Etowah

Brian Balmages

Brian Balmages

General Info

Year: 2008
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music Company, Inc
Cost: Score and Parts - $45.00   |   Score - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani (Opt.)
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

• Bass Drum
  
• Claves
  
• Cymbals (crash and suspended)
  
• Glockenspiel
  
• Gong (Tam-Tam)
  
• Sleigh Bells
  
• Tom-Toms (2)
  
• Triangle
  
• Vibraslap
  
• Woodblock
  

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Heavily influenced by Native American sounds, Etowah pays homage to the great Cherokee and Creek nations that once thrived in modern day Georgia. The opening sounds echo the spirit of the ancient city of Etowah before the music builds, taking the listener back to when the city thrived. Including a large battery of percussion, innovative harmonies, and interesting textures not normally found in young band music, this is certain to be a huge favorite!

Etowah was commissioned by the Hightower Trail Middle School Bands, Marietta, Georgia, Andrew Cole and Fred Norton, Directors.

Program Note from Publisher Web-site

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Recent Performances

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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• Arith-Metric No. 1 (Adaptable Band) (2020)
• Blue Ridge Reel (Adaptable Band) (2013/2020)
• Colliding Visions (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
• Moscow, 1941 (Adaptable Band) (2006/2020)

All Wind Works

• African Journey (2001)
• Always United, Forever Strong (2013)
• American Big Top (2018)
• Among the Clouds (2004)
• Apollo (2008)
• Arabian Dances (2009)
• Arith-Metric No. 1 (Adaptable Band) (2020)
• The Awakening (2003)
• Backstage Pass (2015)
• Beyond the Summit (2004)
• Blue Ridge Reel (2013)
• Blue Ridge Reel (Adaptable Band) (2013/2020)
• Breaking Point (2019)
• Bright Morning Stars
• Bringer of War (2017)
• Call of the Wild (2013)
• Camptown Variations
• Chant and Savage Dance (2005)
• Chesapeake Serenade
• Colliding Visions (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
• Comet Ride
• Conquest
• Courtly Dance and Procession
• Dragonfly
• Eagles Among Us (2017)
• Elements (2010)
• Enchantment (2014)
• Endless Rainbows (2013)
• Escapades
• Escape from the Deep (2010)
• Etowah
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• Falcon Fanfare (2012)
• Fanfare Canzonique (2003)
• Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination (2015)
• A Festive Fanfare (2017)
• A Festive Finale (2019)
• Fiesta de los Toros (2017)
• Five Progressive Chorales for Developing Bands
• Flight
• Flight of the Griffin
• Forever... (2014)
• Fusion (2007)
• Gettysburg (A Civil War Portrait)
• Grace (2016)
• Groove Music (2013)
• Haunted Clocks (2014)
• A Hero's Destiny
• Homage to Bharat (2018)
• A House Divided (2013)
• Hypnotic Fireflies (2013)
• Images of Ireland
• Incantation and Ritual
• In Nature's Glory
• Industrial Loops (2017)
• Infinite Hope (2018)
• Instant Christmas Spirit
• Into the Arctic (2015)
• Invictus
• Jingle Bell Tones
• Journey By Night (1998)
• Journey for a Soldier (2010)
• Joy in All Things (2012)
• Joy of Life (2015)
• Jungle Dance (2011)
• Kilauea (The Volcano's Fury)
• Kindred Spirits (2009)
• Legacy (Processional for Band)
• Legend
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• A Light at the End of Forever (2016)
• Loudoun Praises
• Love and Light (2020)
• Lullaby to the Moon (2017)
• Majestica
• Marche Diabolique (2014)
• Metal (2013)
• Metamorphic Dances (2019)
• Midnight on Main Street (2009)
• Midnight Suite
  • Midnight Mission
  • Midnight Sky (2006)
  • Midnight Madness
• Miramar Fanfare
• Moscow, 1941 (2006)
• Moscow, 1941 (Adaptable Band) (2006/2020)
• Motion (2006)
• Nevermore (2011)
• Not Afraid to Dream (2006)
• O Mio Babbino Caro
• Of Emperors and Chariots
• Olympia
• Open Space (2014)
• Parade of the Jesters
• Pele (2004)
• Phasing Thunder (2014)
• Pikes Peak (2019)
• Primal Dances (2018)
• Proclamation
• Proudly We Hail
• Raging Machines
• Rain (2008)
• Renaissance Reimagined (2017)
• Reverberations (2009)
• Rhythms and Riffs‎
• Rippling Watercolors (2015)
• Rite of Passage (2000)
• Rocky Mountain Romp
• Sapier's Story
• Shadow Waltzes (2016)
• Shadows Unleashed (2013)
• Shenandoah Triptych
• Shrine of the Fallen (2016)
• Silence Overwhelmed (2010)
• Smithsonian Suite
• A Solitary Wish (2017/2018)
• Sound Prisms (2002)
• Sparks (2007)
• Spirit of the Stallion (2016)
• Spontaneous Beings (2017)
• Star Above, Shine Brightly (2001)
• The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2014)
• Starscapes (2007)
• Summer Dances (2000)
• Summer Resounding!
• Summit City
• Sun Cycles (2012)
• Swirling Prisms
• Symphonic Episodes
• Symphony No. 1 for Brass
• Synthesis (2016)
• Temple of the Murals (2011)
• That Which Binds Us (2015)
• Three Celtic Dances (2008)
• Thrill Ride (2019)
• Through Courageous Eyes (2003)
• Trust in Angels (2017)
• Twittering Machine (2017)
• A View of the World (2001)
• Waves
• When Spirits Soar (2006)
• Whispering Winds
• Winged Victory (2007)
• Winter Dances
• Within the Castle Walls (2012)

Additional Resources

• Brian Balmages - Official Website