Spin Cycle

Scott Lindroth

General Info

Year: 2001 / 2005
Duration: c. 6:20
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score & Parts - $95.00 | Score Only - $9.95

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II-III
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
Harp
Timpani
Mallet Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

Bass Drum
Bongos
Brake Drum
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Crotales
Glockenspiel
Hi-Hat
Marimba
Ringing Metal*
Ruthe
Sizzle Cymbal
Snare Drum (piccolo and small)
Suspended Cymbals (small and medium)
Tam-Tam
Tom-Toms (3)
Vibraphone
Whip
Xylophone

* For details about 'ringing metal,' see Discussion tab, above.

Errata

In score:

Bassoon III, m.11, m.16, m.26: Add flat markings to 3rd and 5th notes (concert D)
Baritone Saxophone, m.199: Add sharp marking to fourth note (C below staff; concert pitch is E natural)
Percussion I, m.54: Remove flat marking from third note (concert A within staff)
Percussion III, m.73: Player is using marimba, not vibraphone as denoted

Program Notes

Spin Cycle was commissioned by H. Robert Reynolds and the University of Michigan Symphony Band. It was premiered by Michael Haithcock in March 2002, and is dedicated to T.J. Anderson. In the composer’s own words:

Spin Cycle was composed during a period I was writing music for choreography as well as incidental music for theater. The nature of those projects called for slow, contemplative music, so when the opportunity to compose a work for wind ensemble came along, I was eager to write music that was quick and agile. The title refers to the swirling, spinning melodic figured that are heard everywhere in the piece. These figures alternate with syncopated repeated notes that sound something like Morse code. In fact, these rhythms are based on names of people close to me which have been enciphered as a rhythmic pattern. This breathless, energetic music soon gives way to music with a more sustained and lyrical character. Now the spinning figures appear as ornaments to syncopated riffs accompanying long-breathed melodies. Dissonant trumpet fanfares based on the rhythmic cipher figures announce the recapitulation of the opening music, followed by an extended coda to bring the music to a conclusion.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. United States Marine Band (Michael J. Colburn, conductor)
Audio CD: North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Corporon, Conductor)
Audio CD: United States Marine Band (Michael J. Colburn, conductor) - 2005
Audio CD: University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble (John Cody Birdwell, conductor)
Audio CD: University of Michigan Wind Ensemble (H. Robert Reynolds, conductor) - 2002
Audio CD: Youngstown State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Stephen L. Gage, conductor)

State Ratings

Georgia: VI
Indiana: ISSMA HIGH SCHOOL BAND GROUP I
Kansas: VI
Louisiana: V
North Carolina: VI
Texas: V. Complete

Performances

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Michigan State University (East Lansing) Symphony Band (David Thornton, conductor) - 1 December 2022
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Mallory Thompson, conductor) – 15 November 2019
University of Kentucky (Lexington) Wind Symphony (Chris Spivey, conductor) – 13 April 2019
Penn State University (University Park) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Dennis Glocke, conductor) – 8 October 2018
University of Michigan Symphony Band (Michael Haithcock, conductor) – 11 April 2014
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wind Ensemble (Evan Feldman, Conductor) – February 2009
California State University, Stanislaus, Wind Ensemble (Stuart Sims, conductor) – 15 March 2006 (CBDNA 2006 Western/Northwestern Division Conference, Reno, Nev.)
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Symphony Band (Michael Haithcock, conductor) – 8 March 2002 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Alarm Calls (2013)
Eternity's Sunrise (2015)
Passage (2010)
Spin Cycle (2001)

Resources

Lindroth, S. (2005). Spin Cycle [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: New York.