Contempo

Michael Story

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General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 3:15
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $57.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Tom-Tom
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Contempo was commissioned by the James W. Robinson Middle School Bands of Fairfax, Virginia, and was premiered in the spring of 2004.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Alabama: Class D
Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP II
Louisiana: II
Maryland: II
South Carolina: II
Texas: II. Complete
West Virginia: II

Performances

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Alpine (Tex.) High School (Chuck Wilson, conductor) – 7 May 2016
Legacy High School (North Las Vegas, Nev.) Symphonic Band – Fall 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Astronomica (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Christmas Holiday March (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Danger Zone (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1986/2020)
I Got Rhythm (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1930/2020)

All Wind Works

25 or 6 to 4 (as arranger)
And to All a Good Night (with Robert W. Smith) (2004)
Annunciation (2020)
Astronomica (2020)
Astronomica (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Ayrshire Portrait (as arranger) (2001)
Aztec Dance (1997)
Barnburner (2017)
The Batman Theme (as arranger) (1989/1997)
Best of the West! (as arranger) (2018)
Bruno Mars Four-Pack (as arranger) (2016/2019)
Carnaval de Brasil (2000)
A Cartoon Christmas (as arranger) (2001)
Chant de Noël (as arranger) (2016)
The Chase (2013)
A Christmas Celebration (1985)
Christmas Holiday March (2020)
Contempo (2004)
Creepy Crawlies (1999)
The Curse of Tutankhamun (2001)
Danger Zone (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1986/2020)
Dragon Dance (2010)
Encore! (2013)
España Cañi (as arranger) (1921/2008)
Finale from "The Firebird" (as arranger) (1918/2014)
Fum, Fum, Fum (2010)
Ghost Ship (2012)
Good King Nutcracker (as arranger) (2012)
Graduation Suite (as arranger) (2002)
Holiday Short Cuts for Beginning Band – Vol. 1 (as arranger) (1948/2015)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (as arranger) (1966/1994/2000)
Highlights from "The Wizard of Oz" (as arranger) (1939/1999)
I Got Rhythm (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1930/2020)
Irish Air and Dance (2008)
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (as arranger) (1963/2001)
Jingle Bell Rock (as arranger) (1957/2001)
Land of the Thunder Dragon (as arranger) (2019)
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (as arranger, with Smith) (1945/2008)
Livin' la Vida Loca (as arranger)
Macarena (as arranger) (2014)
The Magic of Harry Potter (as arranger) (2013)
Mama Paquita (as arranger) (2016)
March from "First Suite for Military Band" (as arranger) (1909/2011)
March of the Dwarfs (as arranger) (1891/2014)
Medieval Dance (as arranger) (2015)
Medieval Legend (2001/2012)
Nautical Bits and Pieces (as arranger) (2014)
Once Upon a December (as arranger) (1997)
The Oregon Trail (1999)
Pavane (as arranger) (1899/2015)
Pax Americana (2019)
Pentagram (2016)
The Pioneer Spirit (2010)
Plaza de Toros (2011)
Pyramid of the Sun (2013)
A Saint-sational Trio! (as arranger) (2013)
Sakura (1995)
Salute to Glenn Miller (as arranger) (1940/1968)
Scenes from "The Nutcracker" (as arranger) (1884/2010)
Selections from the "Star Wars" Saga (as arranger) (1977/2006)
Shenandoah (as arranger with Smith) (2003)
Shut Up and Dance (as arranger) (2014/2015)
Sketches of Canada (as arranger) (2015)
Sleigh Ride (as arranger)
Spoon River (as arranger) (1922/2014)
Suite from "Symphonie Fantastique" (as arranger) (1830/2016)
The Tell-Tale Heart (2011)
To Honor, Thank and Remember (2002)
Trittico: Movement I (as arranger) (1963/2011)
Üsküdar (as arranger, with Robert W. Smith) (2005)
Variations on a Civil War Tune (2016)
The Wabash Cannonball (as arranger) (1904/1987)
Wade in the Water (as arranger) (2013)
The Washington Post (as arranger) (1889/1998)
Zombie Dance (2017)

Resources

Story, M. (2004). Contempo [score]. Belwin Mills: [s.l.]