Kaleidoscopic Dances (flex)
General Info
Year: 2020 / 2021
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: M.O.T.I.F.
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $75.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Suggested instrumentation
Full Score
Part I
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Oboe
- E-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Saxophone
- Violin I
Part II
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Violin II
Part III
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Horn in F
- Violin III
Part IV
- Bassoon
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Horn in F
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Viola
Part V
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Cello
Part VI
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Bass Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- Double Bass
Bass Guitar (optional)
Piano/Keyboard Synthesizer (optional)
Percussion (optional), including:
- Bass Drum
- Cabasa
- Drum Set
- Egg Shaker
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Xylophone
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
As I was flying back home from a trip one bright afternoon, I was enamored by a particular phenomenon that made an appearance in the skyline for only a few minutes. As the plane was high above the clouds, the sunlight glared at such an angle and the passenger window reflected the sunlight at such a point that a perfect circle with all of the colors of the rainbow was formed in the clouds. This particular type of cloud iridescence was fascinating to witness, and it led me to imagine a fiery celebration of colors and sounds contained within this phenomenon.
Kaleidoscopic Dances is a light and joyous work in this regard, a fun and youthful celebration of life complemented with a constant sensation of motion. A kaleidoscope of shimmering melodic figures are infused with grooves inspired by heavy metal and progressive rock, creating a sound world both modern in nature and celebratory of some of this planet's most beautiful natural wonders.
Kaleidoscopic Dances was originally commissioned by Jason Taurins and the St. David USD #21 Symphonic Band in early 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the world. At the time, the ensemble consisted of eight performers (seven wind players and one percussionist), and so my compositional approach for the work proceeded with this in mind. While the final version was published with additional instrumental parts, I realized that my writing process for this piece was very similar to the approach I would later take for composing and arranging the flex/adaptable music I've worked on since 2020. It naturally made sense to me that Kaleidoscopic Dances could be fully reworked into a true flex/adaptable piece.
My sincerest gratitude goes to Jason Taurins and the St. David USD #21 Symphonic Band for the opportunity to write this music for them. I am delighted to present this new version of Kaleidoscopic Dances.
- Program Note by composer
Performance Notes
The adaptable ensemble version of Kaleidoscopic Dances has been rearranged for six parts. The suggested list is provided to serve as a guide for your part assignments. Any combination of these instruments can be used at your discretion, as long as all required parts are fulfilled (as few as six players, one per part, can perform this work). As with my previous adaptable ensemble compositions and arrangements, all percussion is entirely optional. Additional, optional parts for bass guitar, piano, and keyboard synthesizer are included in this version. Backing tracks are also included, to be used if needed as a substitute for any, or all, of these additional parts.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Media
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Blue2 Winds, Mukwonago (Wisc.) Bands (Emma Angoli, conductor) - 5 March 2022
- University of Illinois at Chicago Symphonic Band (Christopher Vongvithayamathakul, conductor) - 15 October 2021 *Premiere Performance
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Anthem for All (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2023)
- Comets Ablaze! (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2022)
- Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
- Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
- The Floodgates of the Sky (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2021)
- The Golden Pier (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- The Great River Rapid Chase (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
- Kaleidoscopic Dances (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2021)
- Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
- Meditation and Hymn to Nature (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Mt. Wrightson March (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2019/2023)
- O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
- Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Seven Islands (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2022)
- Splendid Ridges (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2022)
- The Straits of Mackinac (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
- To Right Our Wrongs (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
All Wind Works
- Anthem for All (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2023)
- Anthem for All (2020)
- Anthem for Doomed Youth (2018)
- Aurora (as arranger) (2021/2023)
- Autumn Verses (as arranger) (2023)
- Celestial Voyage (2015)
- Comets Ablaze! See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
- Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Ensemble (2018)
- Crystal Oscillation (2022)
- Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
- Ecstatic Samba (as arranger) (2017/2022)
- Electric City (as arranger) (2019/2022)
- Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
- enter data sequence (as arranger) (2022)
- The Essence of Being (as arranger) (2021/2022)
- Flightless Bird (as arranger) (2021/2022)
- The Floodgates of the Sky (tr. Collins) (2016/2020)
- The Floodgates of the Sky (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2021)
- The Golden Pier. See: The Michigan Triptych
- The Great River Rapid Chase. See: The Michigan Triptych
- Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
- Hilltop Run (2022)
- Kaleidoscopic Dances (2020)
- Kaleidoscopic Dances (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2021)
- Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
- Meditation and Hymn to Nature (2021/2023)
- Meditation and Hymn to Nature (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- The Grand Ledge Triptych
- Splendid Ridges (2020)
- Splendid Ridges (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2022)
- Seven Islands (2020)
- Seven Islands (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2022)
- Comets Ablaze! (2020)
- Comets Ablaze! (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2022)
- The Michigan Triptych
- The Great River Rapid Chase (2018)
- The Great River Rapid Chase (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- The Golden Pier (2019)
- The Golden Pier (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- The Straits of Mackinac (2017)
- The Straits of Mackinac (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
- Midnight Skyline (2019). See also: Of Day and Night
- Mt. Wrightson March (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2019/2023)
- O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
- Nature's Light (2019)
- Pumpkin Madness (2023)
- Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Seven Islands. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
- Solace in the Wind (as arranger) (2020/2023)
- Splendid Ridges. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
- The Straits of Mackinac. See: The Michigan Triptych
- Summertime Echoes (2019)
- Symphony No. 2. See: Pumpkin Madness
- Tango Oscuro (as arranger) (2020/2022)
- Tombstone Galop (as arranger) (2021/2022)
- The Undiscovered Country (2018)
- Volcanic Interruptions (as arranger) (2021/2022)
- A Wild Christmas Nightcap (2020)
- with hope and resilience (2022/2023)