Black Tie Blu-Bop

From Wind Repertory Project
Scott McKenzie

Scott McKenzie


General Info

Year: 2006
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: J. Scott McKenzie Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Free


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I
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-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bell Tree
  • Bells
  • Bongos
  • Cabasa
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Hi-Hat
  • Ride Cymbal
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Tom-Toms
  • Triangle (small and large)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

When asked to write a piece for a high school honor band, my first inclination was to write something challenging but fun. My first sketches for the piece were comprised mainly of blues scales and dance rhythms. After a while, I began to realize that the music sounded very much like something Bela Fleck and the Flecktones would play.

Generally speaking, there’s two kinds of people in this world; those that have never heard of the Flecktones and those that think they’re amazing. Their music is impossible to classify -- how do you describe music combining elements of bluegrass, jazz, funk, blues, and just about everything else in between? The band itself coined a phrase to name their own unique genre of music -- blu-bop! So, dress it up for the concert hall, and you have a truly unique piece that your band (especially the saxophones) will love.

- Program Note by composer


Commissioned for the Virginia Tech Golden Hokie Honor Band, Dr. Patrick Casey, conductor, at the tenth annual Virginia Tech Honor Band Weekend on January 20, 2007.

- Program Note from publisher


Media


State Ratings

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Performances

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