GRADIENTS (Gr.2.5)
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$90.00
$25.00 - $90.00
per item
For Concert Band
Duration Approximately 3:10
Grade 2.5
WINNER - 2018 NBA/Alfred Young Band Composition Contest
MSBOA (Michigan) Basic Music List - Junior HS Class A, HS Class C
FULL SCORE / 2 1 1 3 (+Bass) Alto, Tenor, Bari / 2 1 2 1 1 / Timp Perc (6)
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In physics, gradients can describe an increase or decrease in the magnitude of a property (e.g., temperature, pressure, or concentration) observed in passing from one point or moment to another. In mathematics, the gradient is a synonym for slope. It points in the direction of the greatest rate of increase of a function, and its magnitude is the slope of the graph in that direction.
GRADIENTS for Concert Band is a synthesis of these ideas, designed for developing musicians. The gradient concept is expressed through dynamics, cluster chords (including a simple 4 mallet marimba part) and extensive use of the melodic minor scale. New Music Review featured in THE INSTRUMENTALIST MAGAZINE: "This creative and innovative new selection is best suited to middle school and high school ensembles, and plays at the more difficult end of grade 2.5. The composer suggests that an industrious band director working with science and math departments cold develop this composition as a successful interdisciplinary tool." Commissioned by a Consortium of music educators dedicated to the promotion of new music: Matt Baker, Cooper Middle School Bands Benjamin Baldwin, Holly High School Bands Kevin Culling, Chippewa Middle School Jake Greenwood, Leslie Middle School Bands Spencer Nesvick, Houston Middle School Bands Joshua Roltsch, Fowlerville Junior High School Bands Sean Spicer, Lake Fenton Middle School Bands Jeff Stimson, Parker Middle School Bands Heather Wiggins, McBain Rural Agricultural School Bands |
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