Kinānaskomitin
by
Lindsay Stetner
Ensemble: Wind Band
Grade: 4
Duration: 06:45
Year of Composition: 2015
Publisher: LES Music
Year of Publication: 2015
Publisher Catalog Number: LES012
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flutes 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1,2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2,3
F Horns 1,2
Trombones 1,2
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Bells
Vibraphone
Marimba
Percussion
For Erin.
Program Notes:
Kinānaskomitin is a Plains Cree word meaning "I thank you." I began this piece as originally a choral work but found that the content was a little too specific. I had already fallen in love with the melodic ideas, so I reworked the melodic material for wind band instead.
(Lindsay Stetner)