Theme and Tirade

From Wind Repertory Project
Richard Saucedo

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


State Ratings

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


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