The Gates of the Wonder-World Open (2009)
commissioned by University of Maryland Wind Ensemble, Dr. L. Richmond Sparks, director, and Kappa Kappa Psi fraternity, Gamma Xi chapter, College Park, Maryland
Piccolo, Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, English Horn, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3, Bb Bass Clarinet, Eb Contraalto Clarinet, Bb Contrabass Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone 1, Eb Alto Saxophone 2, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Bb Trumpet 1, Bb Trumpet 2, Bb Trumpet 3, Bb Trumpet 4, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trombone 3, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, String Bass, Piano, Harp, Timpani, Percussion 1 (Small Triangle, Tambourine, Tuned (D) Hand Drum, Large Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, 2 Untuned High Hand Drums), Percussion 2 (Shaker (or Maracas), 2 Tuned (Eb & E) Hand Drums, 2 Low Untuned Hand Drums), Percussion 3 (Glockenspiel, Large Crash Cymbal), Percussion 4 (Crotales (2 octave, chromatic written Bb3-C6), Suspended Cymbal, High Wood Block, Large Bass Drum), Vibraphone, Marimba & Tubular Bells
6 minutes
The title comes from Carl Sagan’s rewording of a sentence from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick: “By reason of these things, then, the whaling voyage was welcome; the great flood-gates of the wonder-world swung open…” This sentence describes how, for Ishmael, the sea voyage is a gateway to the future, to new and unknown adventures.
commissioned by University of Maryland Wind Ensemble, Dr. L. Richmond Sparks, director, and Kappa Kappa Psi fraternity, Gamma Xi chapter, College Park, Maryland
Piccolo, Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, English Horn, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3, Bb Bass Clarinet, Eb Contraalto Clarinet, Bb Contrabass Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone 1, Eb Alto Saxophone 2, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Bb Trumpet 1, Bb Trumpet 2, Bb Trumpet 3, Bb Trumpet 4, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trombone 3, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, String Bass, Piano, Harp, Timpani, Percussion 1 (Small Triangle, Tambourine, Tuned (D) Hand Drum, Large Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, 2 Untuned High Hand Drums), Percussion 2 (Shaker (or Maracas), 2 Tuned (Eb & E) Hand Drums, 2 Low Untuned Hand Drums), Percussion 3 (Glockenspiel, Large Crash Cymbal), Percussion 4 (Crotales (2 octave, chromatic written Bb3-C6), Suspended Cymbal, High Wood Block, Large Bass Drum), Vibraphone, Marimba & Tubular Bells
6 minutes
The title comes from Carl Sagan’s rewording of a sentence from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick: “By reason of these things, then, the whaling voyage was welcome; the great flood-gates of the wonder-world swung open…” This sentence describes how, for Ishmael, the sea voyage is a gateway to the future, to new and unknown adventures.
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