Push

Rob Smith

General Info

Year: 2001
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.95

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum (3: one kick and two concert)
Bongos (4)
Conga
Cymbals (2 ride, one splash, 2 suspended)
Egg Shaker
Glockenspiel
Hi-hat
Marimba (2)
Tam-tam
Tambourine
Tom-toms (4)
Vibraphone
Woodblock (2: medium or small)
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Push is a kinetic, dramatic work that employs a two-note motive, a rising figure, and a lyrical melody to musically embody the word push. Driving and aggressive, funky and jazzy, Push will display the musical and technical virtuosity of a good wind band and deliver an exhilarating performance to the audience.

- Program Note from publisher

Push (2001) is defined as follows: 1.To exert outward pressure or force against something; 2. To advance despite difficulty or opposition, press forward; 3. To expend great or vigorous effort. This work utilizes a two-note motive, a rising figure, and a lyrical melody to musically represent the word “push”. These materials are used to set many different moods: driving and aggressive, funky, jazzy, lyrical and “techno”, but always exhibit a strong sense of the “push” regardless of the character they are displaying.

Push was commissioned by the University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at Austin, Sam Houston State University, University of Houston & Cypress Falls High School Wind Ensembles. It was premiered at the CBDNA Southwestern Conference in 2002.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Rutgers Wind Ensemble (William Berz, conductor)

State Ratings

Louisiana: V
Oklahoma: CONCERT BAND CLASS 5A

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Vassar College and Community Wind Ensemble (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) (James Osborn, conductor) – 23 February 2020

Works for Winds by This Composer

Beacon Fires (2009)
Blue Norther (2003/2007)
Catalytic Concerto (1993)
Dance Mix (2000)
Ear Bend (2014)
Fuse (2008)
Kicking & Screaming (2009)
Morse Code Pop (2005/2015)
Panther Fire (1996/2001)
The Path Ascending (2002)
Pendulum (2015)
Push (2001)
Slide Machinery (1998)
Westchester Daydream (2016)
Whirl (1999)

Resources

Perusal score
Rob Smith website Accessed 23 February 2020
Smith, R. (2004). Push [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [New York].