Usonian Dwellings

From Wind Repertory Project
Michael Gilbertson

Michael Gilbertson


General Info

Year: 2019
Duration: c. 16:00
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Michael Gilbertson, through Black Tea Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown


Movements

1. Taliesin West
2. Fallingwater - 8:50


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo (doubling Flute)
Flute I-II (I doubling Piccolo; II doubling Piccolo and Alto Flute)
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
C Trumpet I-II-III (div.)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium (div.)
Tuba
String Bass
Piano/Celesta
Harp
Timpani

  • Bass Drum
  • Bongos (2)
  • Chimes
  • Claves
  • Crotales
  • Egg Shaker
  • Gong
  • Guiro
  • Lion's Roar
  • Maracas
  • Marimba
  • Ratchet
  • Slapstick (large)
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tam-tam
  • Temple Blocks
  • Tom-toms (3)
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Vibra-slap
  • Wood Block
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Usonian Dwellings was composed on a commission from the United States Marine Band and is among Gilbertson’s first major works for winds and percussion. The two movements presented during the band’s performances in Japan, Taliesin West and Fallingwater, represent the world première of this exciting new addition to the repertoire.

The composer offers the following insights behind the inspiration for the work:

The movements of Usonian Dwellings are inspired by the work of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright used the term “usonian” to describe not only the aesthetic but also the values behind some of his later homes. His designs draw inspiration from the landscapes that surround them—evoking an America that is both forward thinking and conscious of the natural world. Each movement of Usonian Dwellings is inspired by one of his iconic designs. Taliesin West reflects the stark, desert landscape that surrounds his home and studio in Scottsdale, Arizona. Fallingwater, perhaps Wright’s most famous residential design in Mill Run, Pennsylvania, appears to hover majestically over the rushing falls on which it was built.

- Program Note from United States Marine Band concert program, 17 May 2019


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