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Winsome Variations (flex)
General Info
Year: 2019 / 2020
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: V+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Robert Spittal
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $50.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Winsome Variations is a single-movement set of free variations based on a simple, winsome tune. In this piece, I hope to create a contemporary wind work that, similar to my [[Consort for Ten Winds], reflects the festive and charming character of wind music in the harmonie tradition.
The work was made possible by the following contributors to a commissioning consortium led by Bill Drury and The New England Conservatory.
This current edition is the original work for double wind quintet, but with single reed (clarinet, saxophone) substitution and flex parts for double reeds and horns.
- Program Note from publisher
Performance Notes
Additional parts allow for a variety of ensembles from 10 players to large woodwind choir.
- B-flat parts for Oboe I-II can be played on B-flat Soprano Clarinet or Soprano Saxophone.
- E-flat Alto Saxophone may play the Horn I-II parts.
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone (or Euphonium) may play Horn I-II and Bassoon I.
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone or B-flat Bass Clarinet may play Bassoon II.
- Flutes and clarinets have no optional parts.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Pacem (Adaptable Band) (2005/2020)
- Suite Euphonious (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Winsome Variations (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
All Wind Works
- Arise (2021)
- Blue Allusions (2020)
- Celestial Song (2014)
- Chinook Sketches
- Consort for Ten Winds (2005)
- Diversions (2018)
- Euphonious IV (2018)
- Tarantella Forsennato (2010)
- Lament (for a Fallen Friend)
- Mockingbird Rag
- Pacem (2005)
- Pacem (Adaptable Band) (2005/2020)
- Pacem (Brass Choir)
- Pineapple Frippery
- Prelude and Flight for Violin and Band (2014)
- Prelude and Scherzo
- Tarantella Forsennato (2005/2009)
- Scherzo: Cat and Mouse (2012)
- St George's Fanfare
- Suite Euphonious (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Winsome Variations (2019)
- Winsome Variations (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- Winter Dreams
Resources
- Creative Repertoire Initiative
- Perusal score
- Robert Spittal, personal correspondence, August 2020
- Robert Spittal website Accessed 13 August 2020