Smoke and Mirrors
Robert Buckley
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 4
Duration: 05:15
Year of Composition: 2012
Commissioned by: Band of the Fifteenth Field Regiment (James Tempest, director)
Publisher: Alfred
Year of Publication: 2012
Publisher Catalog Number: 37836
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Piccolo
Flute 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
E♭ Clarinet
B♭ Clarinet 1,2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1,2,3
F Horn 1,2,3,4
Trombone 1,2,3
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Mallet Percussion (Bells, Xylophone)
Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum)
Percussion 2 (Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Triangle, Tambourine)
Timpani
Commissioned by the Band of the Fifteenth Field Regiment (Cpt. James Tempest, director of music).
Program Notes:
Imagine a far off galaxy where there is a planet with three moons. Imagine a moonlit night and an ancient stone circle where, one by one, colourful, bizarre characters materialize out of the shadows and begin dancing a wild, mysterious waltz. Imagine them whirling and twirling, spinning and turning, the dance becoming faster and faster and building to a frenzied climax when - in a puff of smoke - everyone disappears. Imagine!
(Robert Buckley)