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

Links:

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Sample Audio

Perusal Score 

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)