Tribute (Cross)

Travis J. Cross

General Info

Year: 2007
Duration: c. 4:25
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
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 from publisher

This work is written in memory of James Hubert Grimes (1920-2005), Travis Cross's maternal grandfather, though conductors are welcome to program the work to honor whomever they choose. Tribute joins Cross's Elegy, written for Cross' maternal grandmother, and Memento, written for his paternal grandmother.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Austin Symphonic Band (Richard Floyd, conductor) - 2007

State Ratings

Georgia: IV
Kansas: III
Texas: III. Complete

Performances

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California All-State Junior High School Concert Band (Jeanne Christensen, conductor) – 20 February 2022 (2022 CASMEC Conference, Fresno)
Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) Concert Band (Caroline Beatty, conductor) - 12 February 2022 (2022 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
Iowa State University (Ames) Symphonic Band (Levi Frazier, conductor) - 5 December 2021
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
University of Nevada (Reno) Symphonic Band (Zane Douglas, conductor) – 20 March 2008 (CBDNA 2008 Western/Northwestern Division Conference, Reno, Nev.)
Austin (Tx.) Symphonic Band (Richard Floyd, conductor) – 22 December 2007 (2007 Midwest Clinic)
Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association 11-12 Grade Honor Band (Travis J. Cross, conductor) - 16 January 2006 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Alleluia (as arranger) (1997/2004)
And the grass sings in the meadows (2011)
Be Thou My Vision (as arranger) (1999)
Dawning Day (2006)
Elegy (2009)
Everlasting Light (2008)
The Further Adventures of the Cowboy Kid and His Trust Sidekick Carlos (2004)
Le vent de tristesse (2002)
Let the Amen Sound (2012)
Looking at the Stars (2010)
Lullaby (2013)
Memento (2011)
Morning Song (2000)
Music Aurea (2018)
Rizzendo (2008)
Short Essay (2003/2009)
Things That Never Were (2010)
Tribute (2007)
Yesterdance (2016)

Resources

Cross, T. (2007). Tribute [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: New York.
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Travis J. Cross." Accessed 24 April 2015
The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 302-303.
Travis Cross, personal correspondence, April 2018