Solace Dance
General Info
Year: 2016
Duration: c. 3:55
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $140.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Claves
- Jingle Stick
- Mallet Percussion (optional)
- Splash Cymbal
- Suspended Cymbal (small and large)
- Tambourine
- Tam-Tam
- Tom-Tom (4)
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
While at the Art Institute of Chicago, I spent a good amount of time with the works of Van Gogh. There was one particular painting of an outdoor scene that caught my attention. While engaging with this work I remember saying to myself: “This is solace”. I often think it takes work and seeking to find solace, as it does not always come to us naturally. In this work I imagined a person dancing her way to experiencing this sense of peace.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) University Band (Louis Vadja, conductor) - 24 October 2022
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) University Band (Betsy McCann, conductor) - 14 March 2021
- Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) WindFest Honor Band (Joseph Higgins, conductor) - 22 November 2020 (virtual)
- Pierce College (Puyallup, Wash.) Concert Band (Kaitlin Bove, conductor) – 15 March 2020
- Texas Woman's University (Denton) University Band (Melinda Najera, conductor) – 14 November 2019
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Symphony Band (Phillip Ostrander, conductor) – 16 November 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Postcard from Sequoia (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- Solace Dance (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2020)
- Three Miniatures (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- You Decide (Adaptable Band) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Articulate March (2016)
- At a Crossroads (2022)
- Autumn Air (2016)
- Be Still and Still Moving (2020)
- Beauty Broken (2015)
- Blue Radiance (2020)
- Bright Shadow Fanfare (2021)
- Catharsis (2020)
- Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (2018)
- Dance the Joy Alive (2016)
- Down by the Sally Gardens
- Eternity in an Hour (2016)
- I Will Lament and Love (2018)
- Image on Truth (2019)
- Letters from the Traveling Doll (2021)
- Look Not Upon Us (2011)
- Monterey Sketches
- Night Watches (2020)
- On a Hill Far Away
- Postcard from Sequoia (2019)
- Postcard from Sequoia (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- Resound (2021)
- Safely Rest (2020)
- Shifting Shadows
- Solace Dance (2016)
- Solace Dance (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2020)
- The Spirit Is Willing (2023)
- Spring Fanfare (2016)
- Sunflower Studies (2023)
- Three Miniatures (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Through Wind and Whispers (2014)
- Where Words Cannot Go (2020)
- Woven
- You Decide (Adaptable Band) (2020)
Resources
- Nicole Piunno website Accessed 16 November 2018
- Perusal score