The Sky's the Limit
Robert Buckley
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 3
Duration: 04:45
Year of Composition: 2021
Commissioned by: West Vancouver Concert Band (Tak Maeda, director)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Year of Publication: 2022
Publisher Catalog Number: 04007649
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Composer, Purchase
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Flute 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinet 1,2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1
B♭ Trumpet 2,3
F Horn 1,2
Trombone 1,2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Mallet Percussion
Timpani
Commissioned by the West Vancouver Concert Band (Tak Maeda, director) to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
Program Notes:
The Sky’s the Limit is a celebratory overture that symbolizes positive energy and exuberance. I wanted to create a piece of music that would lift people’s spirits. The music consists of two contrasting musical themes. The opening theme is a fanfare representing joyfulness and optimism – first stated in the trumpets, it then expands to include the whole ensemble. The second theme features a lyrical euphonium solo, and represents kindness and compassion. These two themes ebb and flow and ultimately intensify into a restatement of the opening fanfare and a final flourish.
(Robert Buckley)
