Dreamland

Michael Markowski

General Info

Year: 2011
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: V(see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Markowski Creative
Cost: Score and Parts - $195.00 | Score Only - $30.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Contrabassoon (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Electric Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bell Tree
Chimes
Crotales
Crash Cymbals
Kick Drum
Marimba
Shakers
Snare Drum
Suspended cymbal
Tom-Tom
Vibraphone

Errata

Trombone I, II, III, m. 28: Slur on beat 3 should extend from Bb to D, to match the slur in m. 15.
Bassoon, m. 28: Slur on beat 3 should extend from Bb to D, to match the slur in m. 15.
B-flat Bass Clarinet, m. 63: Should be F#, not F
B-flat Soprano Clarinet IV, m. 97: Second note should be a G, not an A.

Program Notes

In the composer’s own words: “The opening few bars quote one of my favorite contemporary artists/songwriters, Gary Wilson. Over the last 30 years of his work, dreams have become a common theme for Wilson — a way for him to revisit and relive the magical (and often painful) memories from his youth. For Gary, walking into his own dreams is a dose of nostalgia.

"In the section that follows, I quote my own past: a never-before performed choral work called Echo that I composed just after my high school graduation. The saxophone section sings this new idea in the tradition of a four-part chorale setting. The text that inspires the passage, borrowed from the 19th century poet Christina Rossetti, describes dreams as a place to visit with those in the speaker’s life who have passed away — a place where these spirits might ‘come back in dreams.’ While both of these influences are beautiful in a darkly romantic way, I thrive on the energy of being a night person — so much so that the idea of sleep as an inevitable force haunts me a little bit. My own insomnia juxtaposed with the more traditional lyricism of these other influences is what ultimately defines the musical landscape.”

Dreamland was commissioned by the Consortium for the Advancement of Wind Literature, of which New Trier High School is a member. The consortium is led by Jim Kull, Director of Bands at St. Charles East High School in Illinois.

- Program note by New Trier High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert program, 20 December 2012

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: New Trier High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Matt Temple, conductor)

Media

New Trier High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Matt Temple, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Symphonic Band (Kirk Saville, conductor) – 14 February 2019
College of the Sequoias (Visalia, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Michael Tackett, conductor) -17 March 2018 (2018 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
Northwest Missouri State University Wind Symphony (John Bell, conductor) – 20 February 2018
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind Ensemble (Angela Holt, conductor) – 15 November 2016
Susan E. Wagner High School (Staten Island, N.Y.) Symphonic Band (Paul Corn, conductor) - 7 December 2014
Austin (Tex.) Symphonic Band (Richard Floyd, conductor) - 22 November 2014
New Trier (Ill.) High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Matt Temple, conductor) – 20 December 2012 (2012 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Drawing Mars (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2021)
Finding the Words: ii. Undefined (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)

All Wind Works

As Midnight on a Moonless Night (2011)
Blue Ambience (2003)
Brooklyn Air (2016)
Camerado (2013)
The Cave You Fear (2014)
City Trees (2012)
Desert Sage (2022)
Drawing Mars (2019)
Drawing Mars (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2021)
Dreamland (2011)
Elixir (2012)
Embers (2015)
Famishius Fantasticus (2012)
Finding the Words
Finding the Words: ii. Undefined (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
Forever Summer (2016)
Instinctive Travels (2009)
JoyRiDE (2005/2014)
Machiavelli's Conscience (2017)
Monk by the Sea (2015)
Reckoning (2017)
Remember the Molecules (2013)
Saturn Returns (2014)
Shadow Rituals (2006)
Shine (2010)
Street Flair (2022)
Summoning Graces (2019)
Sunny-Side Up (2018)
Tidal Forces (2010)
The Tonic of Wildness (2017)
Turkey in the Straw (2008)
Unfamiliar Territory (2013)
Walden (2011)
You Are Cordially Invited (2016)

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