Format : Score and Parts
SKU: SU.28110250
Full Score onlyAlso available: SET OF PARTS Sop. Sax, Vibraphone, stgrings (5-4-3-3-2)Catalog # 28110251World Premiere Performance June 10, 2022 Filarmonica Oltenia, Craiova, Romania Under the direction of Vladimir Lungu, ConductorSoprano Saxophone, Vibraphone & Strings Duration: 20' Composed: 2016 Published by: Steven R. Lebtkin.
SKU: SU.28110251
SET OF PARTS (5-4-3-3-2)Also Available: FULL SCORE Catalog #28110250World Premiere Performance June 10, 2022 Filarmonica Oltenia, Craiova, Romania Under the direction of Vladimir Lungu, ConductorSoprano Saxophone, Vibraphone & Strings Duration: 20' Published by: Steven R. Lebetkin.
SKU: CF.MXE52F
ISBN 9780825897474. UPC: 798408097479.
Maslanka's wind ensemble writing is highly prized among college and university bands. One young fan asked if Maslanka had ever written a clarinet concerto. No one has asked, said he. I'm asking, said she, and Desert Roads for clarinet and wind ensemble was underway. Since its premiere in 2005 (Margaret Dees, clarinet, and Dallas Wind Symphony), Desert Roads has been programmed by many major university wind ensembles, and has been recorded by the Illinois State University Wind Ensemble (Stephen Steele, cond.). A thorough discussion of the work became a doctoral thesis by Joshua Mietz. We now present the work in piano reduction.
SKU: CF.MXE52
ISBN 9780825897436. UPC: 798408097431. Transcribed by Kimberly Wester.
SKU: PR.11440986S
UPC: 680160014651.
Here I have adapted a standard musical form to a contemporary medium. The concertino is a small concerto: a one-movement work that draws upon the basic principles of the concerto form - two bodies of sound which at times compete, contrast, or act together. The piece explores the musical possibilities of Roto-toms. The sound of these drums is a cross between a tom-tom and a timpani, and their pitch is changed by rotating the drum. During the course of the work, the various effects used include pitch and fingernail glissandi; playing on the rims; and playing on the heads with fingers, brushes, timpani sticks, wood mallets or rattan. Harmonics on the octave and the fourth above the fundamental pitch are produced by the drums when weights (in this case, small pitched cymbales called crotales) are placed in the center of the drum heads. In return the drum itself acts a resonator for the crotales, which also have a fundamental pitch when played on the face and a partial a fifth above when played on the center dome. The opening section of the concertino introduces a motive, played by the soloist, while the ensemble sustains a bowed chord on the vibraphone. Following this cadenza-like introduction, the piece gradually moves into a bright 6/8 tempo that is characterized by constant sixteenth notes in all parts. After a brief period of interaction, the ensemble continues its sixteenth notes patterns and the soloist plays and improvised solo. Next, an interlude is presented by the ensemble which leads to a dramatic recapitulation by the soloist of the motivic material. A thematically-derived coda concludes the work. Encounters VI, commissioned by Remo Belli, is dedicated to Jennifer Kraft, the composer's daughter. The premiere performance took place in 1976 at the MENC National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and was performed by the Temple University Percussion Ensemble conducted by Glenn Steele. --William Kraft.