Mojave
General Info
Year: 2009 / 2011
Duration: c. 15:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Marimba and orchestra
Publisher: Bill Holab Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - Rental | Score Only (print) - $80.00
Instrumentation (one player per part)
Full Score
Solo Marimba (5.0 octaves)
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (I-II optional A Clarinet; III optional E-flat Alto Clarinet (no parts provided for either of these options))
B-flat Bass Clarinet I-II
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion (1 player), including:
- Cocoa Bean Rattle (shaker)
- Maraca
- Tambourine
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Mojave is a marimba concerto commissioned by the 2010 Tromp International Music Competition and Festival, and written for Colin Currie.
The Mojave Desert, located in southern Nevada and eastern California, is an arid landscape with sparse vegetation. The pulse of the marimba with accompaniment represents the moving panorama as you drive Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. This is held together by the 8th notes of the maraca player -- sounding like the dry prickly plant life -- who plays throughout.
- Program Note by composer
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Mast, conductor; Mike Truesdell, marimba) – 15 April 2016
- University of Kansas (Lawrence) Wind Ensemble (Paul Popiel, conductor) – 4 February 2012 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adjustable Wrench (1989)
- Bliss (2003/2013)
- Bright Blue Music (arr. Kirk) (1985)
- Four Wheel Drive (2004)
- Grand Central Station (2000)
- Javelin (tr. Patterson) (1994/2000)
- The Kiss (2006)
- May, June and July (1995-2012)
- May and June (2012)
- July (1995)
- Mojave (2010)
- Overnight Mail (1997)
- Rapture (2001)
- Rust (1989)
- Saxophone Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (1993/2012)
- Telephone Book (1985/1995)
- Three Scenes from Tahiti (tr. Leonard) (2009/2021)
- Tiger in the Sun (2011)
- Torque Series (2012)
- Two Girls on the Beach (2005)
- Vanada (1984)
Resources
- Michael Torke website Accessed 12 April 2016