Creatio
General Info
Year: 2024
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Robert Gabbitas
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $210.00
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
- Horn in F I-II-III-IV
- Trombone I-II
- Bass Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- Contra-Bass
- Timpani
- Percussion I-II-III, including:
- *Bass Drum
- *Cabasa
- *Crash Cymbals
- *Marimba
- *Snare Drum
- *Suspended Cymbal
- *Tam-tam
- *Triangle
- *Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Creatio is a celebration of the incredible world we live in, a tone poem from the perspective of our nearest celestial body, the moon. In this work, the moon witnesses the creation of the earth and the emergence of life. After a brief chorale signifying the eternity of the universe, we witness the slow evolution of the planet. Textures slowly grow and morph into the next, culminating in the coming forth of the world we know today.
- Program Note by composer
Awards
- Utah Valley University Composition Competition, 2023, winner
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Utah Valley University (Orem) Wind Symphony (Christopher Ramos, conductor) - 22 April 2024 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Creatio (2024)
Resources
- Robert Gabbitas, personal correspondence, August 2025
- Robert Gabbitas website. Accessed 17 July 2025