Sentinel
General Info
Year of Publications: 2023
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Series: The IGNITE Series
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:02:10
Cost: $48.00
Instrumentation
Required for Performance
Player 1: Piccolo Snare Drum
Player 2: Concert Snare Drum
Player 3: Field Drum
Player 4: Concert Bass Drum
Flexble Percussion Ensemble
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone
Player 3: Chimes
Player 4: Xylophone
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Marimba
Player 7: Timpani
Player 8: Crash Cymbals
Player 9: Suspended Cymbal
Player 10: Tam-Tam
Optional Concert Band
Woodwinds: Flute & Oboe & Bassoon & Clarinet 1/2/3 & Bass Clarinet & Alto Saxophone 1/2 & Tenor Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone
Brass: Trumpet 1/2 & French Horn & Trombone & Euphonium & Tuba
Notes to Directors
While each part is optional, they bring a further depth to the overall colors in this sound world. The director may add them in any combination according to availability and discretion. his sound world may be further enhanced with the forces of a full concert band. These parts may not be individually added (similar to the optional percussion parts) but only ever as an entire band.
Program Notes
The Sentinel stands watch at the entrance of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Through day and night and rain or shine, they protect the tomb of those that paid the ultimate price for their country. Musically speaking, the piece juxtaposes the celebratory fanfare commonly found in patriotic music. The intense music tells a story of unwavering focus and forward motion, all while paying tribute to these Unknown Soldiers and their forthcoming Sentinels today and into the future.
The instrumentation is widely flexible from a quartet of drums to a full percussion ensemble and beyond to a full concert band. This is not only to provide flexibility to a wide variety of performing ensembles, but it also represents the ever-expanding body of different services, roles, and individuals in the various branches of the military. This piece further pays homage to service bands and musicians across the country.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo Works
Back Pocket - Multiple Percussion
Electric Cathedral - Malletstation
Ozymandias - Timpani; Percussion Quartet
The Test of Time - Marimba; Piano
Time-Laps(e) - Snare Drum
Ensemble Works
Aequilibrium - 5 Players
Cosmic Lighthouse - 8 Players
Descansos - 4 Players
Hymn - 4 Players
Number Theory (Volume 1) - 5 Players
Number Theory (Volume 2) - 6 Players
Sonatina for Percussion Ensemble - 12 Players
The Little Things - 5 Players
Tour de Force - 12 Players