Wilderness, The
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General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 6:15
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: HAFABRA
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €128.00 | Score Only (print) - €26.00
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 Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-VII
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Wilderness is a dark, musical journey that captures the beauty and harshness of a cold, snow-covered forest in the mountains. The main theme, stated by winds, captures the solitary feeling of the vastness of the landscape. This theme is interrupted by dissonant brass ostinatos. After the full ensemble reiterates the main theme, the work transitions to a lyrical, melancholy theme. This is the wilderness at night when it is dark and solitary. The piece continues with a fast, dramatic theme capturing a sense of danger that the inhabitants of the forest create. The piece concludes with the full ensemble recapitulating material from the main opening theme.
- Program Note from publisher
Commissioned by and dedicated to the Hoke County High School Wind Ensemble, Raeford, N.C., DeVon Pickett, director.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Hillcrest Wind Ensemble (San Diego, Calif.) (Christian Tordahl, conductor) - 16 December 2023
- Iowa State University (Ames) Wind Ensemble (Michael Golemo, conductor) - 5 December 2021
- University of Iowa (Iowa City) Concert Band (Eric W. Bush, conductor) - 6 December 2021
- Hoke County High School (Raeford, N.C.) Band (DeVon Pickett, conductor) – 31 May 2019 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Afterlife (2015)
- Arabian Sandscapes (2019)
- Ascent from Darkness (2022)
- Aurora Borealis (2016)
- Beyond the Horizon (2009)
- A Childhood Remembered (2013)
- Colorado Rockies (2019)
- Crosslands (1994)
- The Cry of the Last Unicorn (2010)
- Desert Overture Fanfare (2023)
- Existence Infinite (2022)
- The Falcon of Egypt (2023)
- The Falls (2018)
- Freedom Defended (2021)
- God's Country (2014)
- Hypnotic Memories (2017/2019)
- Journey of the Sequoia
- Journey Through the Stratosphere (2018)
- Journey to the Lion's Castle (2011)
- Land of the Healing Waters (2019)
- Landscapes (Brass Quintet) (2013)
- Landscapes (Wind Ensemble) (2013)
- The Last Centaur (2015)
- Lexicon of the Gods (2015)
- Liberty (2017)
- Life Eternal (2022)
- Midnight Ride (2023)
- Mischievous Behavior (2022)
- Mt Everest (2010)
- Nostalgia (2017)
- Phoenix Ascending (2020)
- Raise of the Son (1998)
- Redemption (2011)
- Red Rock Mountain (2016)
- The Redwoods (2006)
- Resplendent Glory (2005)
- Rise (2019)
- Rise of the Silver City (2017)
- The River Seneca (2017)
- Sailing with Whales (2020)
- San Andreas Landscapes (2016)
- The Sword of the Titans (2018)
- They Solemnly Served (2019)
- Transcendent Journey (2010)
- Vertical Acceleration (2018)
- Victory (2019)
- Whispers from Beyond (2017)
- The Wilderness (2019)
- The Winged Stallion (2012)
- The Wishing Well (2018)
- The Wolves of Alaska