KALEIDOSCOPIC DANCES
(2020)
PUBLISHER: Murphy Music Press, LLC | © 2020 M.O.T.I.F. (ASCAP)
ca. 3.5 minutes | GRADE 3
Frewsburg High School Concert Band (Gabriel Rivera, conductor)
INSTRUMENTATION
WOODWINDS: Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Bb Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet
SAXOPHONES: Alto, Tenor, Bari
BRASS: Bb Trumpet, Horn, 3 Trombones, Euphoniums (2+ players; T.C. and B.C. parts available), Tubas (2+ players)
PERCUSSION: 3 Mallet Percussion, 4 Percussion [one player per part]
PERCUSSION LIST
Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba (4.3-octave), Snare Drum, Egg Shaker,
Bass Drum, Cabasa, Drum Set (kick, snare, 2 toms, floor tom, hi-hat, ride, crash)
COMMISSIONED BY: Jason Taurins and the St. David USD #21 Symphonic Band
WORLD PREMIERE: May 4, 2021 | St. David USD #21 Symphonic Band (Jason Taurins, conductor) | St. David, Arizona
ADDITIONAL VERSIONS AVAILABLE
SCORE FOLLOWER
As I was flying back home from a trip one bright afternoon, I was enamored by a particular phenomenon that made an appearance in the skyline for only a few minutes. As the plane was high above the clouds, the sunlight glared at such an angle and the passenger window reflected the sunlight at such a point that a perfect circle with all of the colors of the rainbow was formed in the clouds. This particular type of cloud iridescence was fascinating to witness, and it led me to imagine a fiery celebration of colors and sounds contained within this phenomenon.
Kaleidoscopic Dances is a light and joyous work in this regard, a fun and youthful celebration of life complimented with a constant sensation of motion. A kaleidoscope of shimmering melodic figures are infused with grooves inspired by heavy metal and progressive rock, creating a sound world both modern in nature and celebratory of some of this planet's most beautiful natural wonders.