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Where Dreams Dance (Solo Euphonium + Band Gr. 3)

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Genre: Solo Euphonium wth Band
Series: Emerald Band Series
# of Players: Standard + 1
Level: 3 (Solo 5) | Duration: 5:20
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2023


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  • Notes & Instrumentation

    Where Dreams Dance is virtuosic showpiece for solo euphonium and young band. It unfolds as a theme and three variations, each accompanied by a different section of the ensemble – first the dark & driving percussionists, followed by the warm & reverent brass leading us out of the darkness, to the gently flowing woodwinds leading us into the light.

    Genre: Solo Euphonium wth Band | # of Players: Standard + 1
    Series: Emerald Band Series
    Level: 3 (Solo 5) | Duration: 5:20

    Instrumentation
    Solo Euphonium
    (Solo B-flat Baritone T.C.)

    Flute 1
    Flute 2
    Oboe
    Bassoon
    B-flat Clarinet 1
    B-flat Clarinet 2
    Bass Clarinet
    Alto Saxophone 1
    Alto Saxophone 2
    Tenor Saxophone
    Baritone Saxophone

    B-flat Trumpet 1
    B-flat Trumpet 2
    F Horn
    Trombone 1
    Trombone 2
    Euphonium
    B-flat Baritone T.C.
    Tuba

    Timpani (4 drums)
    Percussion 1: Bells, Xylophone
    Percussion 2: Vibraphone, Marimba (low A)
    Percussion 3: Mark Tree (Wind Chimes), Suspended Cymbal, Snare Drum, Bongos, Triangle
    Percussion 4: 2 Triangles, 4 Concert Toms, Medium Woodblock, Suspended Cymbal, China Cymbal
    Percussion 5: Concert Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, Multi-Bass Drum (or Kick Drum laid flat), Egg Shaker(s), Suspended Cymbal China Cymbal

    Program Notes
    Commissioned by Jay Hagy and the Canyon Vista Middle School Band for their performance at the 77th Annual Midwest Clinic, Where Dreams Dance was inspired by a poem by Dr. Antony Theodore titled “There is a Land Where Dreams Dance.” The opening stanzas may be found below. The piece begins simply enough with the solo euphonium stating the main theme from which all other thematic material is derived. What follows are three variations, each accompanied by a different section of the ensemble – first the dark & driving percussionists, followed by the warm & reverent brass leading us out of the darkness, to the gently flowing woodwinds leading us into the light. The tutti finale of the work features a brighter tempo, with the saxes and upper brass echoing the main theme while the soloist pieces together other motives heard throughout the piece in virtuosic flourishes, driving to a dramatic conclusion.

    There is a land
    where Dreams dance
    in tremendous joy.

    They dance on the angel's wings,
    on the soft tail of the white dove.

    They lie flat and sleep
    on the dancing feathers
    of the colorful peacock.

    At the birth of the dusk
    dreams fly down
    from the heavenly caverns
    to earth's sweet shore.

    As the moon shines
    they begin to dance
    on the shining waters of the mild flowing river.

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