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General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Thorp Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Not found
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe (optional)
Bb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone
Bb Tenor Saxophone (optional)
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet
Horn in F (optional)
Trombone/Baritone/Bassoon/Bass Guitar
Euphonium Treble Clef
Tuba
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Drum Set
- Tambourine
- Tom-Tom
Keyboard Percussion (optional)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This explosive new programmatic piece portrays the last moments of Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
-Program Note by publisher
Australian composer Adrian Hallam has redefined beginner band music with his highly innovative and energetic approach. His works Stadium Rock, Haunted and Kung Fu have become favourites amongst Australian beginner bands. His compositions have been shortlisted in the American Band Association’s Young Band Composition Competition and the UK Songwriting Contest. His 2014 work Volcano is programmatic, and portrays the last moments in Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It opens with an ominous rumble and a tribute to Vulcan, God of Fire. Down below, the people of Pompeii go about their daily lives. The intensity builds until Mount Vesuvius explodes and the lava starts to flow. Finally, the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) reflects on this monumental tragedy before a final after-shock completely destroys Pompeii.
- Program Note by Suzanne Sherrington and Brendan Champion for the New South Wales Public Schools Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- New South Wales (Australia) Public Schools Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Jason Isaac, conductor) - 17 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- Haunted (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (2005)
- Stadium Rock (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (2005)
All Wind Works
- Cops and Robbers (2008)
- Exuberance (2015)
- Haunted (2005)
- Haunted (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (2005)
- Kung Fu (2012)
- Kurrajong (2006)
- Let's Party (2011)
- Phaeton (2010)
- Space Quest (2013)
- Stadium Rock (2005)
- Stadium Rock (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (2005)
- Sword Of Destiny, The (2009)
- Tomahawk (2006)
- Transylvanian Dances (2010)
- Volcano! (2013)
References
None discovered thus far.
