Concertino for Bass Drum and Symphonic Band

Nelson Jesus

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This work is also known by its Portuguese title, Concertino para Bombo y Banda Sinfónica

General Info

Year: 2013
Duration: c. 25:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Nelson Jesus, Author´s Edition
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Bass Drum
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II (II doubling English Horn)
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II (I doubling B-flat Soprano Saxophone)
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum (concert)
Concert Toms (4)
Crash Cymbals (2: one suspended)
Field Drum
Finger Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Guiro
Marimba
Police Whistle
Ratchet
Ride Cymbal
Snare Drum (concert)
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Tam-Tam
Temple Blocks (4)
Triangle
Tubular Bells
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This work was the winner of the 1st Prize at the Ibero-American Composition Competition for Symphonic Band, Oaxaca- México 2014. It was premiered by Alfredo Bringas and the Oaxaca Municipal Symphonic Band, conducted by Juan Trigos.

- Program Note by World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)

Awards

Concertino for Bass Drum and Symphonic Band has been recommended as interesting, serious and distinctive music by members of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa (Francisco Ferreira, conductor; André Dias, soloist) – 2 March 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Modal Variations (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)

All Wind Works

Classband Suite (2015)
Concertino for Bass Drum and Symphonic Band (2013)
Fantasia Infantil (2004)
Feira de Maio (2013)
Marchas de Arraial (2008/2010)
Modal Variations (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
Porno (Sax) Concerto (2016)
Porto de Saudades (2015)
Reticência (2005)
Variações Modais. See: Modal Variations
Wolf Tears (2017)
Zamora 1143 (2016)

Resources

World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) Accessed 31 July 2016