Stardust Dunes [wind band] - PDF FULL SET

Stardust Dunes

for wind band

[2019, rev. 2022, pub. 2023]

 

E.K.R. Hammell

 

Premiered by Arizona State University Maroon & Gold Band, dir. Dylan Maddix. Tempe AZ USA, 2022 Oct 04.

 

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-PDF Full Set (Conductor's Score & All Parts)

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preview score:

EH0013 - Stardust Dunes - PERUSAL SCORE PDF

 

listen:

• SCORE VIDEO
• AUDIO ONLY

 

difficulty:

Medium / gr 3.0-3.5

 

duration:

5 min.

 

instrumentation:

Picc. - Fl.1/2 – Ob. – Bsn. – BbCl.1/2/3 – Bs.Cl. – A.Sax.1/2 – T.Sax. – B.Sax. – BbTpt.1/2/3 – FHn.1/2 – Tbn.1/2/3 – Euph.(BC/TC) – Tba. – Cb. – Perc. 1/2/3/4 (timpani - mark tree - bass drum - glockenspiel - tamtam - vibraphone - suspended cymbal - triangle)

 

program notes:

Stardust Dunes depicts a moment in time on a crystal-clear night during the Perseid Meteor Shower, at one of my favourite beaches on Prince Edward Island. The waves ebbed calmly, yet persistently. Occasionally, shooting stars arced overhead, one of which appeared so close and so bright that it seemed to light up the entire beach in a flash of brilliant white light, disappearing from view as quickly as it appeared into the darkness of the sand dunes.

Drawing from my experience that night, and building upon imagery of sand, sea, and space, this piece was written as an attempt to explore the spiritual link between ourselves and the awe-inspiring physical world we inhabit.

 

known performances:

• 2023 Aug 03 | CF Music Training Centre Band, dir. Luca Peveroni | Borden ON Canada *Canadian Premiere*
• 2022 Oct 04 | Arizona State University Maroon & Gold Band, dir. Dylan Maddix | Tempe AZ USA *World Premiere*

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