Salt of the Earth

Paul Dooley

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Subtitle: For Brass Ensemble and Percussion

General Info

Year: 2012
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Paul Dooley
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $150.00 | Score Only (print) - $40.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Salt of the Earth (2012) for brass ensemble and percussion was commissioned by the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. The work was premiered on February 19, 2012, by the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, conducted by H. Robert Reynolds. The work is inspired by the Detroit Salt Mine, which descends 1300 feet below downtown Detroit. The music captures the power of Detroit industry, the ominous space below, and the artificially illuminated tunnels lined with conveyers, tractors and trucks making their way to and from the surface.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Western Michigan University Wind Ensemble (Scott Boerma, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Miami (Coral Gables) Frost Wind Ensemble (Robert Carnochan, conductor) – 29 October 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Boom Goes the Dynamite (2023)
Canticles (2022)
Circus Overture (as transcriber) (2015)
Coast of Dreams (2014)
Elytra (2022)
Manifestos (2019)
March Jubilee (2020/2022)
Masks and Machines (2015)
Masks and Machines (chamber instrumentation) (2015/2020)
Mavericks (2016)
Meditation at Lagunitas (2014)
Mondrian's Studio (2019)
Moonlight Muse (2023)
Point Blank (2010)
Point Blank (Chamber instrumentation) (2010/2020)
Salt of the Earth (2012)
The Spellbook (2019)
Three Futurist Symphonies
Velocity Festivals. See: Coast of Dreams
Yellow Red Blue (2021)

Resources

Paul Dooley website Accessed 28 October 2017