Pursuit (McKenzie)
Subtitle: For four players plus optional percussion
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: J. Scott McKenzie
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $25.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
C (upper octave)
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Violin
- Mallet Percussion
C (lower octave)
- Oboe
- Violin
- Mallet Percussion
B-flat Treble Clef
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- Soprano Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- B-flat Baritone T.C.
E-flat (lower octave)
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
E-flat (upper octave)
- E-flat Alto Saxophone (or Baritone Saxophone)
F (lower octave)
- Horn in F
F (upper octave)
- English Horn
Bass Clef (upper octave)
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- String Bass
- Marimba
Bass Clef (lower octave)
- Tuba
- Cello
Alto Clef
- Viola
Percussion
- Drum Set (hi-hat, snare drum, bass drum, woodblock, ride/suspended cymbal)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Pursuit is a four-part canon for four instruments plus an optional drum set. All players play the same music but with staggered entrances.
At the beginning of the piece, players will be four bars (16 beats) apart, but at specific moments the trailing players will close the gap by either not taking repeats or skipping over select bars. By the end of the piece, the trailing players are hot on the lead player’s heels, playing only one beat behind.
- Program Note by composer
Performance Notes
Parts are provided for all transposing instruments and various clefs, but other than that all parts are identical. The piece will work with any combination of instruments, but it seems to work best if the lowest instrument plays either first or last. I encourage you to experiment with different instruments and orders to discover your favorite!
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Hartwick College (Oneonta, N.Y.) Thursday Band (Andrew Pease, conductor) - 8 December 2020
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Jupiter Fanfare (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Pursuit (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Aria and Toccata (2015/)
- An Autumn Sunset (2018)
- Black Tie Blu-Bop (2006)
- Groovy Loops (2013)
- Jaguar Dance
- Iron Majors (2015)
- Jupiter Fanfare (2020)
- Jupiter Fanfare (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Keynote Address (2016/2022)
- Kings March, The
- Mozart's Sandbox
- Passacaglia for Band
- Pursuit (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Some Assembly Required (2021)
- Sound the Trumpets (2010)
- A Summer Breeze (2012)
- Symphonic Palindrome
Resources
- J. Scott McKenzie website Accessed 2 August 2020
- Pease, Andy. "Pursuit by J. Scott McKenzie." Wind Band Literature, 15 August 2020. Web. Accessed 16 August 2020
- Perusal score