Smoke and Mirrors

by
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

Links:

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Sample Audio

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Instrumentation

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)