Danza No 2

Bruce Yurko

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General Info

Year: 2003 / 2006
Duration: c. 6:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Masters Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $130.00 | Score Only - $20.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass 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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-VII

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Commissioned by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania High School Honors Band, Jack Stamp, conductor, in memory of Matthew Hornick.

- Program Note from score

Danza No. 2 (2003) was commissioned by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania IUP High School Honors Band (Jack Stamp, conductor) in memory of Matthew Hornick, a member of the Wind Ensemble at IUP. Matthew tragically passed away in an automobile accident.

Danza is a musical genre that originated in Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. It is a popular turn-of-the-twentieth-century ballroom dance genre slightly similar to the waltz. Although Danza No. 2 was written as a memorial piece, this is unique in that it is highly energetic and vibrant. This work displays vivid contrasts between winds and percussion as it drives relentlessly from start to finish.

- Program Note from University of North Texas Concert Band concert program, 3 November 2021

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Roxbury High School Wind Symphony (Todd Nichols, conductor)

State Ratings

Georgia: V
Kansas: V

Performances

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University of Central Arkansas (Conway) Symphonic Band (Ricky Brooks, conductor) - 18 October 2021
Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble (Boston) (Michael Mucci, conductor) – 15 May 2019
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Penn.) Symphony Band (Bruce Yurko, conductor) – 4 March 2017
Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Symphonic Band (Kirk Saville, conductor) – 29 March 2016
San Francisco State University Wind Ensemble (Troy Davis, conductor) - 14 May 2015
Calgary Stampede Showband (Jeff Waterbury) - 24 February 2013
University of Nevada (Reno) Symphonic Band (Tony Clements, conductor) – 20 March 2008 (CBDNA 2008 Western/Northwestern Division Conference, Reno, Nev.)
Roxbury High School (Succasunna, N.J.) Wind Symphony (Todd Nichols, conductor) – 18 December 2008 (2008 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

After Sunset
Ankrovag Fanfare, from A Jack Stamp Suite (2017)
Chant and Toccata
Concerto no. 2 for Bassoon and Wind Orchestra
Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble
Concerto for Horn
Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble (2014)
Danza No 2 (2008)
Danza No 3
DF-XXXVII Fanfare (2018)
emc-x
In Memoriam: Dean Witten (2019)
In Memoriam: Karel Husa (2018)
In Memoriam: Kristina (1997/2002)
Intrada for Wind Ensemble (2002)
Medieval Variations
Metamorphosis (2019)
Night Dances (1994)
Night Dances No 2 (2013)
Pastoral Nocturne (1996)
Red Tail Skirmish (2012)
Scenes for Wind Ensemble (2015)
Sinfonietta
Stained Glass Windows (2013)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Bruce Yurko." Accessed 12 May 2015
Yurko, B. (2006). Danza No. 2 [score]. Masters Music Publications: Boca Raton, Fla.
Yurko, Bruce. "Danza No. 2." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 6, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 480-485. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2007.