Whaaack!
General Info
Year: 2017
Duration: c. 15:45
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Micah Levy
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $330.00 | Score Only (print) - $50.00
Movements
1. Cymbal Pleasures – 4:45
2. Gong with the Wind – 4:45
3. 30-Pound Bass – 6:40
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Solo Percussion (Hi-hat, Tam Tam, Bass Drum)
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tubular Bells
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Whaaack! is a concerto for percussion solo and band commissioned by John Madden and the Michigan State University Symphony Band, leading a consortium of other bands. I intended that the concerto arrangement would be playable by good high school bands and most college bands as well.
Each movement features the soloist on only one instrument: First movement: Hi-Hat Cymbal ("Cymbal Pleasures"); second movement: Tam-Tam ("Gong with the Winds"); and third movement: Bass Drum ("30-Pound Bass"). The soloist is required to play very softly at various times in all three movements, requiring amplification. The solo part employs both standard and extended techniques.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Michigan State University (East Lansing) Symphony Band (John T. Madden, conductor; Jon Weber, percussion) – 25 April 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Death Valley Kangaru (2022) for tuba and band
- St. Patrick's Armor (2020) for wind ensemble
- The Enthusiast's Polka (arr.) (2018) for three trumpets and concert band
- Renaissance Charms (arr.) (2018) for concert band
- Whaaack! (2016) for solo percussion and band
- Romp (2016)
- Kinetic (2011) for wind ensemble
- Joy (Mostly) (2007) for concert band
- Oink! (2008)
Resources
- Micah Levy website Accessed 27 April 2017