Snakes!

Thomas Duffy

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General Info

Year: 1991
Duration: c. 3:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts - $55.00 | Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI

(percussion detail desired)

Players chanting

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Snakes! was commissioned in 1989 by the Elizabeth C. Adams Middle School (Guiford, Conn.), Barbara Teeschi, director.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Louisiana: I
South Carolina: III
West Virginia: III

Performances

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Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) Concert Band (Thomas Duffy, conductor) - 24 April 2022
Truman State University (Kirksville, Mo.) Concert Band (Curran Prendergast, conductor) – 4 March 2020
State College (Penn.) Area Municipal Band (Ned Deihl, conductor) – 10 April 2016
Page Middle School Advanced Band (Ariz.) - 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Scalin' and Wailin' (Flex instrumentation) (2018)

All Wind Works

A+ (1998)
And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest (2000)
Ask the Sky and the Earth (as transcriber) (2009)
Bell Piece (as editor)
Butterflies and Bees! (1999)
Century Shouts (2012)
Ceremonial March, A
Corpus Callosum (1999/2003)
Crystals (1985/1992)
Gnomon
I Sing the Body Eclectic (for flute choir)
I Sit Alone in Martin's Church (1998/2003)
Little Snakes (in the Lighthouse)
Max the King
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1992)
Philosopher's Stone, The
Pilgrims' Progress (1992)
Power and Light (2020)
The Promise of Living (as transcriber) (1954/1956/2000)
Scalin' and Wailin' (Flex instrumentation) (2018)
Snakes! (1991)
Song of Hiawatha (1995)
Stomp Your Foot (as transcriber) (1954/1956/2000)
Three Places in New Haven (2001)
Whispers of the Patriots (1993)
Zephyrs

Resources

Duffy, T. (1991). Snakes!: For Symphonic Wind Ensemble [score]. Ludwig Music: Cleveland, Ohio.
Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. (2010). Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 1. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 234-243.