Band Piece (Chromatic Fantasy)
Bruce J. Taub
About this work:
Band Piece (Chromatic Fantasy) is dedicated to my good friend, mentor and colleague, Ross Lee Finney. It was written to celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday and inspired by his band piece, Skating on the Sheyenne (although there are no 'musical' relationships between the two pieces). The first performance took place in 1983 at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge by the LSU Wind Ensemble, Frank Wickes, Conductor, as part of the 18th Annual Conference of the American Society of University Composers (now SCI).
The piece is in three sections played without pause (fast-slow-fast). Although the language of the piece is non-tonal it does center around the pitch G-sharp. It is intended as a virtuoso piece for wind ensemble that particularly exploits large, often reiterated sonorities and 'wave-like' textures that slowly reach greater and greater climaxes. It is published by C.F. Peters Corporation.
Year composed: 1981
Duration: 00:11:30
Ensemble type: Band:Wind Ensemble or Band with Soloist(s)
Instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 2 Flute, 1 Alto Flute, 2 Oboe, 1 English Horn, 1 Eb Clarinet, 2 Clarinet, 2 Bass Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Contrabassoon, 1 Alto Saxophone, 1 Tenor Saxophone, 1 Baritone Saxophone, 4 Horn in F, 4 Trumpet, 3 Trombone, 1 Tuba, 1 Euphonium/Tenor Tuba, 1 Timpani, 3 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 1 Double bass
Instrumentation notes: pno(=cel)