August Morn: Rhapsody for Band (2016-2017, Rev. 2018)

for Wind Ensemble

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Composed February 2016 - January 2017

 

4-5 Minutes

Grade 3 on Instrumental Grading Scale

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Instrumentation:

2 flutes, Oboe, 3 clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, 4 Saxophone (A/A/T/B), 2 trumpets, 2 horns, 3 trombones, Euphonium, Tuba, Timpani, 3 percussion

Percussion 1: Crotales, Glockenspiel

Percussion 2: Suspended Cymbals

Percussion 3: Wind Chimes, Tam-Tam, as many triangles as possible*

*extra percussionists may be employed for this effect

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Premiere:

Richland Wind Symphony, Derrick Logozzo conducting -  May 6, 2017

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August Morn is a short piece for wind ensemble which depicts an August sunrise. The clarinets begin the piece, and as more instruments are added, the sun breaks through. A moment of reflection about the morning follows, before the sunrise comes back again at its full breadth.