Cosmic Escapades
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Vincent Oppido
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $200.00; (digital) - $200.00 | Score Only (print) - $35.00; (digital) - $35.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (I div. a2)
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III (III div. a2)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bell Tree
- Chimes
- Cowbell
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel (extended range required (high C-sharp))
- Mark Tree
- Sizzle Cymbal
- Slapstick
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangles (2)
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Throughout my college studies, I had the great fortune to attend numerous concerts of The United States Army Band. Their musicianship and virtuosity, both as individuals and as a homogeneous unit of sound were then, and still remain, quite thrilling and awe-inspired.
When Tony Maiello asked me to compose a work for the band, I was honored and thrilled.
I chose to write a miniature scherzo, if you like -- starting with a very simple musical phrase that would then be exploited through different modes of development, while simultaneously showcasing the fabulous musicians of the band.
It is my hope that this modest work celebrates The United States Army Band and its long and cherished history of superior musical excellence.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Kent (Ohio) State University Wind Ensemble (Jesse Leyva, conductor) – 27 September 2019
- California All-State High School Wind Symphony (Anthony Maiello, conductor) – 16 February 2019 (2019 CASMEC Conference, Fresno)
- United States Army Band (Ft. Myer, Va.) (Andrew J. Esch, conductor) – 19 December 2018 (2018 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Alarums and Excursions
- Celebrations!
- Cosmic Escapades (2018)
- Cosmic Perspectives
- Fanfare to an American Heritage
- Grace Will Lead Me Home (2009)
- Il Mazzamurello (2020)
- The Hubble Space Telescope (2012)
- New York, New York (2016)
- Northwest Fanfare (2009)
- Patriot Pride
- Skysplitter! (2006)
- Suite from "Sketches of Cinema" (2016/2018)
- Three Happenings While Walking Down Main Street (2019)