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Snake in the Garden
Paul Richards (transcribed by the composer)
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General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Format: Orchestra
Publisher: Jeanné, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00 | Score Only (print) - $30.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Flute I-II (II doubling Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III
(Percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Snake in the Garden is a loose rendering of the tale of the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The solo clarinet intrudes with dissonant material upon an idyllic opening by the orchestra, tempting the ensemble into an extended dance. The creator’s wrath is heard twice: the first time followed by a brief, seductive cadenza; the second time leading to a return of the opening material, where the dissonant music of the solo clarinet is integrated into the idyllic garden music.
-Program Note by composer
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Florida (Gainesville) Wind Symphony (David Waybright, conductor; Mikey Arbulu, clarinet) - 2012
- Central Michigan University (Mt. Pleasant) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (John E. Williamson, conductor – 26 February 2010 (CBDNA 2010 North Central Division Conference, Normal, Ill.)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Backwater Catfish
- Dig
- Fanatic Fanfare
- Jacob’s Ladder
- Medium Funk Prelude (2000)
- Passamezzo Antico
- Snake in the Garden
- Steps in Escher’s Castle, The
- Symphony II (2018)
- Typhon's Brood
Resources
None discovered thus far.