Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble

Dedicated to James Croft and commissioned by the Vernon Township High School Wind Ensemble (Donald Magee, conductor), Bruce Yurko's Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble is a spirited work that features fast and furious interchanges between the bombastic percussion section and sweeping winds.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 5 | Duration: 8:05

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1-4
Oboe 1/2
Bassoon 1/2
Bb Clarinet 1-6
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1/2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1-6
F Horn 1-4
Trombone 1-4
Euphonium
Tuba

Piano

Timpani
Percussion 1 (5 tom-toms, bass drum)
Percussion 2 (snare drum)
Percussion 3 (field drum, temple blocks, vibraphone)
Percussion 4 (crash cymbals, chimes, vibraphone, temple blocks, bells, tambourine, xylophone)
Percussion 5 (gong, woodblock, suspended cymbal)

Program Notes
Dedicated to James Croft and commissioned by the Vernon Township High School Wind Ensemble (Donald Magee, conductor), Bruce Yurko's Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble is a spirited work that features fast and furious interchanges between the bombastic percussion section and sweeping winds.