Somersault
Subtitle: A twelve tone adventure for concert band
General Info
Year: 1964
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00
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
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
(Needed - please join the WRP if you can help.)
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
- Louisiana: V
- Maryland: V
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Santa Clara (Calif.) University Wind Ensemble (Anthony Rivera, conductor) - 11 March 2022
- State University of New York, Potsdam, Crane Wind Ensemble (Brian K. Doyle, conductor) – 23 October 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Abide with Me (as arranger) (1861/1993)
- Castle House Rag (as orchestrator) (1914/)
- Exchanges (1976)
- Expansions (1967)
- March and Fanfare for an Elegant Lady (1986)
- Riverain (1993)
- Somersault (1964)
- Take a Chance (1964/1965)
Resources
- Cody, Carlos Bernard. "A Study of Selected Band Compositions of Three Twentieth Century Composers: William Grant Still, Ulysses Kay and Hale Smith." PhD diss. University of Southern Mississippi, 1990.
- Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble: Volume 2 L-Z. Galesville, MD: Meredith Music Publications, 2004, 278. Print.
- Smith, H. (1964). Somersault: a twelve tone adventure for concert band [score]. Frank Music: New York.