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Tribute (Cross)
Contents
General Info
Year: 2007
Duration: c. 4:22
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $55.00 | Score Only - $6.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Tribute was commissioned by the Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association and premiered by their 11-12 grade honor band on January 16, 2006, with the composer conducting. The Austin Symphonic Band performed the work at the 2007 Midwest Clinic, and the University of North Texas Wind Symphony released the work as part of the Teaching Music through Performance in Band series of reference recordings.
- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music
The piece begins with two statements of the main theme, presented first with relatively straightforward accompaniment and then with a descant in the upper woodwinds. A contrasting section features a lilting eighth-note motive that moves throughout the ensemble, leading to the climactic return of the main theme. A brief coda reprises both of the primary melodic ideas in alternating trumpet solos and brings the piece to a close.
- Program Note by publisher
This work is written in memory of James Hubert Grimes (1920-2005), Travis Cross' maternal grandfather, though conductors are welcome to program the work to honor whomever they choose. Tribute joins Cross' Elegy, written for Cross' maternal grandmother, and Memento, written for his paternal grandmother.
- Program Note by composer
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Media Links
State Ratings
- Georgia: IV
- Kansas: III
- Texas: III. Complete
Performances
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- The College of New Jersey (Ewing) Concert Band (Eric Laprade, conductor) – 18 October 2019
- Woodland Wind Symphony (Cartersville, Ga.) (Eric Willoughby, conductor) – 9 March 2019
- Northern Santa Barbara County (Calif.) High School Honor Band (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 10 February 2019
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 3 June 2018
- Exeter Union High School (Exeter, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Kirk Clague, conductor) -18 March 2018 (2018 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Gold Campus Band (Cory Near, conductor) – 2 May 2017
- West Virginia University (Morgantown) Symphonic Band (Scott C. Tobias, conductor) – 11 April 2017
- Gregori High School (Modesto, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Dan Bryan, conductor) - 15 March 2013 (2013 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.))
- Young Harris College (Young Harris, Ga.) Concert Band (Rachel Bettis, conductor) - 3 April 2014
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Alleluia (as arranger) (1997/2004)
- And the grass sings in the meadows (2011)
- Be Thou My Vision (arr Cross) (as arranger) (1999)
- Dawning Day (2006)
- Elegy (Cross) (2009)
- Everlasting Light (2008)
- Further Adventures of the Cowboy Kid and His Trust Sidekick Carlos, The (2004)
- Le vent de tristesse (2002)
- Let the Amen Sound (2012)
- Looking at the Stars (2010)
- Lullaby (2013)
- Memento (2011)
- Morning Song (2000)
- Musica Aurea (2018)
- Rizzendo (2008)
- Short Essay (2003/2009)
- Things That Never Were (2010)
- Tribute (2007)
- Yesterdance
References
- Cross, T. (2007). Tribute [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: New York.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Travis J. Cross." Accessed 24 April 2015
- Travis Cross, personal correspondence, April 2018
