Four Fripperies
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 7:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Sound Studio Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $95.00
Movements
1. Afternoon Jaunt - 1:58
2. Ripples on a Shimmering Pond - 1:54
3. Comings & Goings - 1:28
4. March Azure - 2:00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Mallets, including:
- Orchestra Bells
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crotales
- Piatti
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Four Fripperies (for Concert Band) by Mark Wolfram is an original composition.
Defined as a showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress or language, a "frippery" is also thought to be a tawdry or frivolous thing -- and in this case, just plain fun! These four short contrasting musical fripperies are aptly described by their titles: Afternoon Jaunt (a cosmopolitan trip around town -- taking in the sights, smells and atmosphere of a vibrant city), Ripples on a Shimmering Pond (the waxing and waning of concentric circles and wind-blown ripples on a still pond -- growing to a peak and then subsiding as bell-like musical touches embellish the dissipating descending lines -- and ending with a peaceful calm), Comings & Goings (cartoon-like fervor with woodwinds and muted brass alternating contrasting angular phases -- surging and pulsing in several diverse directions until capped off with a tutti ensemble shout), and March Azure (unexpected melodic and harmonic shifts between 6/8 and 2/4 march styles with recurring “bluesy” riffs that give a hint of jazz -- culminating in a satisfying, full-voiced finish). Occasionally ostentatious and showy, this group of “fripperies” is also delightfully fun for both audiences and performers.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- All Points Bulletin: In Hot Pursuit (2014)
- An American Rhapsody (2009)
- Brass Trio (1988)
- Colonial Scenes (2016)
- Divertissement (as transcriber) (2013)
- Extra! Extra! Read All About It! (2019)
- Fast Falls the Eventide (2014)
- Four Fripperies (2020)
- Gloria in Mundo Pax (2019)
- Golden Anniversary Fanfare (2018)
- Homily (2016)
- Interludes for Percussion and Trumpet (1985)
- Invictus (2019)
- Labyrinth (for Brass Quintet) (2010)
- Labyrinth (2018)
- March László (2015)
- March Malchus (2017)
- Monkey Mind (2020)
- Monograms (1996)
- Overture Ciné Noir (2012)
- Paean (2020)
- Residual Tension (2015)
- Reverie (2019)
- Soldiers of Destiny (2011)
- Sonoran Celebration (2018)
- The Sounds of Now
- Spectral Shifts (2015)
- The Swashbuckler (2011)
- Syncopation in Blue (2020)
- Tag - You're It! (2013)
- Theme to "Captain Kangaroo" (Puffin' Billy) (as arranger) (1952/2013)
- Three Intradas for Band (2011)
- Three Short Christmas Carols (2010)
- Tirolean Trek (2012)
- The Tucson March (2017)
- Vertical Planes (2016)
- With Malice Toward None (2012)