Free Running
Robert Buckley
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 5
Duration: 05:15
Year of Composition: 2012
Commissioned by: Troy (AL) University Symphony Band (Ralph Ford, conductor)
Premiered by: Troy (AL) University Symphony Band (Ralph Ford, conductor)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Year of Publication: 2012
Publisher Catalog Number: 04003159
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Piccolo
Flute 1,2
Oboe 1,2
Bassoon 1,2
E♭ Clarinet
B♭ Clarinet 1
B♭ Clarinet 2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
B♭ Contrabass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1
B♭ Trumpet 2,3
F Horn 1,2
F Horn 3,4
Trombone 1,2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Mallet Perc. 1
Mallet Perc. 2
Timpani
Commissioned by the Troy (AL) University Symphony Band (Ralph Ford, conductor), for the 2011 Alabama Music Educators Association convention.
Program Notes:
The inspiration for Free Running came from two quite different sources. One was the pointillistic paintings of Seurat, with images created by painting tiny spots of primary colours on his canvas – much like pixels on a computer screen – he created pictures that shimmer with brilliance. Admiration of these paintings led to the idea of creating a piece of music using only very short notes. The other source of inspiration was Parkour, a form of urban acrobatics in which participants, known as free runners, use the structures of the city and rural landscape to perform catlike leaps and sprints. The combination of these two ideas led to the creation of a high velocity piece of music made up of staccato notes in a constant rhythm moving through different sections of the ensemble.
(Robert Buckley)
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