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Frank Ticheli

Frank Ticheli


General Info

Year: 1999
Duration: c. 9:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manhattan Beach Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $265.00   |   Score Only (print) - $40.00


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 Contrabass 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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani (with large suspended cymbal placed on head)
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum (large)
  • Bongos
  • Crotale (tuned to D5)
  • Marimba (4.3 octaves)
  • Ratchet
  • Slapstick (very large)
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbals (3: medium, medium-large and large)
  • Tam-tam (large)
  • Tambourine
  • Temple Blocks (3)
  • Tom-toms (3)
  • Triangle (medium)
  • Vibraphone (2 double bass bows required)
  • Xylophone (3.5 octaves)

Players vocalizing


Errata

Errata for all Ticheli works
This list includes errata posted on Manhattan Beach Music's website and other errors not listed on website.


First Printing (black cover):

In Parts:

  • Flute II, m. 132: Rehearsal number 132 should be moved to the previous measure.*


In Score and Parts:

  • E-flat Alto Saxophone I, m. 74: Rhythm should be: quarter, quarter, eighth, quarter, quarter.*


Second Printing (blue-black cover):

In Parts:

  • Tuba, m. 276: The rehearsal mark should read "276" instead of "376"
  • Tuba, m. 357: The rehearsal mark should read "357" instead of "356"
  • Percussion II, Marimba, m. 10: The "mp" dynamic marking should be on beat 2
  • Percussion II, Toms, m. 373-374, beat 3: Add an accent on the dotted quarter (for both measures)


In Score and Parts:

  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet I, m. 92: The G-sharp4 on beat 6 should be a A4
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone, m. 92: The D-sharp5 on beat 8 should be a D-natural5


*These errors are corrected in the second printing (2nd printing has "www.manhattanbeachmusic.com" on the back cover, which the uncorrected first printing does not).

- Potential errata noted by Matthew LeFebvre


Program Notes

Mt. Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in A.D. 79, is an icon of power and energy in this work. Originally I had in mind a wild and passionate dance such as might have been performed at an ancient Roman bacchanalia. During the compositional process, I began to envision something more explosive and fiery. With its driving rhythms, exotic modes, and quotations from the Dies Irae from the medieval Requiem Mass, it became evident that the bacchanalia I was writing could represent a dance from the final days of the doomed city of Pompeii.

- Program Note by composer


Awards


Media


State Ratings

  • Georgia: VI
  • Iowa: IV
  • Louisiana: V
  • Maryland: VI
  • Minnesota: I
  • Mississippi: VI
  • New York: VI
  • North Carolina: VI
  • Oklahoma: V
  • South Carolina: VI
  • Texas: V
  • Virginia: VI


Performances

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  • Loveland (Colo.) High School Wind Symphony (Kyle Freesen, conductor) - 2 March 2023
  • Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Kyle Rhoades, conductor) - 19 November 2022
  • University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) University Band (John Leonard, conductor) -- 24 October 2022
  • Banda Departamental Del Valle (Cali, Colombia) (Rubén Darío Gómez, conductor) - 26 May 2022
  • Banda de Sabaneta (Antioquia, Colombia) (Rubén Darío Gómez, conductor) - 15 May 2022
  • Cherokee High School (Marlton, NJ) Wind Ensemble (D. Michael Lynch, conductor) - 5 May 2022
  • Patrick Henry High School (Roanoke, Va.) Wind Symphony (Alexander Schmitt, conductor) - 28 April 2022
  • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Orchestra (Nicholas P. Waldron, conductor) – 26 February 2022
  • Millersville (Penn.) University Concert Band (Christy Banks, conductor) - 14 November 2021
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Wind Symphony (Rubén Darío Gómez, conductor) - 6 October 2021
  • San Antonio (Tx.) Community Wind Ensemble (Albert Aguilar, conductor) – 7 February 2021
  • Cuesta Wind Ensemble (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 23 November 2020
  • Indiana Wind Symphony (Carmel) (Charles P. Conrad, conductor) – 31 October 2020
  • East Texas Baptist University (Marshall) Symphonic Band (Nathan G. Phillips, conductor) – 2 October 2020
  • Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minn.) Wind Symphony (James Patrick Miller, conductor) – 21 March 2020 (scheduled, but concert canceled)
  • University of North Dakota (Bismarck) Wind Ensemble (James Popejoy, conductor) – 10 March 2020
  • Sacramento (Calif.) State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Matthew Morse, conductor) – 4 March 2020
  • Penn State University (University Park) Concert Band (Gregory Drane, conductor) – 26 February 2020
  • Kent State University (Ohio) All-Star Gold Band (Wendy K. Matthews, conductor) – 11 January 2020


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


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Resources

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