I think this kaleidoscope is broken

Tyler Jones

The title of this work is intentionally written in lower case, with a period: I think this kaleidoscope is broken.

General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: c. 8:05
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $175.00 | Score Only (print) - $40.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contra-Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass 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-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium <I-IIbr /> Tuba I-II
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Celesta
Timpani
Percussion I-VII, including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Drum Set
Glockenspiel
Snare Drum
Tambourine
Triangle
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

I this this kaleidoscope is broken (2022) is bursts of color, jagged edges, and disparate musical objects that somehow maintain an architectural and motivic relationship -- that's one way to summarize this piece. Another way I've described it in various conversations is as a demented take on an operatic overture, wherein various musical problems are created with the introduction of each sections' new materials. Finally in the recapitulation, counterpoint addressed thsse loose ends, revealing the interconnectedness of the materials (in a sense less like Bach and more like, say, Milhaud). The title was chosen because it gets to the center of this concept rather quickly, and it conveys the sort of devious humor on my mind when I was composing this work.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Wind Ensemble (Kenneth Ozzello, conductor) – 18 February 2023 (CBDNA 2023 National Conference, Athens, Ga.)
University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Wind Ensemble (Kenneth Ozzello, conductor) - 3 November 2022 *Pre-Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

we'll find our way. (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

All Wind Works

dancing out of the earth
I think this kaleidoscope is broken. (2022)
Laments and Passacaglia (2018)
Lightingdance (2018)
Reflections (2019)
we'll find our way. (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

Resources

Perusal score
Tyler Jones website Accessed 4 November 2022