Corner of 10th and Michigan, The
General Info
Year:
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Fitzpatrick Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.000
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- China Cymbals
- Concert Tom
- Crotales
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Shakers
- Snare Drum
- Splash Cymbal
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In 2009, I began sketches for a multi-movement piece for wind ensemble based on the old 100th or Doxology. The plan was to write each movement as a standalone work, but also part of a larger collection. The piece got put aside to work on other things, but after attending the 2009 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, I felt inspired to complete the work, or at least the first movement of the piece. This is where the title The Corner of 100th and Michigan Avenue was born. The concluding moment of the clinic for me was watching the Eastman Winds perform Maslanka’s 4th Symphony for wind ensemble. This powerful work is also based on the old 100th. It reminded me of what I had started and inspired me to return to the piece.
Overall The Corner of 100th and Michigan Avenue is spirited and upbeat. Using fragments of the hymn as well as complete statements of the chorale, several different moods are established during the course of the 5 minutes, hopefully leaving the listener with a sense of diversity of Chicago, as well as the non stop nature of the town in general.
- Program Note by composer
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- All Things (2006)
- Corner of 10th and Michigan, The
- Expression (2011)
- Jungst)APOSED (2014)
- Leap of Faith (2015)
- Near the Tracks (2013)
- Night (2011)
- (Re-Connected) (2008)
- Shades of Green (2011)
- With Honors (2009)
Resources
- Fitzpatrick Music Accessed 30 May 2016
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Craig Fitzpatrick." Accessed 28 December 2014.