Spirit of the Falcon

From Wind Repertory Project
Richard Saucedo

Richard Saucedo


General Info

Year: 2003/2008
Duration: c. 5:05
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Electronic Keyboard (optional)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Marimba
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tom-toms
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Xylophone

SATB Choir (optional)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

The Fabius-Pompey Middle School Band in Fabius, NY, commissioned Spirit of the Falcon in 2002. Under the direction of Michael Dardaris, Jr., the piece was used to celebrate the opening of the school's new auditorium in May of 2003.

The piece is basically an overture form, the opening section filled with exciting rhythms and occasional mixed meters. The lyrical middle section of the piece offers very accessible solo (or soli) opportunities for flute, clarinet, alto sax, trumpet and horn. The final section restates the original exuberant opening of the piece before moving to an even faster tempo in a coda filled with a combination of mixed meter and rhythmic intensity that is sure to deliver an exciting finish to the piece.

- Program Note from score


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Band Class B
  • Georgia: IV
  • Indiana: ISSMA HIGH SCHOOL BAND GROUP II
  • Kansas: III
  • Michigan: Senior High Band Class C
  • Maine: HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE BAND CATEGORY 3
  • Mississippi: Band Class 3A
  • South Carolina: III
  • Tennessee: IV
  • West Virginia: III


Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

  • Riverside High School (Painesville, Ohio) Wind Ensemble (David Schwartz, conductor) - 27 January 2022


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Perusal score
  • Saucedo, R. (2008). Spirit of the Falcon [score]. Musicworks: Milwaukee, Wisc.