Kingdom of Shadows

Clarence Barber

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts - $15.00 | Score Only - $15.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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 Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Orchestra Chimes
Snare Drum
Tom-Tom
Triangle
Whip
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Clarence Barber informs us that the title of the work identifies the presence of shadows from the use of minor and modal thematic material throughout the composition rather than presenting a name to programmatic music. The opening is marked “Lento drammatico,” and presents the first challenging focus. There are fast 32nd notes in the tom-toms against an upward sweep of 16th notes in the woodwinds that are written in cross rhythms of five l6ths against seven l6ths.

-Program Note from The Instrumentalist

For Chris Wilhelm and the Pascack Hills (Montvale, N.J.) High School Band.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

An American Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2004/2013)
Battaglia (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1967/2021)
Bobsled Run (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
Revenge of the Dust Bunnies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2006/2021)
Two Christmas Nights (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2013)
Variation Overture (Flex instrumntation) (as arranger) (1962/2021)
Westridge Overture (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1983/1991/2021)
Yorkshire Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1985/2021)

All Wind Works

An American Ballad (2004)
An American Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2004/2013)
Aria: Without Words (2015)
Bath Time (2011)
Battaglia (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1967/2021)
Beware the Captive Yoop (2013)
Black River Bridge (1991)
Bobsled Run (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
Brief Digressions from a Clifton Williams Theme (1996)
Burned Land, The (2001)
Celebrate! (2013)
Chorale and Folk Dance (2002)
Christmas Collage (2004)
In Footsteps of Legends (2012)
Island Rhythms (2015)
Kingdom of Shadows (2014)
Midnight Sun (2013)
On the Dread Coast (2015)
Revenge of the Dust Bunnies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2006/2021)
Two Christmas Nights (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2013)
Valedictory (2017)
Variation Overture (Flex instrumntation) (as arranger) (1962/2021)
Westridge Overture (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1983/1991/2021)
Yorkshire Ballad (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1985/2021)

Resources

"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 69/9 (April 2015), p. 40.