|
Please DONATE to help with maintenance and upkeep of the Wind Repertory Project!
|
Driven!
Contents
General Info
Year: 2002
Duration: c. 7:15
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score (Purchase) - $8.25
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I–II (3-4 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Slapstick
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
My first contact with Frank Battisti was in 1991 when I was accepted to the New England Conservatory of Music as a composition major. At that time composition majors were not expected and, in my case, discouraged by the administration from auditioning for performance ensembles at the school. A friend recommended that I call the conductor of the wind ensemble, Frank Battisti, directly. I did, and after introducing myself on the phone and telling him how my efforts to schedule an audition time for the school's ensembles were being met with resistance, he told me to simply walk in after the last person before lunch and start playing. This turned out to be the beginning of a tremendously supportive and motivating relationship.
In the years that followed, Mr. Battisti had me judge the concerto competitions, commissioned two new works from me (Music for Music, Four Songs from Songfest by Bernstein), and has served as valued counsel on every aspect of my musical career, from conducting and interpretation to artists' relations and music industry politics. I can honestly say that Frank Battisti gave my career as a professional composer the momentum it needed to get off the ground. His passion, drive and unwavering professionalism has set both a shining example and the bar for me and all who know him.
- Program Note by composer
The rhythmic drive of this piece, like its human inspiration, is relentless even through a gentle and expressive middle section.
- Program Note from The Horizon Leans Forward
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of South Florida (Tampa) Wind Ensemble (Mark Sosnowchik, conductor) - 22 October 2020
- Hanover College (Hanover, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Mark Hopkins, conductor) – 23 March 2003
- New England Conservatory (Boston) Wind Ensemble (Charles Peltz, conductor) – 17 October 2002 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by this Composer
- a tonal fanfare (1996)
- The Art of Adagio (1995)
- The Art of Fugue (as transcriber) (1740s/2004)
- Bell-Tone’s Ring (1999)
- Concerto for Tuba and Wind Band (2007)
- Driven! (2002)
- Grenadiers of Liberty (1996)
- Islero (1994)
- Kirkos (2007)
- March of the Corn (2010)
- The Multimedia Construction Kit (1997)
- Music for Music (1992)
- The Playground Ball (1994)
- Rondo alla Kolo (1998)
- Seventy-Six (76) Trombones (as arranger) (1957/)
- Simphonie Militaire (as arranger) (1793/2013)
- Sinfonia Concertante (1993)
- Slavonic Dance No 1, Op 72 (as transcriber)
- Slavonic Dance No 3, Op 72 (as transcriber)
- Slavonic Dance No 4, Op 72 (as transcriber)
- Slavonic Dance No 6, Op 72 (as transcriber)
- Slavonic Dance No 7, Op 72 (as transcriber)
- Sonata in A (3rd Movement -- Rondo alla turca) (as arranger) (1783/1998)
- Spring Overture (2018)
- Symphonic Poem (1994)
Resources
- Amis Musical Circle website
- The Horizon Leans Forward, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 245.
- Kenneth Amis website
