Second to None
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 2:15
Difficulty: IV-V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Leading Tones Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1/1a
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Trumpet
Part 2/2a
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
Part 3/3a
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Horn in F
Part 4/4a
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum (kick)
- Cowbell
- Drum Set
- Hi-Hat
- Mallets
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Second to None is a funky fanfare dedicated to the city of Chicago that is inspired by its nickname -- The Second City. The music overflows with rhythmic excitement, colorful harmonic language and an ever-present tone of joy, energy and optimism. The harmonic interval of a second, where two notes clash together in close proximity, is incorporated constantly throughout the piece, symbolizing the beauty that can result from sounds that at first glance seem to be discordant.
Chicago is a special, spectacular city, "second to none," where a diverse community comes together to create a beautiful culture that is the envy of cities around the world.
- Program Note from publisher
Commissioned by Chicago Public Schools for their Adaptable Music Catalog (COVID-19).
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro) Concert Band (Denny Hawkins, conductor) - 10 April 2023
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Cradle Moon (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Second to None (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Stomping Ground (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- The Blawenburg Quick March (2009)
- Commonwealth Fanfare (2022)
- Cradle Moon (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Emeritus (2015)
- From the Banks to the Blue Ridge
- Light the Way (2019)
- Murmurations
- Our Reply (2018)
- Ring Out, Wild Bells!
- Salaam (2009)
- Second to None (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Shining Through
- Stomping Ground (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Symphony No. 1 (2008)
- Jackson Square (2008)
- Storm (2008)
- Lament (2008/2015)
- Play! (2008/2015)
- When Friends Rejoice
- Within Our Reach (2019)
- You Belong Here
Resources
- Carl Holmquist website Accessed 8 December 2020
- Perusal score