Mission, The

Gary Powell Nash

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Originally entitled Necrology

General Info

Year: 1985 / 2010
Duration: c. 10:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Devmusic Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $150.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I
E-flat Alto Saxophone II/E-flat Alto Clarinet
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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This serious work is a rhythmic powerhouse. Audiences and performers alike will be swept up in the forward motion created by syncopations passed between all parts of the ensemble. A wonderful feature for saxes and brass choirs, displaying extended harmonies and muted colors, inhabits the center of the work. The percussion are featured in a soli section that announces the return of driving rhythms in the winds. Horns provide the melodic content that propels this work to a surprising conclusion.

- Program Note from publisher

This work was initially entitled Necrology.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Mississippi: VI-A

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Nebraska (Lincoln) Symphonic Band (Anthony Falcone, conductor) – 10 March 2020
Northern Illinois University (Dekalb) Wind Ensemble (Ronnie Wooten, conductor) – 18 April 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Border Suite (2013)
A Fraternal Prelude (1997)
Kora's Song and Dance (2009)
The Mission (2010)
On the Battlefield, with Certainty (2022)
Zamenis Zarabanda (2017)

Resources

Gary Powell Nash, personal correspondence, March 2020
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Gary Powell Nash." Accessed 17 April 2017