Sentinels

Roland Barrett

General Info

Year: 2006
Duration: c. 2:25
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00; (digital) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bells
Castanets
Chimes
Gong
Guiro
Maracas
Rainstick
Snare Drum
Tambourine
Tom-toms (2)
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Interesting percussion writing and woodwind ostinatos set the stage for this captivating depiction of the large stone statues, or sentinels, standing watch over their desolate surroundings on Easter Island in the South Pacific Ocean. This piece is constantly building and pushing with forward momentum.

- Program Note adapted from publisher

On Easter Island, an isolated triangle of volcanic rock located some 2000 miles west of continental Chile in the South Pacific Ocean, over 600 large stone statues vigilantly stand watch over their desolate surroundings. Ravaged by the harsh winds of time, these ancient sentinels, or moai, stand in silent tribute to their Polynesian builders. Archeologists estimate that these mysterious statues were carved sometime between 1600 and 1750, during a period when the island was heavily forested and resources were plentiful.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Winter Park High School Wind Ensemble (David Waybright, conductor) - 2006

State Ratings

South Carolina: II
West Virginia: II

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Grace Christian Academy (Bainbridge, Ga.) Symphonic Band – 12 May 2014
Winter Park (Fla.) High School Wind Ensemble (David Waybright, conductor) – 21 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

All Through the Night (as arranger) (2013)
American Salute (1997)
Ancient Visions (2003)
And So He Also Loves the Bow (2019)
And in the End It Was Earth (2012)
The Andromeda Connection (2012)
Appalachian Dreams (2015)
Arabian Dances (2008)
At the Edge of Chaos (2013)
Australiana (2016)
Autumn Sketches (1996)
Believe (as arranger) (2009/2010)
Blessed Are They (2019)
Burn (2014)
Capricorn Moon (2006)
Centavo (1995)
Chants Long Forgotten (1998)
Chasing Orion (2010)
Cheyenne (2004)
Children of a Different Sun (2017)
A Christmas Fantasy (as arranger) (2010)
A Christmas Montage (as arranger) (2007)
Cimarron Sketches (1994)
Cimarron Sunset (2004)
Clockwork (1993)
Convergence (2006)
Courtland Hills (1994)
Desert Voices (2008)
Dramatic Sessions
Dreams and Proclamations (2007)
Dream Variants (2012)
Fanfare and Dance Segments
Fanfare And Jubilation (2007)
Fanfare and Modal Apparitions (2018)
Fanfare Nobilise (2021)
Festival Sinfonia (1999)
Fiesta! (2003)
Final Impact (2009)
Fireburst Fanfare (2008)
Firefall (2006)
Flight of the Banshee (2009)
The Fourth Angel (1999)
Ghost Dances (2010)
Ghost Riders (2007)
Golden Eagle (2002)
Guardians of the Canyon (2010)
I Was Born for This (as arranger) (2012/2013)
In the Realm of Kings (2014)
The Jaws of Fenris (2016)
Just the Way You Are (as arranger) (2010/2011)
The Legend of El Muerto (2017)
The Legend of Killarney (2014)
Lennon (as arranger) (2013)
Let it Rock (2009)
The Lightning Spirit (2005)
Ludlow (2014)
Medal of Freedom (2013)
Month of the Cold Moon (2008)
New Dawn (2005)
Ode to Joy (as arranger) (1824/1965/1995)
Of Dark Lords and Ancient Kings (1995)
Of Men and the Sea (2004)
Of Wizards and Warriors (2005)
On The Wings Of The Chosen (1992)
Paint it Black (as arranger) (1966/2014)
Prelude and Firestorm (2014)
Prelude and Passages (2018)
Racing the Sun (2011)
Riders On The Southern Front (1998)
Ritual Images (2012)
Rituals (2008)
Roswell, 1947 (2004)
Sahara (2005)
Samba de Soleil (2014)
Scirocco (2012)
Sentinels (2006)
The Seventh Resolution (2015)
Silent Stands the Elm (2010)
Soar The Untamed Spirit (1998)
Song Of Freedom (2002)
Structures (2011)
The Summoning (2020)
Sunchasers (2005)
Sunrise Song (2001)
Symphonic Journey No. 1 (1993)
Tangents Angulár (2009)
They Stood At The Edge Of The Sky (2001)
They Walked in the Valley of Fire (2016)
The Third Vortex (2000)
Tick Tock (as arranger) (2011)
Variations On A March Tune (2000)
Ventures (1993)
A Winter Memory (1999)
A Yuletide Holiday (as arranger) (2016)
A Yuletide Memory (2009)
Zombie Dreams (2013)
Zydeco Cajun Crawdad Dance (2013)

Resources

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