- Orchestra
- Winds
- 1861
- 3 O’Clock Mix
- Across the groaning continent
- As the scent of spring rain...
- Avenue X
- Blow It Up, Start Again
- Chunk
- Climbing Parnassus
- Concertino
- De Profundis
- Moon by Night
- My Hands Are a City
- Novel Romance
- OK Feel Good
- Pi‘ilani and Ko‘olau
- Single
- Sowing Useful Truths
- Symphony No. 1, My Hands Are a City
- Tender Hearts
- The Americans
- The Rivers of Bowery
- Uncle Sid
- Chamber
- Solo
- Vocal
- Arrangements
Novel Romance
variations for winds
Year
2018Duration
08:00Level
AdvancedPerusal Score
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A theme and variations in reverse, this novel hides romantic music in a cloud of shifting styles. The theme eventually reveals itself, but in time it betrays its true nature — showing why this romance is novel.
Genres: Winds
Subgenres: Large EnsembleEducational
Instrumentation
2Fl-2Ob-3Cl-BCl-2Bn—AATBSax—3Tpt-4Hn-3Trb-Euph-Tba—Cb—Hp(opt)—4Perc(Crot-Glock-Vib-Ch-Mar-Piat-TT-BD-DrSet)
Commissioned by
The XI Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in honor of their 100th Anniversary and the University of Kansas Bands.
Premiered
December 6, 2018, Lied Center, Lawrence, KS
KU Symphonic Band, Matt Smith, conductor
Upcoming Performances
- February 2, 2025 - UNL Wind Ensemble at Westbrook Music Building, Lincoln, Nebraska. Conducted by Carolyn Barber.
Recent Performances
- December 6, 2018 - University of Kansas Symphonic Band at Lied Center, Lawrence KS. Conducted by Matt Smith. World premiere