Matrix
General Info
Year: 2002
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $52.00; (digital) - $58.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Concert Toms (2)
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Players clapping, stomping and tapping with pencils
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Matrix is a contemporary piece for concert band employing driving syncopated rhythms and interesting harmonies. It features an unusual solo percussion section utilizing woodwinds and brass as auxiliary percussion, with hand clapping, foot stomping, and the tapping of a pencil on the side of the music stand.
- Program Note from score
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: VanderCook College of Music Band (Charles T. Menghini, conductor) – 2002
State Ratings
- South Carolina: II
- Tennessee: III
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Fremont (Calif.) Unified School District Junior High School Honor Band (Troy Davis, conductor) – 30 January 2016
- VanderCook College of Music Band (Chicago, Ill.) (Charles T. Menghini, conductor) – 20 December 2002 (2002 Midwest Clinic)
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