Composed using a Rubix Cube and Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon. The brass players are asked to play raisin boxes. The tuba, bass trombone, and euphonium parts call for multiphonics.
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Year(s) Composed:
2008
Difficulty:
Grade 5
Duration:
11 minutes
Instrumentation:
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Wind Ensemble: 2.picc.2.3.bcl.2.cbn-2ax.tx.bx-4.3.2.btb.2euph.1-timp.3perc[ss.tri.cym.zcym.sd.timb.2wb(h,l).mrc.mar.rtc.scym.brk.tam(l).4toms.bd.vib.wchi(wood).clv.sbl.tri.tamb.gong(m).cng.xyl.glk.sand]
Movements:
I. Fractured (Allegro)
II. Dance Tune (Scherzo)
III. Color Turns (Moderato)
IV. Fray (Gigue)
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Premiered:
Steven D. Davis/University of Missouri at Kansas City Wind Ensemble.
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