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CONDUCTOR GRADE 5+ Weather The Storm Brian Ralston For Wind Ensemble Instrumentation ! Piccolo Flute 1 & 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 / English Horn Bb Clarinet 1 & 2 Bb Bass Clarinet Bb Contra Bass Clarinet Eb Alto Saxophone 1 & 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone Eb Baritone Saxophone Bassoon 1 & 2 Contra Bassoon Bb Trumpet 1 (2 players) Bb Trumpet 2 & 3 French Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 Tenor Trombone 1 & 2 Bass Trombone Euphonium 1 & 2 Tuba Piano / Celeste Harp 6 Percussion ! ( Timpani, Snare Drum, Large Bass Drum, Sus Cymbal, Large Piatti, Large Taiko Drum (or similar), Large Thunder Drum, Wind Machine, Patio Wind Chime, Triangle, Rainsticks, Large Shekere, Tambourine, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells, Xylophone,! Marimba ) ! Published by Studio 74 Music (BMI) © Copyright 2016 - Studio 74 Music, LLC All Rights Reserved www.brianralston.com left blank. This page intentionally Program notes for the conductor:! ! Weather The Storm is a musical depiction inspired by the summer monsoon storms that rain upon the Arizona Sonoran desert daily throughout the summer months. The work is essentially told in 4 musical sections, but I did not write them in separate movements on purpose as the storm is meant to smoothly flow in its progression.! ! The opening aleatoric section is meant to replicate the distant but approaching sound of light rainfall and wind. Solo trumpet and french horn leads into the grandiose fanfare setting the stage for the grand Sonoran desert where these monsoon storms take place on a daily basis like clockwork. As the raindrops begin to fall harder and harder (letter D), the rain builds a kinetic energy.
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