Ergo
General Info
Year: 2022
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Tyler S. Grant Music Works, through Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00; (digital) - $95.00 | Score Only (print) - $18.00
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
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bongos
- China Cymbals
- Crash Cymbals
- Crotales
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Solid melodic writing, intense driving rhythms, biting dissonances, powerhouse brass and percussion scoring along with sweeping woodwinds make this thrilling original work a whirlwind of force from start to finish.
- Program Note from publisher
Ergo was commissioned by my friend Dr. Adam Dalton and the Marshall University Wind Ensemble (WV). Upon speaking with Adam about the type of piece he wanted for this commission, it was clear that he had a vision for a work that would serve both the university and high school band repertoire while also being flashy and contemporary in nature.
Ergo (pronounced ehr • go) is a Latin word meaning “therefore”. I have always found the use of “therefore” to be profound in written and spoken conversation. If I’m being honest, watching old-time legal thrillers as a child with my dad certainly didn’t hurt this curiosity. It is a word often used to punctuate a stance or argument in a way that reflects logical forethought and a clear belief. This piece serves as a three-minute tour de force in the same spirit of standing for what you believe in and declaring it to others.
- Program Note by composer
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Video: Artie Henry Middle School (Cedar Park, Tx.) Band (Robert T. Herrings III, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of South Florida (Tampa_ Concert Band (Trevor A. Butts, conductor) - 16 February 2023
- Artie Henry Middle School (Cedar Park, Tx.) Band (Robert T. Herrings III, conductor) - 21 December 2022 (2022 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Downtown Strut (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Epic Venture (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
All Wind Works
- Along the Beaches of Normandy (2009)
- Anthem of an Era (2013)
- Ash & Stone (2019)
- ...at Twilight (2014)
- Banner of the Sky (2018)
- Banshee of the Badlands (2019)
- The Best of Rooms (as arranger) (1963/2017)
- Breakthrough (2022)
- Castle Gate, 1924 (2012)
- Chant and Fire Ritual (2011)
- Downtown Strut (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Epic Venture (2015)
- Epic Venture (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
- Ergo (2022)
- Fanfare for 'Our Time' (2020)
- Fanfare for Athena (2020)
- Fanfare for the Gold (2023)
- From the Concord Chronicles (2016)
- Ghosts of the Lost Ship (2014)
- Hope Rising (2022)
- Housetop Holiday Jam! (as arranger) (2011)
- Illustrations (2013)
- Miles in the Sky (2015)
- Mission: Apollo (2015)
- Now & Forever March (2023)
- Paceline (2018)
- Pacific Grooves (2022)
- Panoramic Fanfare (2014)
- Panoramic Landscapes (2015)
- Prevailing Fire
- Resplendent Light (2016)
- River Poem (2019)
- The Sacred Spheres (2021)
- Shimmering Joy (2018)
- Solace in the Equinox (2017)
- Sweet Dreams (2022)
- Tale of the Sword
- Terminal Velocity (2014)
- Winds of Celebration (2012)
Resources
- Perusal score
- Tyler S. Grant website Accessed 14 December 2022