Distorted Images: A Jazzman's Nightmare

Andrew Boysen, Jr.

Andrew Boysen Jr

General Info

Year: 1989
Duration: c. 9:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A Kjos Music - Official Website
Cost: Score & Parts - $100.00   |   Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Alto Saxophone I-II (I doubles Soprano Saxophone)
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III-IV
French Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Anvil
• Bass Drum
• Cymbals (crash and suspended)
• Drum Set
• Flexatone
• Marimba
• Tenor Drum
• Triangle
• Tubular Bells
• Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Distorted Images: A Jazzman's Nightmare was composed in 1989 for the University of Iowa Symphony Band. The piece is programmatic, but only through general images. It tells the story of the dreams of a jazzman and the subsequent distortion of those dreams as they turn into a nightmare. The piece uses both "swing" and "straight" playing from members of the ensemble, sometimes alternating between the two and sometimes sounding simultaneously. Other jazz elements in the piece include improvisation from members of the group and the use of a drum set.

Program Note from Published Score

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Recent Performances

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• Alchemy (2008/2013)
• All the Pretty Little Horses (as arranger) (2014)
• Ancient Runes (2017)
• Apples (2018)
• Branden's Rainbow (1997/2002)
• Bright Sunny Days (2013)
• By My Side (2018)
• Casus Belli
• Celebration In Brass
• Concerto for Percussion (as transcriber) (1994/1997)
• Conversations with the Night (1994)
• Dance From All Hail the Power
• December Dance (2005)
• Diamond Jubilee Suite (2018)
• Distorted Images: A Jazzman's Nightmare
• Fallen Leaf, A
• Fantasy on a Theme of Sousa (2003)
• Frenzy
• The Four Horsemen
• A Glimpse through the Trees
• Grant Them Eternal Rest
• Havener Fanfare (2012)
• Heirloom
• I Am (1990)
• John Henry
• Joyride
• Kinetic Energy (1994)
• Kirkpatrick Fanfare (1999)
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2006)
• Metamorphosis (2013)
• Old Ben's Farm (2016/2019)
• On the Merrimack (2010)
• Ovations
• Poor Wayfaring Stranger (2007/2012)
• Relentless
• Scarborough Fair (2013) (as arranger)
• Scherzo
• Scherzo No 2 (2013)
• Shades of Ivory
• Simple Song
• Snowflakes Dancing (2012/2016)
• A Song for Lyndsay (2005)
• Song for My Children (2013)
• Song of Loudest Praise, A (2010)
• Song of the Sea Maidens
• Stamp From A Jack Stamp Suite
• Star-Crossed (2013)
• Symphony No. 1 for Winds and Percussion (1997)
• Symphony No. 3
• Symphony No. 4 (2006)
• Symphony No. 6
• Symphony No. 8 (2015-2016)
• Symphony No. 10 (2019)
• This Is the Drum (2013)
• Thoughts of You
• Time Streams (After Tricycle) (2011)
• To Break Earth's Sleep (2015)
• Tricycle (1997)
• Twilight of the Gods (2010)
• An Uncommon Man-Portrait Of Herbert Hoover
• Unraveling
• Urban Scenes
• The Vikings (2015)
• Winter of the World

Additional Resources

• Andrew Boysen Jr - Official Website