Commission by the Berwick Middle School Seventh and Eight Grade Band, Brian Fish, Director. According to the score, “each of the four movements follows an identical structural plan: a brief prelude, based on a 12-note series, is followed by a diatonic ground bass.”
Composer:
Year(s) Composed:
1998 - 1999
Difficulty:
Grade 3
Duration:
9 minutes
Instrumentation:
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Band: 2.picc.1.2.bcl.1-2ax.tx.bx-2.3.1.bhn.1-timp.4perc[mrc.clv.gong.tri.cng.scym.3toms.tamb.cym.sd.bd.temp.xyl.bl.mar.vib(opt).chi]
Movements:
I. The First Prelude & Ground
II. The Second Prelude & Ground
III. The Third Prelude & Ground
IV. The Fourth Prelude & Ground
Publication Information:
Manhattan Beach, Boosey & Hawkes (2001)
Premiered:
Berwick Middle School 7th & 8th Grade Band, Berwick, Pennsylvania, 1999.
Availability:
Available for Purchase
Recordings:
Resources:
- Broege Works
- Broege Website
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music Online
- Hal Leonard
- MusicWeb International
- Smith Program Notes