Fuse (Smith)

Rob Smith

General Info

Year: 2008
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, through Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV

Bass Drum
Brake Drum
Castanets
Glockenspiel
Slapstick
Snare Drum
Splash Cymbal
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Temple Blocks
Vibraphone
Vibraslap
Xylophones (2)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A fuse may be defined as to blend two or more substances by melting. In the spirit of this definition, this energetic work from Rob Smith consists of three main elements that are gradually mixed together until becoming virtually inseparable. Fuse may also be defined as a cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end with a flame to detonate an explosive at the other end -- an image that certainly fits the work's fast, driving and highly intense nature.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. University of Houston Symphonic Winds (Rob Smith, conductor)
Audio CD: Texas A&M University Wind Symphony (James Keene, conductor) - 2010

State Ratings

Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
Maryland: VI

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Texas A&M University (College Station) Wind Symphony (James Keene, conductor) – 18 December 2010 (2010 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Beacon Fires (2009)
Blue Norther (2003/2007)
Catalytic Concerto (1993)
Dance Mix (2000)
Ear Bend (2014)
Fuse (2008)
Kicking & Screaming (2009)
Morse Code Pop (2005/2015)
Panther Fire (1996/2001)
The Path Ascending (2002)
Pendulum (2015)
Push (2001)
Slide Machinery (1998)
Westchester Daydream (2016)
Whirl (1999)

Resources

Perusal score
Rob Smith website Accessed 29 June 2021
Smith, R. (2008). Fuse [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: New York.