Walkup, The
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 3:50
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: (Digital) Jennifer Jolley; (Physical) Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts - $125.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Hi-Hat
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom-Tom
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Since the students at Van Wert Middle School are celebrating their 90th anniversary, I wanted to write them something that was not only celebratory but also motivating – my hope for these middle schoolers is for them to accomplish great things in high school and beyond.
Therefore, I wrote these kids a walkup song (a song that pumps up a baseball player and inspires them to get on base or drive their teammates home). One of my favorite walkup songs is from Cincinnati Red first baseman Joey Votto. Every time he steps up to the plate, the Rolling Stones' tune Paint It Black blasts from the speakers at Great American Ballpark. And so, I hope to channel the drive from Joey Votto and his walkup song and impart this onto the students at Van Wert Middle School.
The Walkup was commissioned by the Van Wert Middle School Bands, Tina Decker, Director, in honor of their 90th anniversary through funds generously donated by Mary Marxen.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) Dorian Summer Camp Middle School Band (Cory Near, conductor) - 18 June 2022
- South Dakota State University (Brookings) CommUniversity Band (Kevin Kessler, conductor) - 13 April 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Ash (Adaptable Band) (arr. Dunnigan) (2018/2020)
- Last Stage to Red Rock (Adaptable Band) (2016/2020)
- Lichtweg/Lightway (Adaptable Band) (arr. Bove) (2017/2020)
- Neoncore (Adaptable Band) (2021)
- Neoncore. See also: Suite Treats
- Son of a Gun (Adaptable Band) (2019)
- Sounds from the Grey Goo Sars CoV-2 (Adaptable Band) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Ash (2018)
- Ash (Adaptable Band) (arr. Dunnigan) (2018/2020)
- Blue Glacier Decoy (2018)
- Dust (2023)
- Emoticons (2008)
- The Eyes of the World Are Upon You (2017)
- Last Stage to Red Rock (2016)
- Last Stage to Red Rock (Adaptable Band) (2016/2020)
- Lichtweg/Lightway (2017)
- Lichtweg/Lightway (Adaptable Band) (arr. Bove) (2017/2020)
- MARCH! (2021)
- Motordom (2009)
- Neoncore (Adaptable Band) (2021)
- Neoncore. See also: Suite Treats
- Never Forget, Never Remember (2017)
- Questions to Heaven (2021)
- Son of a Gun (2019)
- Sounds from the Grey Goo Sars CoV-2 (Adaptable Band) (2020)
- Think About It (2019)
- Through the Looking Glass Falls (2014)
- The Walkup (2018)
Resources
- Jennifer Jolley website Accessed 30 July 2019
- Perusal score