Sailor's Odyssey, A (flex)

David Bobrowitz

Subtitle: Flex Series for Adaptable Instrumentation

General Info

Year: 2004 / 2020
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1

C Instruments
B-flat Instruments

Part 2

C Instruments
B-flat Instruments
E-flat Instruments
F Instruments

Part 3

C Instruments
C Instruments (alto clef)
B-flat Instruments
E-flat Instruments
F Instruments
C Instruments (low)

Part 4

C Instruments
B-flat Instruments
E-flat Instruments
C Instruments (low)

Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Tambourine
Wood Blocks
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Based on the familiar sea chantey The Drunken Sailor, this freewheeling set of variations and thematic variations creates a compelling musical journey. From the opening statement of the theme, the musical excitement grows and builds into a musical tour-de-force.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording (standard edition). Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Caribbean Carnival (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2020)
A Sailor's Odyssey (Flex instrumentation)(as arranger) (2004/2020)

All Wind Works

All Trails Lead West (2007)
Allegro from "Symphony No. 10" (as arranger) (c. 1770/2015)
American Gothic (2009)
American Ramble (2016)
Balfour Castle (2009)
Caribbean Carnival (2007)
Caribbean Carnival (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2020)
A Chanukah Celebration (arr. Soper) (1995)
City of Glass and Steel (2006)
Clowns! Clowns! Clowns! (2009)
The Comic (2012)
A Concert Fanfare (2016)
Diamond Falls (2013)
Divertimento for Tuba and Band (2013)
Fantasy on "March Slav" (as arranger) (1876/2019)
Festival at Camelot (2017)
Finale from Brahms Symphony No. 1 (as arranger) (1862-76/2019)
Grand Central Station (2016)
The Iron Horse Across America (2009)
The Iron Pagoda (2016)
Irish Fantasy (2013)
Luminosity and Other Colorations (1995)
The Mall of America (2009)
March of the Trolls (2007)
Midnight Fair (2018)
Mission: Explore Strange New Worlds (2010)
Mozart: Symphony No. 29, First Movement (as arranger) (1774/2013)
A New Orleans Moment (2012)
A Night in Budapest (2016)
Oceanic Scenes (2004)
Procession at Bayham Old Abbey (2017)
Ragtimeout (2017)
A Sailor's Odyssey (as arranger) (2004)
A Sailor's Odyssey (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2004/2020)
Sonidos de Sevilla (2009)
Symphony No. 1: Finale (as arranger). See: Finale from Brahms Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 29: First Movement (as arranger). See: Mozart: Symphony No. 29, First Movement
The Traffic Circle (2017)
Variations on "Russian Sailor's Dance" (as arranger)
The Visionary (2006)
Viva Mexico! (2015)
Wheels (2016)
Whodunit? (2004)

Resources

Bobrowitz, D. (2004). A Sailor's Odyssey: Based on "The Drunken Sailor" [score]. Grand Mesa: Grand Junction, Colo.
David Bobrowitz website Accessed 14 December 2020
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