Qastal
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 12:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Saül Gómez Soler
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €120.00
Instrumentation
- Full Score
- C Piccolo
- Flute I-II
- Oboe I-II
- Bassoon I-II
- E-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
- Horn in F I-II-III
- Flugelhorn (optional)
- Trombone I-II-III
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- Contra-Bass (optional)
- Timpani
- Percussion I-II-III, including:
- *Bass Drum
- *Crash Cymbals
- *Glockenspiel
- *Mark Tree
- *Ratchet
- *Snare Drum
- *Suspended Cymbal
- *Tambourine
- *Tam-tam
- *Tom-toms (3)
- *Triangle
- *Whip
- *Woodblock
- *Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This symphonic poem is dedicated to the Unió Musical La Primitiva from Castell de Castells. It was written to participate in the “City of Valencia” Band Contest in 2018.
The work aims to offer a musical journey in Castell de Castells (Alicante): through its mountains, its history and its people
- Program Note by composer
Castell de Castells is a municipality high in the mountains of the Marina Alta on the Costa Blanca in southeastern Spain.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
- Video: Reference recording. La Unió Musical La Primitiva de Castell de Castells (José Rafael Albert Guerola, conductor) – 2018
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- La Unió Musical La Primitiva de Castell de Castells (Spain) (José Rafael Albert Guerola, conductor) – 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Andrómeda (2015)
- Avern (2017)
- Breath (2021)
- Breathing Bits (2020)
- Christmas Lights (2023)
- Christmas Morning (2016)
- Con la palabra justa (2026)
- El mirall de la joventut (2025)
- Eternal Echoes (2025)
- Eternal Vibrations (2019)
- Gioia (2021)
- Golden Land (2015)
- Huellas y caminos (2026)
- I Remember Clifford (arr. V. Leer)
- Joanot l'indi (2018)
- La Porta de l’Angel (2013)
- Leonardo Dreams (2017)
- Litaniae (2012)
- Pinazo (2017)
- Qastal (2018)
- Resilience (2024)
- Santiago Capitán Abencerraje (2013)
- Scent (2020)
- Spices (2018)
- Stones and Sea (2021)
- Teneo (2014)
- Un cel per a Alba (2017)
- Voluntat de ser (2023)
Resources
- Castell de Castells. Wikipedia. Accessed 30 April 2026
- Perusal score
- Saül Gómez Soler website. Accessed 30 April 2026