Winter Dances (Carroll)
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General Info
Year: 2002
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts - $144.00 | Score Only - $43.00
Movements
1. November - 2:16
2. December - 3:03
3. January - 3:09
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
A work to make new friends for wind music with its ravishing orchestration, rhythmical nuance and vibrant, lucid textures. Carroll’s keen ear for sonority, stylish elegance and quality of ideas are a breath of fresh air. December, lyrically reflective with gentle seasonal hints, is flanked by faster movements, tingling with buoyant excitement that never overplays its hand. This is a winter of sparkling enchantment, not hibernation.
- Program Note from publisher
Winter Dances was commissioned to mark the opening of The Pyramid, Warrington’s [Ireland] purpose-built arts venue. It was written to allow performance with dancers, and each of the three movements has its distinct character. The movements are called November, December, and January (as Ireland uses the Celtic calendar these are our winter months).
I. November begins with an unrelenting quaver pulse in the high woodwinds, punctuated by figures from the low instruments. These become more rhythmically complex as the movement continues. Short, tuneful fragments more fully scored, try unsuccessfully to interrupt until the movement dies away.
II. December features a soprano saxophone over a slowly repeating ground bass. Against this are fragments from Coventry Carol, an obvious reference to the occurrence of Christmas this month.
III. January -- the start of a new year -- is the quickest and liveliest movement. The main rhythmic motif, stated immediately before the first theme, is played by the horns and saxophones. This theme is taken up by the different sections of the band and, as it is developed, combines with other themes, some more rhythmically complex, in the build-up to a climactic conclusion.
- Program note by composer
Media
- Audio CD: Birmingham Symphonic Winds (Keith Allen, conductor) - 2007
State Ratings
- Georgia: V
Performances
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- Western University (London, Ont., Can.) Symphonic Band (Shawn Cabot, conductor) - 22 October 2022
- Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Shaun Popp, conductor) - 16 November 2021
- California State University Bakersfield Concert Band (Leo Sakamoto, conductor) – 23 November 2019
- University of Illinois (Champaign) Hindsley Symphonic Band (Anthony Messina, conductor) – 11 December 2018
- Foothill Symphonic Winds (Los Altos, Calif.) (David Bruce Adams, conductor) – 9 December 2018
- Jugendblasorchester der Stuttgarter Musikschule (Germany) (Alexander Beer, conductor) - December 2012
- University of Nevada (Reno) Symphonic Band (Don Peterson, Tim Paul and Jim Cochran, conductors) – 20 March 2008 (CBDNA 2008 Western/Northwestern Division Conference, Reno, Nev.)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- A New Songs Measure (2009)
- Amphion (2003)
- Blackwater (2005)
- Cathedral Variations (2015)
- Chapel Royal (2004)
- Dance of the Fir Darrig (2004)
- Juan for the Road (2004)
- Jubilo (2010)
- The Piper of Brafferton (2004)
- Silverwinds (2006)
- Song of Lir (2004)
- Spring at Nine Stones (2014)
- Tipperary Rhapsody (2007)
- Winter Dances (2002)
- Zethus (2018)
Resources
- Carroll, F. (2002). Winter Dances: For Concert Band [score]. Maecenas Music: Kenley, U.K.