Overture Ciné Noir

From Wind Repertory Project
Mark E. Wolfram

Mark Wolfram


General Info

Year: 2012
Duration: c. 7:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Sound Studio Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $95.00


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 Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Rachet
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Vibraphone
  • Xylophone


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Program Notes

Overture Ciné Noir (for Band) by Mark Wolfram is a musical homage to the Film Noir era of the 1940s and 1950s. With its low-key black-and-white palette, stark and smokey lighting style and long shadows, Film Noir has its roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic film noir is derived from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression. This composition reflects the high drama of these films with the exposition and development of exciting action-driven themes of mystery and romance.

With sweeping melodies and dark harmonic material, Overture Ciné Noir moves through a series of musical vignettes, always maintaining its introspective and brooding nature. It highlights strong melodic lines, rapid scale patterns, rich sonorities, angular intervals, tempo and mood changes, and multiple meters.

- Program Note from publisher


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