Suite No. 1 (Smith)

Fred Emory Smith

Subtitle: For Percussion Ensemble

General Info

Year: 2011
Duration: c. 4:25
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $38.00; (digital) - $34.00 | Score Only (print) - $11.00; (digital) - $11.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV (4 players), including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Claves
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Marimba (4.3 octaves)
Ride Cymbal
Shakers
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Tam-tam
Temple Blocks
Tom-toms (4)
Triangle
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The composer Fred Emory Smith earned a 2013 Emmy nomination for his work with PBS on P.O.V., written for percussion ensemble, entitled Suite No. 1. The work makes use of a rhythmic motif in 4/4 time that is later explored in 7/8 time. Although not bombastic in nature, the work is certainly high in energy. A middle section turns lyrical and smooth until the drums take over once again.

- Program Note from Baylor University Concert Band program notes, 5 May 2019

Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization

State Ratings

Ohio: 651 – PERCUSSION ENS B
Texas: Percussion ensemble class 1.

Performances

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Riverside High School (Painesville, Ohio) Percussion Ensemble (unconducted) - 7 March 2020
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Concert Band (Daniel J. Farris, conductor) – 1 March 2020
Baylor University (Waco, Texas) Concert Band (unconducted) – 5 May 2019
University of Southern Mississippi Percussion Ensemble (Ian McClaflin, conductor) – 2016

Works for Winds by This Composer

Suite No. 1 (2011)

Resources

Fred Emory Smith website Accessed 8 May 2019
Perusal score