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Excelsior Overture
General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 5:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: HRJ Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $25.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Tuba
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In the spring of 2013, I was asked by my brother, Dan, to write a piece for the brass quintet he played in at UW-Madison. As the piece framed itself into an overture style, I needed a title. After watching the film, Silver Linings Playbook, I became fascinated with the word “Excelsior”, especially since it was the state motto of New York. A simple Google search of the definition left me with “fine curled wood shavings used especially for packing fragile items.” I found myself laughing for two reasons: 1) The state of New York’s motto is equivalent to packing peanuts or bubble wrap, and 2) the word has great implications but is truly a misnomer. Therefore, with the piece being an overture to nothing in particular but sounding important, the title stuck.
Another search gave me the true meaning, which is “always higher”. It’s funny how Google can be deceptive.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Brass Quintet - 13 December 2020
- University of Wisconsin – Madison Badger Brass Quintet – December 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Appetite Concerto (2016)
- Excelsior Overture (2013)
- Lakeshore Portrait (2012)
- Rush (2017)
- Silent Night, Sea of Light (2014)
Resources
- Heidi Joosten website Accessed 14 December 2020
- Perusal score