Spring (flex)

David Marlatt

David Marlatt

Subtitle: A New Beginning

General Info

Year: 2008 / 2020
Duration: c. 5:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Eighth Note Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1

• Flute
• Oboe
• B-flat Soprano Clarinet
• B-flat Trumpet
• E-flat Alto Saxophone
• Violin

Part 2

• Oboe
• B-flat Soprano Clarinet
• B-flat Trumpet
• E-flat Alto Saxophone
• Violin

Part 3

• B-flat Soprano Clarinet
• E-flat Alto Saxophone
• B-flat Tenor Saxophone
• F Horn
• Viola

Part 4

• Bassoon
• B-flat Tenor Saxophone
• Trombone
• Euphonium T.C.
• Euphonium B.C.
• Cello

Part 5

• Bassoon
• B-flat Bass Clarinet
• E-flat Baritone Saxophone
• Trombone
• Euphonium T.C.
• Euphonium B.C.
• Tuba
• String Bass
• Cello

Timpani (optional)
Percussion (optional), including:

• Claves
• Crash Cymbals
• Gong
• Rain Stick
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tambourine
• Vibraphone
• Wind Chimes
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Spring is the time for renewal. We shed our heavier clothes in exchange for warmer weather, plant growth and new animal births.

This five-minute work is divided into three sections:

The Call to Spring. Spring means different things to each of us. For those in colder climates, the snow is on its way out and new grass is starting emerge. Birds soaring in the sky are returning to their winter havens.

A Spring Rain. April showers bring May flowers. The new plants need the water, and children need places to puddle jump!

The Celebration of Spring. When the rain finishes watering our plants, people spend time outside, enjoying nature and the new sights, sounds and fragrances Mother Nature has to offer.

- Program Note from score

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Abide with Me (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1861/2014)
• Canzon per Sonare No. 4 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (c. 1597/2012)
• Chinese Dragon Parade (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Ding Dong Merrily on High (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014)
• Early One Morning (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2014)
• For Those Who Have Served (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Hail the Conquering Hero (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1746/2008/2014)
• The Journey of Invention (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2014)
• The King's Parade (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2019)
• Kingsfold (Flex instrumentation) ((as arranger) 2009/2014)
• Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
• Ripples in the Sand (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2014)
• Siyahamba (Flex instrumentation) (2002/2014)
• Spring (Flex instrumentation) (2008/2020)
• Three Renaissance Madrigals (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2000/2012)
• The Uprising (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2020)

All Wind Works

• Abide with Me (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1861/2014)
• Ancient Airs and Dances (as arranger) (2008)
• Battle with the Frost Giants. See: The Hammer of Asgard
• Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (as arranger) (1721/2011)
• Canzon per Sonare No. 4 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (c. 1597/2012)
• Carnival of Venice (as editor; arr. Staigers) (1936/2009)
• Chinese Dragon Parade (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Click (2018)
• Concert Etude, Op 49 (as arranger)
• Concerto from "L'Estero armonico" (as arranger) (1711/2016)
• Concerto for Two Piccolos (as arranger) (1728/2017)
• Dance Suite (as arranger) (c. 1612/2017)
• Ding Dong Merrily on High (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014)
• Down Wilderness Road (2018)
• Early One Morning (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2014)
• Earthscape (2011/2015)
• Fanfare (as arranger) (1912/1927/2007)
• Firescape (2019)
• For Those Who Have Served (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Grand Chorus and Dialogue (as arranger) (1881/1998)
• Gypsy Rondo (as arranger)
• Hail the Conquering Hero (as arranger) (1746/2008)
• Hail the Conquering Hero (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1746/2008/2014)
• The Hall of Valhalla. See: The Hammer of Asgard
• The Hammer of Asgard (2018)
  • Thor and Loki (2018)
  • The Hall of Valhalla (2018)
  • Battle with the Frost Giants (2018)
• The Hammer of Asgard (Brass and percussion) (2018)
  • Thor and Loki (Brass and percussion) (2018)
  • The Hall of Valhalla (Brass and percussion) (2018)
  • Battle with the Frost Giants (Brass and percussion) (2018)
• Jig Fugue (as arranger) (2003)
• The Journey of Invention (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2014)
• The King's Parade (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2019)
• Kingsfold (Flex instrumentation) ((as arranger) 2009/2014)
• La Virgin de la Macarena (as arranger) (as arranger) (2006)
• Let There Be One Nation (2018)
• O Magnum Mysterium (Marlatt) (as arranger)
• Pine Ridge Rag (as arranger) (1998/2019)
• Prayer and Alleluia (as arranger) (1868/2009)
• Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
• Ripples in the Sand (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2014)
• Shaped by Time (2014)
• Side Partners (as arranger)
• Silent Night (as arranger)
• Siyahamba (Flex instrumentation) (2002/2014)
• Spring (Flex instrumentation) (2008/2020)
• Sunset over Blue Water (2019)
• Susato Dance Suite (as arranger)
• Thor and Loki. See: The Hammer of Asgard (2018)
• The Uprising (2016)
• The Uprising (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2020)
• The Valley of the Kings (2010)
• Wassail, Wassail All Over Town (as arranger) (2011)
• Windscape (2010)
• A World Away (2014)
• Ye Merry Gents (2007)

Resources

• Marlatt, D. (2009). Spring A New Beginning [score]. Eighth Note Publications: [Markham, Ont.].
• Perusal score