Minor Alterations No 2
Subtitle: Carols from the Dark Side
General Info
Year: 2010 / 2013
Duration: c. 9:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Lovebird Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00 | Score Only (print) - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass/Contrabassoon
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Castanets
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Marimba
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The long-awaited Minor Alterations sequel is here -- now 31% more twisted! More familiar holiday melodies transposed from major to minor, only now they're set in the style of famous minor-keyed orchestral pieces. You'll will never be the same after hearing O Holy Night set against Ride of the Valkryies.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Salem Band (Winston Salem, N.C.) (Eileen M. Young, conductor) - 19 February 2023
- Metropolitan Wind Symphony (Lexington, Mass.) (Rick Wyman, conductor) - 3 December 2022
- Plainville (Conn.) Wind Ensemble (Ken Bagley, conductor) - December 21, 2021
- Central Iowa Wind Ensemble (Des Moines) (Mark Doerffel, conductor) - 12 December 2021
- Ohlone Wind Orchestra (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor) – 7 December 2019
- Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City) Concert Band (Patricia Brumbaugh, conductor) - 16 December 2018
- Hornell Area (N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Chris Lynn, conductor) – 15 December 2018
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus Lakeshore Wind Ensemble (Marc Sackman, conductor) – 1 December 2018
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Anthony Yi, conductor) – 17 December 2017
- United States Coast Guard Band (New London, Conn.) (Adam Williamson, conductor) – 10 December 2017
- Contra Costa Wind Symphony (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (Brad Hogarth, conductor) – 12 December 2016
- San Jose (Calif.) Wind Symphony (Jeffrey Benson, conductor) – 4 December 2016
- Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band (New York, N.Y.) (Kelly Watkins, conductor) – 12 December 2015
- Arkansas Winds Concert Band (Farmington, Ark.) (Michael Ferguson, conductor) – 6 December 2015
- Carrollton (Texas) Wind Symphony (Jim McDaniel, conductor) – 19 December 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adeste Fideles (2006)
- Alpine Legion (1983/2007)
- Ark of Hope, An
- Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) (as arranger) (1853/2004)
- Away in a Manger (arr. Kirkpatrick and Wilberg; setting Lovrien) (1987/2017)
- Biergarten Mazurka
- Calliope Rag (as arranger) (1906/2018)
- Christmas Sing-Along (1997)
- Colonial Medley (as arranger) (2005)
- Diminished Minor Alterations (2018)
- The Hill Country Theme (as arranger) (1966/2019)
- Karusselbrise (Carousel Breeze)
- Lakeshore Picnic
- Last Silent Noël (as arranger) (2018)
- Midwesterner, The
- Minor Alterations (2007)
- Minor Alterations No 2 (2010/2013)
- Minor Forty-Niner (2021)
- Monkey Business (1999/2007)
- Old Ironsides (as arranger)
- Procession of Nations
- Seven Cities of Gold (2003)
- Texas, Our Texas (as arranger) (1924/2018)
- Texas Star (1997/2007)
- A Texas Tribute (2021)
- To Awaken a Sleeping Giant
- Tubilustrium (2001)
- The Unfortunate Band of the Iron Brigade (2018)
Resources
- David Lovrien website Accessed 1 September 2017