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Reverberations
Contents
General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra Alto Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Bells
- Hi-Hat
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom-Tom
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Based entirely on a two-note motif (minor 3rd), Reverberations explores the concept of sound as it echoes throughout the ensemble. The piece opens and closes with the same two pitches, which appear throughout the work while timbres and harmonies constantly change and evolve. While many references to minimalism do exist, the music does not strictly adhere to that style. This motif persists in reverberating throughout the ensemble.
Reverberations was commissioned by the University of Georgia (John Lynch, director of Bands; Gregg Gausline, Associate Director of Bands) and premiered by the 2008 Midwest Honor Band with the composer conducting.
- Program Note from Carrollton Wind Symphony concert program, 21 December 2018
This explosive short concert fanfare explores various sounds as they echo throughout the ensemble. Based entirely on a two-note motif, the music makes use of minimalist techniques while adding fanfare themes and an extensive percussion backdrop. The end of the work reverses the direction of the motif as the woodwinds echo each other while the brass present the final powerful statements.
- Program Note by publisher
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
- Georgia: IV
- Maryland: III
- Michigan: Senior High School Band Class D
- South Carolina: III
- Tennessee: III
Performances
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- Hancock College (Santa Maria, Calif.) Concert Band (Garson Olivieri, conductor) – 11 May 2019
- Hillview Junior High School (Menlo Park, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Diane Klacznski, conductor) – 12 April 2019 (2019 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
- Carrollton (Tex.) Wind Symphony (Richard Floyd, conductor) - 21 December 2018 (2018 Midwest Clinic)
- Western Illinois University (Macomb) (Stephanie Bergland, conductor) – 28 April 2017
- University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Concert Band (Bradley Esau, conductor) – 21 April 2017
- Valley Wind Ensemble (Solvang, Calif.) (Sharon Jeskey, conductor) – 2 April 2017
- Illinois State (Normal) University University Band (Gavin Smith, conductor) – 8 October 2015
- Marshall (Minn.) Middle School 8th Grade Band (Greg Linscott, conductor) - 16 February 2012
- Austin Peay State University Symphonic Band (John Schnettler, conductor) - 27 April 2011
Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- Arabian Dances (Adaptable Band) (2009/2021)
- Arith-Metric No. 1 (Adaptable Band) (2020)
- Blue Ridge Reel (Adaptable Band) (2013/2020)
- Colliding Visions (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
- A Little Matrix Music (Adaptable Band) (2020)
- Moscow, 1941 (Adaptable Band) (2006/2020)
All Wind Works
- African Journey (2001)
- Always United, Forever Strong (2013)
- American Big Top (2018)
- Among the Clouds (2004)
- Apollo (2008)
- Arabian Dances (2009)
- Arabian Dances (Adaptable Band) (2009/2021)
- Arith-Metric No. 1 (Adaptable Band) (2020)
- The Awakening (2003)
- Backstage Pass (2015)
- Beyond the Summit (2004)
- Blue Ridge Reel (2013)
- Blue Ridge Reel (Adaptable Band) (2013/2020)
- Breaking Point (2019)
- Bright Morning Stars
- Bringer of War (2017)
- Call of the Wild (2013)
- Camptown Variations (2001)
- Chant and Savage Dance (2005)
- Chesapeake Serenade (2002)
- Colliding Visions (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
- Comet Ride (2006)
- Conquest (2003)
- Courtly Dance and Procession (2004)
- Dragonfly (2001)
- Eagles Among Us (2017)
- Elements (2010)
- Enchantment (2014)
- Endless Rainbows (2013)
- Escapades (2005)
- Escape from the Deep (2010)
- Etowah (2008)
- Evocatio (2014)
- Falcon Fanfare (2012)
- Fanfare Canzonique (2003)
- Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination (2015)
- A Festive Fanfare (2017)
- A Festive Finale (2019)
- Fiesta de los Toros (2017)
- Flight (2005)
- Flight of the Griffin (2003)
- Forever... (2014)
- Fusion (2007)
- Gettysburg
- Grace (2016)
- Groove Music (2013)
- Haunted Clocks (2014)
- A Hero's Destiny (1999)
- Homage to Bharat (2018)
- A House Divided (2013)
- Hypnotic Fireflies (2013)
- Images of Ireland (2004)
- In Nature's Glory (2002)
- Incantation and Ritual (2004)
- Industrial Loops (2017)
- Infinite Hope (2018)
- Instant Christmas Spirit
- Into the Arctic (2015)
- Invictus (2000)
- Jingle Bell Tones
- Journey By Night (1998)
- Journey for a Soldier (2010)
- Joy in All Things (2012)
- Joy of Life (2015)
- Jungle Dance (2011)
- Kilauea
- Kindred Spirits (2009)
- Legacy
- Legend (2001)
- Legend of the Drop Bear (2016)
- A Light at the End of Forever (2016)
- A Little Matrix Music (Adaptable Band) (2020)
- Loudoun Praises
- Love and Light (2020)
- Lullaby to the Moon (2017)
- Majestica (2006)
- Marche Diabolique (2014)
- Metal (2013)
- Metamorphic Dances (2019)
- Midnight on Main Street (2009)
- Midnight Suite
- Midnight Mission (2006)
- Midnight Sky (2006)
- Midnight Madness (2007)
- Miramar Fanfare (2003)
- Moscow, 1941 (2006)
- Moscow, 1941 (Adaptable Band) (2006/2020)
- Motion (2006)
- Nevermore (2011)
- Not Afraid to Dream (2006)
- O Mio Babbino Caro (2000)
- Of Emperors and Chariots (2000)
- Olympia
- Open Space (2014)
- Parade of the Jesters (2002)
- Pele (2004)
- Phasing Thunder (2014)
- Pikes Peak (2019)
- Primal Dances (2018)
- Proclamation (2000)
- Proudly We Hail (as arranger) (1814/2002)
- Raging Machines (2008)
- Rain (2008)
- Renaissance Reimagined (2017)
- Reverberations (2009)
- Rhythms and Riffs (2008)
- Rippling Watercolors (2015)
- Rite of Passage (2000)
- Rocky Mountain Romp (2007)
- Sapier's Story
- Shadow Waltzes (2016)
- Shadows Unleashed (2013)
- Shenandoah Triptych (2002)
- Shrine of the Fallen (2016)
- Silence Overwhelmed (2010)
- Smithsonian Suite (2003)
- A Solitary Wish (2017/2018)
- Sound Prisms (2002)
- Sparks (2007)
- Spirit of the Stallion (2016)
- Spontaneous Beings (2017)
- Star Above, Shine Brightly (2001)
- The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2014)
- Starscapes (2007)
- Summer Dances (2000)
- Summer Resounding! (2008)
- Summit City (2006)
- Sun Cycles (2012)
- Swirling Prisms
- Symphonic Episodes (2004)
- Symphony No. 1 for Brass (1998)
- Synthesis (2016)
- Temple of the Murals (2011)
- That Which Binds Us (2015)
- Three Celtic Dances (2008)
- Thrill Ride (2019)
- Through Courageous Eyes (2003)
- Trust in Angels (2017)
- Twittering Machine (2017)
- A View of the World (2001)
- Waves (2007)
- When Spirits Soar (2006)
- Whispering Winds (2003)
- Winged Victory (2007)
- Winter Dances (2001)
- Within the Castle Walls (2012)
References
- Balmages, B. (2009). Reverberations [score]. FJH Music: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Brian Balmages website Accessed 15 September 2020