Perpetua
Peter Meechan
Ensemble: Wind Orchestra
Grade: 4
Duration: 06:00
Year of Composition: 2019
Commissioned by: Foothills Concert Band (Anthony Reimer, conductor)
Publisher: Peter Meechan
Year of Publication: 2019
Publisher Catalog Number: PMM147
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Piccolo
Flutes 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1,2,3,4
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2,3,4
F Horns 1,2,3,4
Trombones 1,2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Piano
Percussion (4 players):
1. Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Hi-Hat
2. Vibraphone, Suspended Cymbal
3. Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal
4. Bass Drum
Winner of the 2021 Sousa-ABA-Oswalt Composition Contest.
Program Notes:
When I write music I feel a need to comment on the world around us – which, right now, is not always a happy society. But I also want to write music about the world I want to live in – about the joy, beauty, hope, and love I see in our communities. In writing Perpetua I wanted to compose a piece of perpetual motion, that is challenging, exciting, and fun – all brought together through a sense of joy.
(Peter Meechan)
