Simple Sarabande
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 6:25
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Saxophone quartet, winds and percussion
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $85.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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
Harp (optional: Synthesizer or Piano)
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bells
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Simple Sarabande functions as a rondo, but with gradually expanding statements. Soloists introduce fragments of a melodic idea as an introduction, followed by a slightly more complete first statement. The statement is interrupted by a short bridge, which is followed by an even more complete statement. This same pattern continues throughout the movement, as thematic statements and interruptions continue to expand in telescopic fashion. The result is a slow, somber work that builds in its intensity until it collapses under its own weight.
The content of this work stems from my Concerto for Saxophone Quartet, Winds, and Percussion, and has been refashioned for wind ensemble as a standalone piece
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Illinois (Champaign) Hindsley Symphonic Band (Anthony Messina, conductor) – 28 February 2020 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Fanfare for Winds (2009)
- Imagined Adventures
- March of the West River (2020)
- Nevermore (2008)
- River of Grass (2018)
- Running on Rooftops
- Simple Sarabande (2020)
- Song of the Phoenix (2010)
- Urban Impressions (2013)
Resources
- Kevin Wilt website. Accessed 10 September 2020
- Perusal score