Persistence

Richard Saucedo

General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 5:20
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score Only - $15.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Marimba
Orchestra Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Timbales
Vibraphone
Wind chimes
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The opening of this composition is marked “with unrelenting energy!” by the composer, and with good reason. The percussion section along with inventive hemiola rhythmic patterns in the winds propels this intense segment. The mood shifts completely for the slow Misterioso section which is characterized by layers of instrumental colors and rich brass statements. Rhythmic patterns and interplay between all sections of the band help to energize the final segment, leading to an exciting and powerful finish.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Georgia: V
Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP III
Minnesota: I

Performances

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Laurentian University (Sudbury, Ont.) Concert Band (Sally Lesk, conductor) – 29 November 2019
Modesto (Calif.) Junior College Symphonic Band (Erik Maki, conductor) – 22 April 2019
West Hills Symphonic Band (Imperial, Penn.) (Clem Rolin, conductor) – 31 March 2016 (ACB 2016 Annual Convention (Pittsburgh, Penn.))
San Jose Metropolitan Band (Gregory Bergantz, conductor) - 19 October 2014
Prairie Winds Concert Band (Brock Duncan, conductor) (Wilmer, Minn.) - 27 April 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

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Fanfare for the Third Planet (Flex instrumentation) (2004/2006/2012)
Into the Clouds! (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2016)
(Risk) Everything for a Dream (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
Ukrainian Bell Carol (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1904/2004/2018)

All Wind Works

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American Barndance (2009)
Andante and Tranquillo (as arranger) (1943/2009)
Angelic Festival (1998)
Antares (1999)
As Tears Fall on Dawn's New Light (2013)
Asian Folk Rhapsody (2001)
Asian Folk Rhapsody (Flex instrumentation) (2001/2017)
At the End of the Rainbow (2016)
Awakening Hills (2003)
Beyond the Clouds and Into the Heavens (2013)
Bobbleheads! (2014)
Brick Street Encounter (2008)
A Brass Thing (as arranger) (2005/2007)
Cambrian Explosion (2010)
Caravan (as arranger) (1937/2000)
Carol of the Night (2003)
Celebrating My Three Best Friends (2016)
A Celtic Christmas
Chorale and Presto (2001)
Christmas Festival Overture
Cloud Dancing (2022)
Concerto No. 1 (2016)
Confluence (2010)
Copacabana (as arranger) (1978/2002)
Coventry Carol (as arranger) (2010)
Dashing Through the Snow (2005)
Dreamsong (2006)
Duelin' Xylos (as arranger) (1998)
Eagles Awake! (2017)
Earth, Wind and Fire in Concert (as arranger) (1996)
Everything for a Dream
Fanfare and Call to the Post (2014)
Fanfare for Justice (2018)
Fanfare for the Third Planet (2004)
Fanfare for the Third Planet (Flex instrumentation) (2004/2006/2012)
Fanfare to New Beginnings (2019)
Fantasy on a Theme by Samuel Barber (as arranger) (1931/2005)
Fantasy on "Deck the Halls" (2019)
Fantasy on Keystone Chorale
Fantasy on an Irish Air (2001)
Finale to "Symphony No 3" (as arranger)
The Fives Prevail! (2013)
Flash in the Pan! (2014)
Flight of the Thunderbird (2004)
Forever Holding Close the Memories (2008)
French Carol Festival (as arranger) (2002)
Full Tilt (2008)
Funky, Rockin' Choo Choo (2011)
Georgian Court Fanfare (2008)
Grasshopper Dance (2008)
Groovee! (2010)
A Guide Along the Pathway (2011)
Heroes Near and Far (2016)
Hymn for the Cream and Crimson (2006)
Hymn to Loved Ones Lost (2016)
If It Were Easy... (2020)
Imagine (as arranger)
In Perfect Silence, I Often Gaze at the New Stars (2012)
In Search of Ancient Aliens (2020)
Incandescence (2012)
Interstellar Fanfare (2017)
Into Moonlight's Mist (2016)
Into the Clouds! (2007)
Into the Clouds! (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2016)
An Irish Party in Third Class (as arranger) (1999)
Jubilancelation! (2017)
Looking Past the Shadows (2009)
Lady Marmalade (as arranger)
Legacy (2021)
Lodestar Fanfare (2020)
Looking Past the Shadows (2009)
Lord of the Dance (as arranger)
Lullaby From a Distant Star (2011)
The Lullaby in the Mirror (2017)
March of the Hyperion Robots (2010)
Meeting at Tyron Palace (2009)
Nightsong (2003)
Noel (as arranger) (2006)
Northwest Odyssey (2020)
Ode to Greensleeves (as arranger) (2002)
Of Gale Force Winds (2014)
On Cloud Nine! (2012)
On to the Next Frontier (2020)
One Hit Wonders (as arranger) (2002)
Poem Romantic No. 1 (2015)
Persistence (2004)
Pulsation (2009)
Purple Whispers (2014)
Quest for the Mountain Top
Regal Fanfare (2002)
Rendezvous With the Other Side (2003)
Rhythm Danse (2007)
(Risk) Everything for a Dream (2015)
(Risk) Everything for a Dream (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
Rondo for Band (1999)
Scherzo for Horn and Wind Ensemble (2021)
Scorpion! (2013)
Shooting Stars (2011)
Short Ride in a Fast Machine (as arranger) (1986/2006)
Silhouette of a Dream (2018)
Sky Dance (2010)
Smooth (as arranger)
Sneak Attack! (2011)
Snow Caps (2004)
Song and Dance (2006)
Song of the Gandy Dancers (2007)
Spirit of the Falcon (2003/2008)
Spy Ring (2017)
Sure on this Shining Night (as arranger)
Symphony No. 1 (2007)
Temecula Valley Fanfare (2008)
Theme and Fugue from "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" (as arranger) (2019)
Theme and Tirade (2009)
Three Trails Turning West (2020)
Through the Wormhole! (2019)
To All Things Left Behind (2018)
To Dance With Storm Clouds (2019)
To This Heartbeat There Is No End (2006)
Toccata Rhapsodic (2016)
Triumphant Fanfare (1997)
Ukrainian Bell Carol (as arranger) (1904/2004)
Ukrainian Bell Carol (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1904/2004/2018)
Valley Montage and Celebration (2015)
Walking into History (2009)
Waterdrops Come Spring (2017)
What a Wonderful World (as arranger)
When the Lovely Miss (as arranger) (2016)
Whirlwind(s) (2005)
Wind Dances (2018)
Windsprints (2003)
With Each Sunset (2005)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Richard Saucedo." Accessed 23 September 2014.
Saucedo, R. (2004). Persistence [score]. Musicworks: Milwaukee, Wisc.