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Head Rush
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $145.00; (digital) - $145.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Brake Drum
- Cajon
- Chimes
- China Cymbals
- Conga
- Crash Cymbals
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Mark Tree
- Shakers (2)
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Tom-Tom (3)
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Employing a minimalist approach, this dynamic piece uses layers of constantly evolving textures and rhythmic devices, while propelled throughout by an energetic underlying pulse. Sprinkled with surprises and dramatic effects, and culminating with the full force of the entire ensemble, Head Rush is a dramatic and unique addition to the repertoire.
- Program Note from publisher
Head Rush is a rousing, joyfully schizophrenic five-minute work scored for wind ensemble. It was commissioned by the Band Parents Association of Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant, S.C, in honor of their long-time director, Scott Rush. The piece is through-composed and minimalist in nature, and features the intertwining of repetitive rhythmic motives and contrasting melodies into an ornate network of musical texture. The building blocks for the tonal language of the piece are based around a dominant-seventh chord, plus the tonic pitch, which forms a five-note scale (F-A-B b-C-Eb). This scale returns throughout the piece in many different transpositions. Other compositional devices include frequent rhythmic hemiolas, tonal transpositions, and even jazz colorations. Though the piece is frenetic and driven by a relentless pulse, there are several delicate and enchanting moments interspersed throughout. These constantly evolving textures and rhythmic devices culminate with the full force of the ensemble into a finale that is bursting with energy.
- Program Note from score, by Hannah Carlson
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of North Texas (Denton) University Band (Amy Woody, conductor) - 12 April 2023
- Roberts Wesleyan College (Chili, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Paul Shewan, conductor) – 14 February 2019
- Cornell University (Ithaca,N.Y.) Wind Symphony (James Spinazzola, conductor) – 2 October 2016
- Furman University (Greenville, SC) Wind Ensemble (Jay Bocook, conductor) - 4 March 2016
- Charleston (S.C.) Southern University Wind Symphony (Marshall Forrester, conductor) – 19 February 2016 (CBDNA 2016 Southern Division Conference, Charleston, S.C.)
- University of North Texas (Denton) Wind Ensemble (Nicholas Enrico Williams, conductor) – 16 February 2016
- Greater Dallas (Texas) Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony (Nicholas Enrico Williams, conductor) – 12 January 2016
- Flower Mound (Texas) High School Wind Symphony (Brent Biskup, conductor) - 18 December 2015 (2015 Midwest Clinic)
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
None discovered thus far.