009)
- Images (Sheldon)
- Infinite Horizons
- In the Center Ring (2003)
- In the Shining of the Stars (1996)
- In This Quiet Place
- Integrity
- Intrada for Winds
- Intrepid Journey (2015)
- Irish Air, An
- Irish Ballade, An
- Joyful Journey, A
- Korobochka
- Lantern in the Window, A
- Legend of Starved Rock
- Let Evening Come
- Lindbergh Variations
- A Longford Legend (1999)
- Lords of Greenwich, The
- Lost Colony
- Lost in Mammoth Cave
- Lydian Lullaby
- Manatee Lyric Overture
- Maqamat
- March Ceremonial
- March of the Majestics
- March Mixolydian
- Mark of Triumph
- Melody Park (2014)
- Message on the Rock, The
- Metroplex (2006)
- The Monster Under the Bed (2005)
- Moravian Folk Rhapsody (2004/2008)
- Morning Mist (2012)
- Most Wonderful Christmas, A (1934/2006)
- Mystery of Duffy's Cut, The
- Mystic Journey
- Noel Francais
- Northwest Rising
- Ocean Ridge Rhapsody
- Of Kindred Spirit
- On Placid Seas (2015)
- Once the Man
- One Thousand Cranes
- Oracles of the Sirocco (2018)
- Overdrive (2015)
- Overture to a New Horizon (2014)
- Palimpsest
- Paragon
- Patriotic Salute
- Patriotic Snippets
- Pevensey Castle
- Phantom of Dark Hollow, The (2006)
- Phrygian Phantasy
- Pioneer's Passage, The
- Pop Culture (2007)
- Praeludium and Dance
- Prairie Portrait, A (2006)
- Prairiescape
- Prelude on an Old English Hymn (2000)
- Prevail! (2016)
- Pride of the Grenadiers
- Pursuit of the Centaur (2016)
- Quixotic Episode
- Red Covered Bridge, The (2014)
- Red Rock Canyon
- Requiem to a Land Forgotten
- Resurgences (2013)
- Rhapsodic Celebration (2011)
- Ritmico!
- River Trail Expedition
- Rock Island Trail
- Sag Harbor Sunset (2011)
- Sandcastle Sketches
- Savannah River Rhapsody
- Scandinavian Folk Tale, A
- Scottish Ballade, A
- Shenandoah (arr. Sheldon) (2003)
- Siege of Harlech Castle, The
- Silver Spring Soliloquy
- Simple Celebration, A (2001)
- Skydance (2018)
- Sound Innovations Fanfare (2010)
- Southwest Saga
- Spirit Lake Overture
- The Spirit of Killian Hill (2007)
- Spirit of Thanksgiving, The (2014)
- Star Bright (2018)
- The Stormchasers (2012)
- Storybrook Mountain
- Sugar Creek Overture
- The Swords of Stavanger (2009)
- Symphonic Narrative, A
- Synergies
- Tales of Dundee
- There Will Come Soft Rains
- Three Carols for a Celebration
- Three Georgian Vignettes (2008)
- Three Miniatures for Winds and Percussion
- Timberline Overture
- To Conquer the Skies
- Travelin' Music (2016)
- Variants on a Sea Shanty (as arranger) (2014)
- Variants on a Union Hymn
- Velocity
- Visions of Flight
- Voices from the Battlefield
- Wallaby Walkabout
- Welsh Ayres and Dances
- West Highlands Sojourn (1993)
- Willow Grove
- Winds of Morocco
- Windward Overture (2016)
- With Every Sunrise (2016)
References
- The Instrumentalist, Vol. 69, No. 2 (September 2014), p. 38
