Theme and Tirade

Richard Saucedo

General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $7.50

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
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Concert Toms
Congas
Crash Cymbals
Marimba
Shaker
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Vibraphone
Vibraslap
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The opening of this unique work features a gentle and serene theme traded between clarinet, oboe and trumpet soloists played over a lush harmonic background. The mood shifts abruptly, however, as the “tirade” begins. A predominant timpani pattern helps propel this section through a series of angular passages, driving rhythmic figures, a jazz-tinged clarinet solo, and ultimately blossoming into a triumphant and glorious conclusion.

- Program Note from publisher

Many thanks to Larry Browniee and the Sterling High School Band (Kansas) for commissioning Theme and Tirade.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Indiana: ISSMA HIGH SCHOOL BAND GROUP III
Kansas: IV
Maryland: IV
South Carolina: III

Performances

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Bainbridge (Ohio) Symphonic Band - Fall 2019
Noble Academy (Chicago, Illinois) Band (Patrick Rocks, conductor) - 26 March 2019
Arroyo High School (El Monte, California) Concert Band - 14 March 2016
Clarksville Middle School Wind Ensemble (David Smith, conductor) - 2014

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Resources

Perusal score
Richard Saucedo website Accessed 7 May 2021