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Carol Brittin Chambers

Carol Brittin Chambers


General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 3:35
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $90.00; (digital) - $90.00   |   Score Only (print) - $12.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
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 I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Marimba
  • Ride Cymbal
  • Shaker, High
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Temple Blocks
  • Tom-Tom
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Imagine all the things in life that are just plain fun, and you get an idea as to what this piece is all about! Lively and upbeat, you'll get that same adrenaline rush felt when soaring downhill on a motorcycle, bicycle or skis. Those feelings of joy are priceless and should not be soon forgotten.

- Program Note from publisher


This engaging work was commissioned in memory of a middle school band student. Intended to represent all things in life that are exciting and fun, the piece begins with a spirited percussion introduction using alternating meters that leads to a full ensemble section featuring a bold melody stated initially by the trumpets. The following section begins with a playful clarinet melody accompanied by vibraphone and marimba. Additional woodwinds are added, leading to a brief passage with full ensemble hits. At this point, and through the remainder of the piece, the mood becomes busier and even more playful as feelings of exhilaration and joy are expressed through attractive melodic and harmonic material and effective contrasts of texture and dynamics.

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist


Media


State Ratings

  • Ohio: OMEA Junior High School Band A


Performances

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  • Michigan State University (East Lansing) Campus Band (Arris Golden, conductor) - 24 February 2023
  • Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association King Honor Band (Kevin Kessler, conductor) - 7 December 2019
  • Messiah College (Mechanicsburg, Penn.) Symphonic Winds (Travis Weller conductor) – 16 April 2019
  • Texas Woman's University (Denton) Pioneer Honor Band (Kevin Kessler, conductor) – 10 November 2018
  • Denham Springs High School (Baton Rouge, La.) Symphonic Band (Carlye Latas, conductor) - 3 May 2018
  • University of Oklahoma (Norman) Concert Band (Brian T. Wolfe, conductor) – 26 February 2018


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


All Wind Works


Resources

  • "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist 70.4 (2015): 43. Print