Cubano

Jeff Smallman

General Info

Year: 1999 / 2008
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Saxophone quartet
Publisher: Eighth Note Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $25.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Part 1

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet

Part 2

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet

Part 3

B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part 4

E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
Horn in F

Part 5

Bassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Baritone Saxophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Cubano is a fun piece filled with energy. As the name implies, this work uses rhythms similar to those found in Cuban music, and throughout the islands. The bass part provides a steady driving bass line while the four upper parts provide the rhythmic diversity. Cubano is in the form of an extended rondo, ABACABA. As with the composer's other works, when a section is repeated, it is given a different rteatment. Beginning fairly simply, the work becomes more complex rhythmically and polyphonically as it nears its conclusion.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Central College (Pella, Iowa) Honor Band Woodwind Ensemble (Alexandra Droepp, conductor) - 25 February 2021

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Cubano (Flex instrumentation) (1999/2008)

All Wind Works

All’s Fair Dock Walkin’
And Birds will Sing Again (2000)
Arkhangelsk (2003)
By THAT Much
Cubano (Flex instrumentation) (1999/2008)
Dodge City
Fanfare for Prince Henry
Pavana Antiqua
Sinfonietta (2003)

Resources

Jeff Smallman website Accessed 25 February 2021
Perusal score
Small, J. (2008). Cubano [score]. Eighth Note Publications: [Markham, Ont.].