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Hill Country Flourishes
General Info
Year: 2001
Duration: c. 5:13
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Daehn Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $76.00 | Score Only - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I - II
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Claves
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Marimba
- Ratchet
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Temple Blocks
- Timbales
- Triangle
- Vibra-slap
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Hill Country Flourishes was commissioned by the Hill Country Middle School Band of Austin, Texas, and premiered on May 15, 2001. The composition was the result of discussions with director Cheryl Floyd, who wanted “a sparkler” that would challenge every section of the band, but would also be accessible to the students and the listeners. After much research about the history of Austin and the Hill Country area, the decision to musically emphasize the pride and excitement of the area's past and present was made.
- Program Note by University of Missouri (Columbia) University Band concert program, 15 October 2015
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Hill Country Middle School Symphonic Band (Cheryl Floyd, conductor) - 2006
- Audio CD: VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band (Richard Floyd, conductor) – 2001
State Ratings
- Louisiana: III
- Michigan: Senior High A
- Texas: III. Complete
Performances
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- University of Missouri (Columbia) University Band (Steve Eubanks, conductor) – 15 October 2015
- Hanford (Calif.) High School Concert Band (Janet Levine, conductor) - 21 March 2014 (2014 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.))
- Smokey Hill High School (Aurora, Co.) Wind Symphony (Zak Ruffert, conductor) - 24 March 2009
- Hill Country Middle School (Austin, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Cheryl Floyd, conductor) – 21 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)
- VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Richard Floyd, conductor) – 21 December 2001 (2001 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Apologue (1991)
- Cathedrals (Barton) (1995)
- Cradlesong (1994)
- Ebeneezer Variants (2000)
- For the New Day Arisen (1997)
- Freedom and Dominion (1992)
- Hill Country Flourishes (2001)
- Kingsfold
- Restless Spirit (1998)
- Twilight Shadows (1999)
- Welcome to Holland (2006)
Resources
- Barton, S. (2001). Hill Country Flourishes [score]. Daehn Publications: New Glarus, Wisc.
- Whitlock, Mark. "Hill Country Flourishes." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 9, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 354-361. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2013.