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Whirlwind (Blackshaw)
General Info
Year: 2006
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manhattan Beach Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $95.00 | Score Only - $12.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Keyboard (optional)
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Drone (any instrument)
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom-Tom
- Whirly
Errata
Errors only apply to 1st printing. Corrected in 2nd printing.
In Parts:
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet, B-flat Bass Clarinet, B-flat Tenor Saxophone, B-flat Trumpet, Letter B: Add key signature of F# and C# starting at letter B
- E-flat Alto Saxophone, E-flat Baritone Saxophone, Letter B: Add key signature of F#, C#, and G# starting at letter B
- Horn in F, Letter B: Add key signature of F# starting at letter B
In Score:
- All, Rehearsal Letter E: Key signature should also appear on pages 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the score.
In Parts and Score:
- E-flat Alto Saxophone, m.40-41: Change tied note C# to F# below
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone, m.40-41: Change tied note F# to B below
- Horn in F, m.40-41: Change tied note B to E below
- Trombone, m.40-41: Change tied note E to A below
- Euphonium Bass Clef, m.40-41: Change tied note E to A below
- Euphonium Treble Clef, m.40-41: Change tied note F# to B below
Program Notes
Whirlwind utilizes soundscapes, solo for any instrument and a variety of percussive techniques. Written in triple meter, no instrument plays more than four notes.
- Program Note by composer
Awards
- Frank Ticheli Composition Contest winner, 2006
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Hill Country Middle School Symphonic Band (Cheryl Floyd, conductor) - 2006
State Ratings
- Georgia: II
- Louisiana: I
- North Carolina: II
- Texas: I. Complete
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Missouri (Columbia) University Band (Amy M. Knopps, conductor) – 27 February 2020
- University of Louisville Community Band, (Jason Cumberledge, conductor) - 20 February 2018
- Prairie Star Middle School (Leawood, Kan.) Band – 6 December 2017
- Hill Country Middle School (Austin, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Cheryl Floyd, conductor) – 21 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Earthshine (gr. II) (Flex instrumentation) (2014)
- 13 Moons (Flex instrumentation) (2017)
All Wind Works
- Belah Sun Woman (2014)
- The Blessing of Light (2019)
- The Creation of Faith. See: Symphony No. I
- Devotion (2019)
- Earthshine (Flex instrumentation) (2014)
- Into the Sun (2017)
- Letter from Sado (2014)
- Majesty. See: Salon Morisot
- Peace Dancer (2017)
- Salon Morisot (2019)
- Majesty (2019)
- Devotion (2019)
- Enchantment (2019)
- Soulström (2010/2019)
- Symphony No. I (2019)
- The Creation of Faith (2019)
- Terpsichorean Dances (2009)
- 13 Moons (Flex instrumentation) (2017)
- Twist (2013)
- Vulnerable Joy (2022)
- Whirlwind (2006)
Resources
- Blackshaw, J. (2006). Whirlwind: For Concert Band [score]. Manhattan Beach Music: Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Jodie Blackshaw website
- Ripley, James, "New WASBE Series: Suggested Repertoire from Around the World for Developing Bands." WASBE, February 2023. Web. Accessed 4 February 2023