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Byzantine Dances (flex)

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Carol Brittin Chambers

Carol Brittin Chambers


General Info

Year: 2018 / 2020
Duration: c. 2:40
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Excelcia Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00


Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part A

  • C Instruments
    • Flute
    • Oboe
    • Violin
    • Guitar
  • B-flat Instruments
    • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
    • B-flat Trumpet
  • E-flat Instruments
    • E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part B

  • C Instruments
    • Oboe
    • Violin
    • Guitar
  • B-flat Instruments
    • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
    • B-flat Trumpet
  • E-flat Instruments
    • E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part C

  • C Instruments
    • Violin
    • Guitar
  • B-flat Instruments
    • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
    • B-flat Trumpet
    • Tenor Saxophone
  • E-flat Instruments
    • E-flat Alto Saxophone
    • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
  • F Instruments
    • F Horn

Part D

  • C Instruments
    • Trombone
    • Bassoon
    • Euphonium
    • Cello
    • String Bass
  • B-flat Instruments
    • Bass Clarinet
    • Tenor Saxophone
    • Baritone T.C.
  • E-flat Instruments
    • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
    • E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
  • F Instruments
    • F Horn

Part E

  • C Instruments
    • Trombone
    • Bassoon
    • Euphonium
    • Cello
    • String Bass
  • B-flat Instruments
    • Bass Clarinet
    • Tenor Saxophone
    • Baritone T.C.
  • E-flat Instruments
    • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
    • E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
  • C Instruments (low)
    • Tuba

Percussion

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Castanets, high
  • Finger Cymbals
  • Piano
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Tam-Tam
  • Timpani
  • Tom-Tom


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Byzantine Dances is generally meant to portray a set of Turkish dances. The opening dance is fast and energetic, written in the style of a Roma Gypsy dance. During this upbeat dance, the melody incorporates grace notes that are fun to play, while the harmony and bass line incorporate enjoyable countermelodies and syncopated lines. The slower section in the middle of the piece is written in the style of a Zeybek dance. This type of dance is often performed by a solo dancer symbolizing courage and heroism. The dancer uses out-stretched arms, almost resembling a great hawk.

In this piece, I chose to incorporate some uniquely Turkish-sounding elements. Much of the melodic material is based on either the Byzantine scale or the harmonic major scale, both of which produce a somewhat exotic sound. Another element is the use of Turkish zills, or finger cymbals, which are often used in dances of this region.

The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, lasted from about 400 to 1453 A.D. and covered much of the area of what is now Turkey. With the conquest of the Byzantine Empire’s capital, Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire began its reign in 1453. After World War I, the Ottoman Empire fell, and the Republic of Turkey was formed in 1923.

- Program Note by composer


Carol Brittin Chamber’s awesome Byzantine Dances has been set for flexible ensemble. Playable with as little as just five wind/string players and percussion, this accessible concert march is perfect for small ensemble rehearsal, performance, or as a planning piece for when your ensemble comes back together in force.

- Program Note from publisher


Commissioned by the Ronald Reagan High School Band: San Antonio TX for the 2018 Midwest Clinic, Dan Morrison, Greg White, Mason Daffinee, and Ray Ulibarrri, directos.

- Program Note from score


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