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Eyes of the Dragon
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music Co.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Finger Cymbals
- Gong
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom-Tom
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Established through folk traditions in both Europe and Asia, dragons have become legendary creatures inspiring countless movies, stories, books and games in many different cultures. While some cultures in Asia have portrayed the dragon as a type of large water-snake, many European stories have depicted them with scales, dorsal fins, four legs and wings. Some lore holds that dragons were fire-breathing, or poisonous like the creatures depicted in the poem Beowulf. Described as creatures of immense size and power, a warrior's mettle would be tested if they could defeat a dragon in battle.
This programmatic work for young band includes energetic rhythms in minor tonality depicting an epic battle between a solitary warrior and a dragon that threatens his kingdom. The warrior must risk fighting in close proximity to the immense beast, so close that he meets The Eyes of the Dragon.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class C
- North Carolina: II
- Wisconsin: Event 3000 Concert Band Class C
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Las Vegas Youth Orchestra Symphonic Band (Sherri Manning, conductor) – 25 October 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- American Visions (Weller) (2009)
- Apollo Arise (2018)
- Chasing Mercury (2019)
- Country Sketches (2014)
- Dream Chaser (2012)
- Eyes of the Dragon (2014)
- Festival and Ballad for Winds (2011)
- Festival Espirit (2013)
- Flourishing Noels (2013)
- Frontier Fought and a City Found, A (2010)
- Hammer and Rail (2015)
- I Bought Me a Band (2012)
- Irish Jig for Young Feet (2009)
- Journey to the Prairie (2010)
- Jubilant Flourishes (2012)
- Last Stagecoach Heist, The (2012)
- Monsters of Myth (2013)
- The Shady Grove (2017)
- Songs of Soldiers (2017)
- Tales of a Medieval Warrior (2010)
- Yankee Fanfare (2013)
Resources
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist 70.7 (2016): 58. Print