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Catalyst (Romeyn)
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 5:25
Difficulty: III-IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts - $84.00 | Score Only - $9.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Sax I
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (large)
- Handbells
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Driving rhythms, contemporary harmonies, stark contrasts, and multi-meter are the “catalyst” for excitement and intrigue in this epic programmatic work by Rob Romeyn. We begin with an explosion of rhythmic energy and motion. From here, an intriguing melodic theme is introduced amid a lighter texture. As the music develops, this melodic theme is expanded upon rhythmically and through a variety of harmonic variations.
A secondary theme enters with a light and almost transparent quality, offering an opportunity to showcase expressive musicality in a mature setting. Further development then ensues, with the music growing ever stronger and stronger, with the emotion practically leaping off of the page. We end with a hair-raising contemporary sounding that is sure to have your audience on their feet.
- Program Note from publisher
Catalyst is an exciting contemporary composition for concert band. Much like a catalyst in a chemical reaction, the music builds in excitement and increases in intensity through the use of driving rhythms, unusual harmonies, changing meters, and intriguing themes.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Second Winds Wind Ensemble (St Petersburg, Fla.) (Bill Findeison, conductor) – December 2019
- Mooresville (N.C.) Wind Ensemble – 5 December 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
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- Christmas Is Coming! (Flex instrumentation) (2012/2020)
- Colors of Fall (Flex instrumentation)
- Fireflash! (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2019)
- A Fireside Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (2019)
- Night Ride Through Metropolis (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2020)
- Race Against Time (Flex instrumentation) (2011/2020)
- Tailspin! (Flex instrumentation) (2010/2018)
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- And All the Bells Shall Ring! (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2015)
- Apollo: Myth and Legend (2008)
- As All the Angels Sing (2019)
- As Shadows Fall (2014)
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- At Sunrise (2013)
- At the Water's Edge (2019)
- Atlantis: The Lost Continent (2011)
- Barnum & Bailey's Favorite (as arranger) (1913/2022)
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- Celebration Fanfare (as arranger) (2007/2019)
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- Christmas Is Coming! (2012)
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- Colors of Fall (2010)
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- Deck the Holidays (2016)
- El Tango (2010)
- Everest (2012)
- Fantasy of Flight (2015)
- Fireflash! (2009)
- Fireflash! (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2019)
- A Fireside Christmas (as arranger) (2018)
- A Fireside Christmas (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2019)
- Forged in Fire (2018)
- Fortius (2011)
- Fury of the Gods (2015)
- Happenstance (2007)
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- Heaven's Light (as arranger) (2004/2018)
- Here We Come A'Caroling (2008)
- Hocus Pocus (2011)
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- Joyride (2017)
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- Kaboom! (2012)
- The King's Crown (2019)
- Lanterns in the Sky (2016)
- Lavender's Blue (as arranger) (2018)
- Legend of Pirate's Cove (2013)
- Let the Holidays Begin! (2015)
- Lorva Horovel from "Armenian Dances, Part II" (as arranger) (1978/2020)
- Night Ride Through Metropolis (2009)
- Night Ride Through Metropolis (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2020)
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- October Sky (2015)
- Of Castles and Kings (2013)
- Of Heroes and Demons (2016)
- Olympus (2018)
- On Wings of Glory (2020)
- Pandora's Lament (2017)
- Proclamations (2011)
- Race Against Time (Flex instrumentation) (2011/2020)
- Radiance (2020)
- Red Earth Dances (2015)
- Rejoice the Season! (2016)
- Robotics (2014)
- Rockstar (2020)
- Santa and the Blizzard (2010)
- Saturn: The Ringed Planet (2010)
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- Simple Dreams (2016)
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