Encircled

Jonathan Dagenais

General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 10:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Eighth Note Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $105.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Bongos
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Finger Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Temple Blocks
Triangle
Vibraphone
Wind Chimes
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Encircled puts recurring rhythmic passages in the foreground, reminding us of traditional military music. These passages are always enveloped in more modern sonorities and harmonies in order to combine tradition and modernity. Right from the first notes, we can hear the melodic/rhythmic motif which will serve as the main musical material throughout the whole work. With cadenzas, flowing lyrical writing and powerful rhythmic drive, this is an exciting and dramatic work.

- Program Note from publisher

The Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Concert Band Circle of Quebec providence commissioned this work to celebrate their 125th anniversary. Because the Circle was originally a military band, the composer has enveloped traditional military fanfares and sounds within modern sonorities.

-Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Rouge River Winds (Toronto, Ont. Can.) (Pratik Gandhi, conductor) – 15 June 2019

Works for Winds by This Composer

Cardassia (2020)
Encircled (2017)
Mouvement Frénétique (2018/2020)
Polytechnique (2011)
Prelude and Celebration (2015)
Spring March (2020)
Stella (2007)
Symbiopholie! (2009/2016)

Resources

Dagenais, J. (2016). Encircled [score]. Eighth Note Publications: Markham, Ont. Can.
Jonathan Dagenais website Accessed 2 September 2019
"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 72/3 (October, 2017), p. 75.
Perusal score