Escapade (Buss)

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Composer Name

Howard Buss

General Info

Year: 1991
Duration: c. 11:30
Difficulty: GRade IV - V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brixton
Cost: Score and Parts - $28.50   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Timpani(4), temple blocks, snare drum, suspended cymbals(2)
Player 2: Glockenspiel, xylophone, maracas, triangle, cowbells, suspended cymbal, windchimes
Player 3: Vibraphone, tam tam, roto-toms(5), claves
Player 4: Marimba, guiro, suspended cymbal
Player 5: Alto Saxophone

Program Notes

ESCAPADE (1991) for alto saxophone and four percussion by Howard J. Buss.This colorful and inventive composition explores a sequence of emotional states which develop over a talea, a fixed pattern of time values. Except during the extended saxophone cadenza, this repeating rhythmic pattern can be heard throughout the work in varying degrees of intensity. At times it is forcibly presented by the musicians moving in rhythmic unison. On other occasions the talea is fragmented and distributed among the players. Frequently this rhythmic pattern is embedded in the presentation of melodic material similar to the technique of isorhythm as it was employed by 14th-century masters such as Machaut and de Vitry. The continuous variation of the unifying talea coupled with the work’s intriguing melodies and exotic timbral contrasts, make this an accessible and enjoyable concert work. Percussion distribution: Percussion 1: Timpani (4), temple blocks, snare drum, and 2 suspended cymbals; Percussion 2: Orchestra bells, xylophone, maracas, triangle, 2 cow bells, suspended cymbal, and chime tree; Percussion 3: Vibraphone, tam-tam, roto toms, and claves; Percussion 4: Marimba, guiro, and 2 suspended cymbals. “By far the night’s most memorable piece.” - The Los Angeles Times.

premiere: 28 October 1991, Tampa Florida, USFPE, Robert McCormick, dir., Art Woodbury, solo<nr>

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