Reflections Through Green and Gold
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts - $100.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon (opt.)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Reflections Through Green and Gold is inspired by my wife Brittany's eyes. Green and hazel, these colors swirl around her iris, mixing with the reflections of the world she sees.
This work is a short tone poem that weaves melodic ideas with lush harmonies across the wind ensemble to emulate this effect. “Green” sections will have darker or murkier qualities, and will be contrasted by the brighter Gold sections.
Reflections Through Green and Gold was commissioned in 2017 by Dr. Adam Fontana and the Bethel College Wind Ensemble, and I am forever grateful for them for this opportunity.
– Program note by composer
Media
- Audio: Bethel Wind Ensemble (North Newton, Kan.) (Adam Fontana, conductor) – 22 February 2018 (2018 Kansas Music Educators Association)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 4 May 2019
- Bethel Wind Ensemble (North Newton, Kan.) (Adam Fontana, conductor) – 22 February 2018 (2018 Kansas Music Educators Association) *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Between Glimpses of Blue (2016)
- Blacktop Mirage (2011)
- Blue River Breakdown (2017)
- Colors (2013)
- Crossroads Fanfare (2014)
- Manhattan (2012)
- Reflections Through Green and Gold (2018)
- Wanderings on the Divide (2014)
Resources
- Ted King-Smith Website Accessed 28 March 2020