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Ludlow
Subtitle: April 20th, 1914
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 7:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Belwin-Mills
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $87.00; (digital) - $85.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute I
Flute 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 I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Brake Drum
- Chimes
- Gong (2)
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Water Gong
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This intriguing work was inspired by the tragic events of the Ludlow Massacre of April 20, 1914, the deadliest single incident in the southern Colorado Coal Strike of 1913 and 1914. This strike, the result of the United Mine Workers Association’s call for coal miners to walk off the job in protest of working conditions and low wages, is considered as one of America’s most violent confrontations between organized labor and corporate management.
A slow opening passage, representing the early morning hours at the miners’ tent village on the eventful day, begins ominously with brief flute, oboe, and clarinet solos accompanied by wind chimes and a contemplative trumpet section statement, occasionally interrupted by loud percussion punches. Suddenly the piece becomes fast and menacing as tensions escalate. Driving rhythms, powerful brass statements, busy woodwind lines, and a mixed-meter section all combine to convey a sense of frantic desperation and chaos leading up to the deadly confrontation between miners and the mining company’s hired militia. A sad and mournful contrasting section, featuring a solo flugelhorn playing a paraphrased version of the Colorado state song Where the Columbines Grow depicts the tragic aftermath of the 14-hour battle. The driving final section of the composition, intended to convey a sense of faith, resolution, and perseverance, includes persistent rhythmic patterns, bold brass lines, brief solos for trumpet and horn, and the effective use of passages from the Doxology.
- Program Note from The Instrumentalist
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Texas A&M University (College Station) Concert Band (Travis Almany, conductor) – 18 November 2018
- Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) Symphonic Band (Brian Britt, conductor) - 17 February 2018 (2018 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- Harmonie Municipale de Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux (France) (Gilles Lerouge) – 21 March 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- All Through the Night (as arranger) (2013)
- American Salute (1997)
- Ancient Visions (2003)
- And So He Also Loves the Bow (2019)
- And in the End It Was Earth (2012)
- The Andromeda Connection (2012)
- Appalachian Dreams (2015)
- Arabian Dances (2008)
- At the Edge of Chaos (2013)
- Australiana (2016)
- Autumn Sketches (1996)
- Believe (as arranger) (2009/2010)
- Blessed Are They (2019)
- Burn (2014)
- Capricorn Moon (2006)
- Centavo (1995)
- Chants Long Forgotten (1998)
- Chasing Orion (2010)
- Cheyenne (2004)
- Children of a Different Sun (2017)
- A Christmas Fantasy (as arranger) (2010)
- A Christmas Montage (as arranger) (2007)
- Cimarron Sketches (1994)
- Cimarron Sunset (2004)
- Clockwork (1993)
- Convergence (2006)
- Courtland Hills (1994)
- Desert Voices (2008)
- Dramatic Sessions
- Dreams and Proclamations (2007)
- Dream Variants (2012)
- Fanfare and Dance Segments
- Fanfare And Jubilation (2007)
- Fanfare and Modal Apparitions (2018)
- Fanfare Nobilise (2021)
- Festival Sinfonia (1999)
- Fiesta! (2003)
- Final Impact (2009)
- Fireburst Fanfare (2008)
- Firefall (2006)
- Flight of the Banshee (2009)
- The Fourth Angel (1999)
- Ghost Dances (2010)
- Ghost Riders (2007)
- Golden Eagle (2002)
- Guardians of the Canyon (2010)
- I Was Born for This (as arranger) (2012/2013)
- In the Realm of Kings (2014)
- The Jaws of Fenris (2016)
- Just the Way You Are (as arranger) (2010/2011)
- The Legend of El Muerto (2017)
- The Legend of Killarney (2014)
- Lennon (as arranger) (2013)
- Let it Rock (2009)
- The Lightning Spirit (2005)
- Ludlow (2014)
- Medal of Freedom (2013)
- Month of the Cold Moon (2008)
- New Dawn (2005)
- Ode to Joy (as arranger) (1824/1965/1995)
- Of Dark Lords and Ancient Kings (1995)
- Of Men and the Sea (2004)
- Of Wizards and Warriors (2005)
- On The Wings Of The Chosen (1992)
- Paint it Black (as arranger) (1966/2014)
- Prelude and Firestorm (2014)
- Prelude and Passages (2018)
- Racing the Sun (2011)
- Riders On The Southern Front (1998)
- Ritual Images (2012)
- Rituals (2008)
- Roswell, 1947 (2004)
- Sahara (2005)
- Samba de Soleil (2014)
- Scirocco (2012)
- Sentinels (2006)
- The Seventh Resolution (2015)
- Silent Stands the Elm (2010)
- Soar The Untamed Spirit (1998)
- Song Of Freedom (2002)
- Structures (2011)
- The Summoning (2020)
- Sunchasers (2005)
- Sunrise Song (2001)
- Symphonic Journey No. 1 (1993)
- Tangents Angulár (2009)
- They Stood At The Edge Of The Sky (2001)
- They Walked in the Valley of Fire (2016)
- The Third Vortex (2000)
- Tick Tock (as arranger) (2011)
- Variations On A March Tune (2000)
- Ventures (1993)
- A Winter Memory (1999)
- A Yuletide Holiday (as arranger) (2016)
- A Yuletide Memory (2009)
- Zombie Dreams (2013)
- Zydeco Cajun Crawdad Dance (2013)
Resources
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist 70.5 (2015): 48. Print