Hailstones and Birdcages is a composition of approximately thirteen minutes' duration and is scored for two flutes and piccolo, two oboes and english horn, three Eb clarinets, E clarinete, bass clarinet, two bassoons, two Eb alto saxophones, Bb tenor saxophone, three Bb trumpets, four F horns, three trombones, euphonium, two tubas, and three percussionists. Four instruments--one each of flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, and trombone--are used in concertante like fashion, and there are prominent solo passages for the first bassoon, as well. The work is a single movement in three sections, fast - slow - fast, with ritornello. and employs a free use of the total chromatic. Technically, the work is within the capabilities of an above-average high school or average college wind ensemble
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500256 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Anderson, Andrew E. (Andrew Edwin) |
| Contributors | Mailman, Martin, Sovik, Thomas Paul |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | 1 score (xxiii, 94 leaves), Text |
| Rights | Public, Anderson, Andrew E. (Andrew Edwin), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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