Moccasin Dances
Lindsay Stetner
Ensemble: Concert Band
Additional Performing Forces: Other
Year of Composition: 2016
Commissioned by: Esquimalt Band Programs (Jennifer Treble and Chris Leeson, directors)
Publisher: LES Music
Year of Publication: 2016
Publisher Catalog Number: LES036
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Spirit Flute (optional)
Flute
Oboe
B♭ Clarinets 1,2
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2
F Horn
Trombone 1/Bassoon
Euphonium/Trombone 2
Tuba
Timpani
Bells
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Program Notes:
Moccasin Dances was written for a small township located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island called Esquimalt. The piece was written as a merging of the traditional French dance suite and the Métis sense of musical freedom. The Fast-Slow-Fast keeps with the traditional dance suite form that is taught in every music history class. The Northern Spirit Flute parts are completely optional, with all melodic content being doubled elsewhere in the ensemble. The piece is written for a spirit flute in the key of A minor pentatonic. For more information about the Northern Spirit Flutes, see Richard Dubé's website.
(Lindsay Stetner)
