Solar Traveller
General Info
Year: 2009
Publisher: Subito Music Corporation
Duration: 00:30:00
First Performance: Timothy Hoff and Peabody University Wind Ensemble
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - Rental | Score Only (print) - $45.00
Movement
1. Outward Bound
2. Nocturne (Lunar )
3. Ad astra per aspera
Instrumentation
Solo
Woodwinds
2 Piccolos
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
English Horn
Soprano Clarinet
Clarinets
Bass Clarinet
Contrabass Clarinet
2 Bassoons
Contrabassoon
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Brass
3 Trumpets in Bb
4 Horns
3 Trombones
Bass Trombone
2 Euphoniums
2 Tubas
Strings
Contrabass (String Bass)
Harp
Percussion
Mallets: Marimba, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells, Crotales
Drums: Snare Drum, 5 Tom-Toms, Bass Drum, Timpani, Roto-Toms, Bongos
Auxiliary Percussion: Cymbals, Suspended Cymbals, Temple Blocks, Wood Block, Whip, Triangles, Celesta
Program Notes
Over the course of the concerto the intervals from which the themes are built compress, from 3rds in mvt. one, to 2nds in movement two, and pounding unisons in movement three. Thus, the Solar Traveller pianist physically experiences the compressive forces and increased tensions we associate with space travel’s incredible speeds through the musical analog of progressive intervallic compression.