Riffs
General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 11:55
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Macaroni Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $275.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Drumset
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion (4 players), including:
- Cowbell
- Guiro
- Pitched Blocks
- Surdo
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Riffs is a one-movement composition in three sections, which include a fast swing, a heavy medium swing and an Afro-Cuban finale that turns the wind ensemble into a huge jazz ensemble with the jazz drum soloist leading the way. There is an optional cadenza where the soloist can choose to work out a call-and-response section with the percussionists.
This work was premiered by Michael Burritt and the Eastman Wind Ensemble conducted by Mark Scatterday at the Chicago Midwest Clinic in December 2009.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Eastman Wind Ensemble (Mark Scatterday, conductor; Michael Burritt, percussion) - 2009
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) Concert Band (Thomas Duffy, conductor) - 14 April 2023
- University of Delaware (Newark) Wind Ensemble (Lauren Reynolds, conductor; Tom Palmer, percussion) - 7 December 2021
- Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) Wind Ensemble (Christopher Morehouse, conductor; Jimmy Beers, percussion) – 4 December 2019
- California State University, Los Angeles Wind Ensemble (Emily Moss, conductor) – 23 September 2019
- Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J.) Symphonic Winds (Darrell Bott, conductor; Joseph Tompkins, percussion) – 27 April 2018
- University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Wind Ensemble (Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor) – 19 April 2018
- Capital Region Wind Ensemble (Schenectady, N.Y.) (Brett L. Wery, conductor; Michael Burritt, drums) – 25 March 2018
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Kith Lienert, drums) – 2013
- Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor) – March 2012 (CBDNA 2012 Eastern Division Conference, College Park, Md.)
- Eastman Wind Ensemble (Rochester, N.Y.) (Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor; Michael Burritt, percussion) – 18 December 2009 (2009 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Concerto for Timpani and Wind Orchestra (2009/2013)
- Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble (2003/2004)
- Images (2012/2017)
- New York Cityscape (2008)
- Riffs (2009)
- Symphonies (2021)
- Three Latin Dances (2019)
- Trilogy (2000)
Resources
- Jeff Tyzik website – Accessed 29 March 2018
- Tyzik, J. (2009). Riffs [score]. [Macaroni Music]: [Pittsford, N.Y.]