Takin' It Easy
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Part 2
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
Part 3
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Horn in F
Part 4
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Horn in F
Part 5
- Bassoon
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Horn in F
Part 5
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- String Bass
Percussion (optional), including:
- Glockenspiel
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Filled with bluesy lyricism and masterful counterpoint, Bruce Broughton has crafted a lovely work for six-part adaptable wind band in his Takin' It Easy that is at times reminiscent of George Gershwin, but always rooted in 21st century sensibilities.
- Program Note from publisher
Performance Notes
Each part is transposed and playable by a multitude of wind or keyboard percussion instruments while maintaining the spectrum of sound we have grown to love about the wind band.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Craig V. Hamilton, conductor) - 31 October 2022
- High Point (N.C.) University Wind Ensemble (Brian Meixner, conductor) - 27 April 2021
- University of British Columbia (Vancouver) Concert Winds (Christin Reardon MacLellan, conductor) - 15 April 2021
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Little Acorns (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- The Mouse King (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Pursuit (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Shell Game (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Takin' It Easy (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Alone Yet Not Alone (arr. Graham) (2013)
- American Hero (2001)
- A Celebration Overture (2014)
- Concerto for Tuba and Winds (1987)
- Concerto for Piccolo and Wind Ensemble (orch. Bass) (1992/2005)
- Concerto for Trumpet, Euphonium, and Band
- Dinosaurs (Broughton) (1992)
- EPCOT Overture (arr. Bass) (1996/2006)
- Excursions for Trumpet and Band (1995)
- Fanfare for 16 Horns (2015)
- Fanfares, Marches, Hymns & Finale (2003)
- Flourishes (2022)
- From Sea to Shining Sea
- Frontier Overture, A (1982)
- Goin' for the Gold (2020)
- Grimm Tales (2023)
- Harlequin (1984)
- Heliotrope Bouquet
- Hornworks
- In the World of Spirits (2012)
- Jag: Theme (2002)
- Little Acorns (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Masters of Space and Time
- The Mouse King (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- New Era (2010)
- Oliver's Birthday (1998/2008)
- Open the Door! (2018)
- Overture to "Miracle on 34th Street" (arr. Vinson) (2007)
- Pursuit (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Quaternity (2019)
- Shell Game (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Silverado (1985)
- A Southern Jubilee (2019)
- Spacious Skies (2017)
- Takin' It Easy (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Tent Meeting Revival (2014)
- Terry Takes a Walk (2022)
- Themes from "Silverado" (arr. Morsch) (1985)
- Turbulence (2013/2016)
Resources
- Bruce Broughtn=on website Accessed 19 September 2020
- Creative Repertoire Initiative
- Perusal score