Toboggan

JaRod Hall

General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: RSM Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print and digital) - $75.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-VIII, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Marimba
Sleigh Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Vibraphone
Whip
Wind Chimes

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A toboggan is a long narrow sled used to slide downhill over snow or ice. The music tells the tale of an epic race down the biggest hill in the neighborhood. As the day begins, the first few snowflakes begin to fall, depicted by the solo bells that start the piece. As the flurries continue to fall, the snow builds and the tempo picks up, kids begin pouring out of their homes to prepare for the race. While outside, they witness several snowball fights emerge around the neighborhood. The race begins atop a snow covered hill as the children speed toward the finish line. French horns pave the way through the middle section by illustrating the gorgeous landscape as the racers smoothly slide through the soft snow -- a beautiful clear sky on the horizon. As the finish line pops into view, the racers frantically fly through the course, dodging stray snowballs overhead in an exciting finish.

- Program Notes adapted from composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Video: Artie Henry Middle School (Cedar Park, Tx.) Band (Robert T. Herrings III, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) Symphonic Winds (Ryan Scherber, conductor) - 4 February 2023
Artie Henry Middle School (Cedar Park, Tx.) Band (Robert T. Herrings III, conductor) - 21 December 2022 (2022 Midwest Clinic)
Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 17 December 2022
North Idaho College (Coeur d'Alene) Wind Symphony (Bryan Hannaford, conductor) - 11 December 2022
North Forney High School (Forney, Tx.) Wind Symphony (Mason Jocoy, conductor) - 8 December 2022

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Lost Woods Fantasy (Flexible instrumentation) (2019/2020)

All Wind Works

Brigid's Cross (2020)
The Country Club Stomp! (2022)
Critical Call (2020)
Keystone
Loch Lomond (as arranger) (2021)
Lost Woods Fantasy (2019)
Lost Woods Fantasy (Flexible instrumentation) (2019/2020)
Silver Fanfare (2022)
Through the Storm (2022)
Toboggan (2022)
Tripwire (2020)
You Better Sleigh
Zipline (2022)

Resources

Perusal Score Accessed 14 October 2022