Kinetic Dances

Randall Standridge

Randall Standridge

General Info

Year: 2015
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00   |   Score Only (print) - $7.00

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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Brake Drum
• Chimes
• China Cymbals
• Hi-Hat
• Marimba
• Ride Cymbal
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Crash Cymbal
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tam-Tam
• Wind Chimes
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Kinetic Dances is a dance for symphonic band in mixed meter. The rhythmic interchange between 7/8 and 4/4 time is utilized to create a unique rhythmic flow for the work. The challenge, when writing this, was to make the meter feel as natural as possible. The piece is in a slightly modified rondo form, with the main theme alternating with contrasting sections. Careful consideration was made in orchestrating this work to make it achievable by schools with smaller instrumentation, in accordance with the request of the commissioning party.

Kinetic Dances was commissioned by Steven H. Moss and the C.H. Yoe High School Band of Cameron, Texas, for performance in the 2014 TMEA conference in San Antonio, Texas. I owe him and his students a huge debt of gratitude for trusting me with this project.

- Program Note by composer

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
• Audio CD: C. H. Yoe High School (Cameron, Texas) Band (Steven H. Moss, conductor) - 2014

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• University of Texas, Arlington, Symphonic Band (Christopher Evans, conductor) - 26 February 2023
• Stagg High School (Palos Hills, Ill.) Bands (Bob Mecozzi, conductor) 17 May 2018
• George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) Symphonic Band (Robert Birch, conductor) – 21 October 2017
• Central Winds: A Music Educators Wind Ensemble (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Andrew Perry, conductor) - 14 December 2016 (2016 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

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• Dark Ride (2018)
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  • Darklands Legends (2017)
  • DarkHeart (2016)
• Daybreak March
• Deus Ex Machina (2019)
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• Dominion (2021)
• The Dragon Lord (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
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• Extremis (2015)
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• Fiat Lux (2021)
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• Half-Past Two (2016)
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• The Lake of Sorrows. See: Tales from the Darklands
• Legacy Overture (2019)
• Life's Railway (2018)
• Little Suite for Band (2014)
• Lullabye (Waltz for Band) (2009)
• Lux Spiritus (2018)
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• March of the Arachnids. See: The Garden Suite
• March of the Winter Elves (2016)
• March Wunderbar (2022)
• Marzo Zingaro (2017)
• Mechanical Monsters (2021)
• Mechanical Monsters (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
• Metalheads (2016)
• Metrodance (2012)
• Metrodance (Reduced instrumentation) (2012/2021)
• Morpheus (2016)
• Nebula (2021)
• New Era Fanfare (2013)
• The Nine (2018)
• (Not) Alone (2022)
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• The Rowan Tree (as arranger) (2010)
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• Santa the Barbarian (2021)
• Shadow Cove March (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
• Siege (2020)
• Siege (Reduced instrumentation) (2020/2021)
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Resources

• "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist. October 2016, 31.
• Perusal score