Runway Five

Brant Karrick

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00; (digital) - $80.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute I
Flute II
Oboe
Bassoon
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-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Bongos
Cabasa
Crash Cymbals
Marimba
Ratchet
Slapstick
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tom-Tom
Triangle
Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Written to pay homage to the tenacity of the human spirit and mankind’s achievements of flight and space exploration, the composition includes main themes presented in minor keys and asymmetric meters that provide a sense of thrust and momentum. A driving opening section features changing meters, dramatic dynamic changes, effective contrasts of texture, and an alto saxophone solo. A slower contrasting section, with emotional lines and lush harmonies, reflects on the many obstacles, failures, and disasters that occurred on the path to successful flight and space voyage as it moves to a triumphal climax, representing the view of earth from the portal of a spaceship..

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Written for the Challenger Middle School Band, Huntsville, Alabama, Jennifer Hill, conductor.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

African Dreams (2012)
Bayou Breakdown (2004)
Comet Flash (2019)
Companions on the Journey (2006/2008)
Country Gardens (as arranger) (1918/2013)
Cumberland Falls Overture (2008)
Dean Dowdy
The Dragoon's Farewell (1998)
Exuberance (2012)
Ghost Dancing (2012)
A Golden Celebration (2010)
Homeward Bound (as arranger) (1991/2009)
If I Should Go (2021)
In My Native Country (as arranger) (1886/1999)
J.S. Jig (2008)
The Journey (2009)
Mambo Furioso (2001/2006)
Memor Vita! (2010)
The Old Red Mill (2010)
Photo Finish! (2007)
Quirks (2012)
Reluctant Joys (as arranger) (2020)
Runway Five (2014)
A Sacred Suite (2006)
See Rock City (2011)
Shannon Lake (2002/2003)
Slumber, My Darling (as arranger) (1862/2006)
Songs of Old Kentucky (2007)
Spy Chase (2005)
They Shall Run and Be Free (2009)
Unbridled Spirit!
Vanity Fair (as transcriber) (2006)
Vital Signs (2019)
When Hearts Tremble (2017)
With Visions of Tomorrow (2013)
With Wind and Water (2018)
Wondrous (2015)

Resources

"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist 70.2 (2015): 43. Print