the road in its unfoldings
Complete Work Title:
the road in its unfoldings — meta-passacaglia for wind symphony
Performance Medium:
wind symphony: piccolo, 3 flutes (3rd dbl. piccolo 2), 2 oboes, English horn, Eb clarinet, 6 Bb clarinets, bassett horn, Bb bass clarinet, Eb contrabass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 4 C trumpets (1st dbl. flügelhorn), 4 horns, 3 tenor trombones, bass trombone, 2 euphoniums, 2 tubas, 6 percussion, piano, harp, contrabass (optional).
Movements:
Variation I: Introduction (Murky, diffuse) — Variation II (Remote) — Variation III (Tranquil, fragile) — Variation IV: Fanfare (Bold, intrusive) — Variation V (Antagonistic) — Variation VI: Hoquetus (Wayward/desultory) — Variation VII (Murmuring) — Variation VIII (Halting) — Variation IX (Urgent) — Variation X (Scintillescent) — Variation XI (Lugubrious, deliberate) — Variation XII (Impulsive) — Variation XIII (Menacing) — Variation XIV (Austere) — Variation XV (Mechanical/fluid) — Variation XVI: Burleska (Sardonic) — Variation XVII (Exuberant) — Variation XVIII: Fanfare [Reprise] (Resolute) — Variation XIX: Stretto-Chorale (Plaintive) — Variation XX (Clamorous/subdued) — Variation XXI: Conclusion (Anxious)
Duration:
c.17:00
Dedication:
for Eugene Corporon and the North Texas Wind Symphony
Date Composed:
April 1996 - August 1997
Additional Information:
Supported in part by a Faculty Research Grant from the University of North Texas.
Performance History:
North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor:
• 26 February 1998; University of North Texas (Denton, TX) [premiere]
Downloads & Links:
audio recording (mp3)
Edited recording of 26 February 1998 performance; Eugene Corporon, North Texas Wind Symphony. An excerpt (Variations III-V; score pp. 5-10) of this performance is also available here.
