Synergistic Parable (Concert Band)
David P. Sartor
About this work: Winner of the American Bandmasters Association/Ostwald Award for Symphonic Band Music. Synergism indicates that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In Synergistic Parable, as each thematic component evolves it becomes part of the total vocabulary of the work. As ideas are explored and restated, they are viewed with greater perspective.
Synergistic Parable was written for John P. Paynter and the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and was premiered by this ensemble. The work subsequently won First Place in the American Bandmasters Association /Ostwald Band Composition Contest and was performed by the U.S. Marine Corps Concert Band in Washington D.C. and at the ABA National Convention in Knoxville, Tennessee. Additionally, the piece won the Appalachian State University Wind Ensemble Composition Contest, with a resultant performance by the Appalachian State University Wind Ensemble. The composition is fifteen minutes in length, with a difficulty rating of '5'.
Published by TRN Music.
Year composed: 1986
Duration: 00:14:30
Ensemble type: Band:Concert band
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Instrumentation notes: Concert Band