In Blue or Green

Giovanni Santos

General Info

Year: 2020
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: Varies (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Giovanni Santos Music
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $40.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
C Instruments
B-flat Instruments
F Instruments
E-flat Instruments
Percussion, including:

High Percussion
Medium Percussion
Low Percussion

Errata

Fourth melodic cell: B natural should be B-flat.

Program Notes

Based on rhythmic and melodic cells, this works pays tribute to Terry Riley’s In C. What if Terry Riley met Miles Davis while vacationing in Cuba? Well, it might sound like this. The work is composed for fully flex ensemble. Any number of musicians are welcome, including singers.

The work is dedicated to John Mackey.

- Program Note by composer

Performance Notes

The work is composed for fully flex ensemble. Any number of musicians are welcome, including singers.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Aphelion (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Bove) (2020/2021)
El Zape (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
In Blue or Green (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Jesu dulcis memoria (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
La Moto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wacyk) (2021)
Lamento Cubano (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wacyk) (2021)
Lost in Tijuana (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Mayagüez (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
Rattlesnake Blues (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Ricochet (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
Shifting Grounds (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Tumbao de Carlitos (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Zoom Stomp (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

All Wind Works

The Annapolis Fanfare (2019)
Aphelion (2020/2022)
Aphelion (chamber) (2020)
Aphelion (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Bove) (2020/2021)
Blue Dances (2018)
BOOM! (2020)
Chávez 1927 (2022)
Danzas (2022)
David's Big Green Caboose (2020)
Dolores, AmeriCan (2023)
El Zape. See: Three Latin American Dances
Fanfarria (2018)
I Dream Awake (2022)
In Blue or Green (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
It is our light... (2019)
Jesu dulcis memoria (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
Joy Is a Bird
Lost in Tijuana (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Mayagüez (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
Miniatures (2020)
Passionately Curious (2019)
Rattlesnake Blues (2020)
Reunion (2020)
Ricochet (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
Shifting Grounds (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Three Latin American Dances (2020)
- La Moto
- Lamento Cubano
- El Zape
Timba (2022)
Voyages
Zoom Stomp (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

Resources

Creative Repertoire Initiative
Giovanni Santos website Accessed 5 September 2020
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