Gap Creek

Jay Bocook

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General Info

Year: 2000
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: II+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Score
Part 1

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Clarinet
B-flat Trumpet
Violin

Part 2

B-flat Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Violin

Part 3

B-flat Clarinet
E-flat Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
F Horn
Violin
Viola

Part 4

Bassoon
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium T.C
Euphonium B.C.
Cello

Part 5

Bassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Baritone Saxophone
Trombone
Euphonium B.C.
Euphonium T.C.
Tuba
String Bass
Electric Bass
Cello

Timpani
Percussion I-II-III

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Written in two contrasting tempos, the slow opening section of this overture weaves a texture of striking harmonies and graceful melodies. The fast second section offers a hint of Appalachian folk music and builds to a lively finish.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Aztec Fire (Flex instrumentation) (2003)
Gap Creek (Flex instrumentation) (2000)
The Liberty Bell (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1893/2011)
Nimrod (Flex Instrumentation) (as arranger) (1899/2011)
The North Face (Flex instrumentation) (1999/2021)
Shackelford Banks (Flex instrumentation) (2003)
The Thunderer (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1889/2010)

All Wind Works

76 Trombones (arr. Anderson; as adapter) (1997)
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (as arranger) (1967/2004)
America's Finest (1991)
As All the Heavens Were a Bell (2002)
At Dawn They Slept (2010)
Avatar Soundtrack Highlights (as arranger) (2009/2010)
Aztec Fire (Flex instrumentation) (2003)
Battle Cry of Freedom, The (as arranger) (1862/2001)
The Beatles: Love (as arranger) (2008)
Beauty and the Beast (as arranger) (1992/2017)
The Blues Brothers Revue (as arranger) (2004)
Bolero (as arranger) (1928/2003)
Boy's Dream, A (2007)
The British Are Coming! (as arranger) (2006)
Carnival of the Animals, The (as arranger) (1886/2006)
Catch Me If You Can (as arranger) (2011)
Chariots of Fire (as arranger) (1983)
Concert Suite from "Dances with Wolves" (as arranger) (1991)
The Cowboys (as arranger) (Grade III) (1972)
The Cowboys (as arranger) (Grade V) (1972/2007)
Crown Imperial (as arranger) (1937/1998)
Danse Bacchanale (as arranger) (1877/2004)
Danzón (as arranger) (1944/1990)
Dartmoor, 1912 (as arranger) (2011)
Defying Gravity (as arranger) (2003/2010)
Dies Irae (as arranger) (1874/1998)
Down in the River (2017)
Dream On (as arranger) (1973/2011)
Fanfare and Hymn of Brotherhood (1982/2004)
Fanfare and Hymn: A Mighty Fortress (as arranger) (1529/1991)
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (as arranger) (1910/2006)
Film Score Classics (as arranger) (1990)
Firebird Excerpts (as arranger) (1910/1995)
Freedom (as arranger) (2000/2002)
Game of Thrones (as arranger) (2018)
Gap Creek (Flex instrumentation) (2000)
Glee Showstoppers (as arranger) (2010)
Gloriana (2015)
Go the Distance (as arranger) (1997)
Granada (as arranger) (1932/1998)
Head Rush (2015)
Hey Jude (as arranger) (1968/1992)
Hunger Games (as arranger) (2012)
Into the Light (1996)
The Invincible Eagle (as arranger) (1901/2004)
Jekyll & Hyde (as arranger) (c. 1990/1998)
Jingle Bells - Jolly Old St Nick (as arranger) (1857/2002)
John Williams Swings (as arranger) (2011)
Juba Dance (as arranger) (1932/2022)
Kirkpatrick's Muse (2017)
Legacy of Honor (2013)
The Liberty Bell (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1893/2011)
Liberty Fanfare (as arranger) (1986/2010)
Lincoln (as arranger) (2013)
Liquid (2019)
Little Mermaid, The (as arranger) (1990)
Lost Mountain (2008)
Mars (as arranger) (1916/1998)
Maverick (2020)
Miss Saigon Selections (as arranger)
Music from "Mission: Impossible" (as arranger) (1996)
Music from "The Incredibles" (as arranger) (2004/2006)
Nessun Dorma (as arranger) (1926/2003)
Nimrod (Flex Instrumentation) (as arranger) (1899/2011)
The North Face (Flex instrumentation) (1999/2021)
O Waly, Waly (2011)
Olympic Spirit, The (as transcriber) (1988/1996)
Out of Sea and the Shark Cage Fugue (as arranger) (1975/2011)
Out of This World (as arranger) (1999)
Pearl Harbor Soundtrack Highlights (as arranger) (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (as arranger) (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (as arranger) (2007)
Prince of Egypt, The (as arranger, with Zimmer) (1998/1999)
Procession of the Nobles (arr Bocook) (as arranger)
Queen in Concert
The Rebellion Is Reborn (as arranger) (2017)
Ritual Fire Dance (as arranger) (2001)
Robin Hood (as arranger) (1991)
Roll Tide (as arranger)
Russian Easter Overture (as arranger) (1888/2000)
Sacred Harp (2013)
Scheherazade (as transcriber) (1888/2006)
Scherzo from "Symphony No. 9" (as arranger) (1824/2004)
Selections from "Moana" (as arranger) (2016/2017)
Selections from "Wicked" (as arranger) (2004)
Shackelford Banks (2003)
Shackelford Banks (Flex instrumentation) (2003)
Skyfall (as arranger) (2012/2013)
Somewhere from "West Side Story" (as arranger)
Soundtrack Highlights from Les Misérables (as arranger) (1980/2013)
Star Trek: The Inner Light (as arranger) (1995)
Sweet Georgia Brown (arr. Bocook) (1925)
Symphonic Suite from "Jurassic World" (as arranger) (2015/2017)
Symphonic Suite from "On the Waterfront" (as arranger) (1954/2011)
Symphonic Suite from "Star Trek" (as arranger) (2009)
Symphonic Suite from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (arr Bocook) (as arranger) (2016)
Symphony No. 5, Mvmt IV (as transcriber) (1937/2005)
Theme from "Blazing Saddles" (as arranger) (1983)
Thriller (as arranger) (1982/2009)
The Thunderer (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1889/2010)
Titan Spirit (as arranger) (2000/2009)
Trooper Salute (as arranger with Reese) (2015)
Uptown Funk! (as arranger) (2014)
Vallum Hadriani (2022)
Vaquero (as arranger) (1967)
Viper (2010)
The Washington Post (as arranger) (1889/2010)
West Side Story: Medley (as arranger) (1957/1991)
Who's That Masked Man? (as arranger) (2007)
Young Person's Guide to John Williams (as arranger) (1991)

Resources

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