Zenith
Peter Meechan
Ensemble: Wind Band
Grade: 2
Duration: 03:30
Year of Composition: 2014
Commissioned by: Prairie Spirit West Senior Band (Will Martin and Marcy Racicot, directors)
Publisher: Peter Meechan
Year of Publication: 2014
Publisher Catalog Number: PMM108
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flutes 1,2
Oboe (opt.)
Bassoon (opt.)
B♭ Clarinets 1,2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet (opt.)
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax (opt.)
B♭ Trumpets 1,2,3
F Horns 1,2
Trombones 1,2
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass (opt.)
Vocals (opt.)
Percussion (3-5 players):
1. Timpani (opt.)
2. Vibraphone (opt.)
3. Suspended Cymbal
4. Tom-toms
5. Bass Drum
Program Notes:
n.
The point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer.
Looking straight up, to me, means looking in to the night sky; looking at the stars, the planets. There’s mystery, intrigue, a sense of being small, a sense that the universe is massive beyond what we are able to comprehend. All these ideas are represented in the music – the bass instruments at the opening rise, the loud climax is representative of how big the universe is, and the smaller solos represent a combination of the amazement of looking to the stars and to how small a part we play in the universe – how alone the human race really is.
At night, to look to the zenith is to look to the stars.
(Peter Meechan)
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