JOE MARTA MUSICIAN, COMPOSER, & ARRANGER
Shenandoah
A Note from the Composer:
The inspiration for this piece came to me when I was on a hiking adventure this past summer. I unfortunately read a map wrong, and wound up being lost deep into woods. I knew that many of the streams in the mountains ran into the lake near where I was staying. As I was following the stream, it lead into bigger and wider sections, and some smaller and softer parts. I wanted the traditional Shenandoah theme to represent the stream, and the variations be each part of the river, until we finally end back up at home. |
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Instrumentation:
Flute 1.2 (1 doubling picc) Oboe Bassoon Clarinet in Bb 1 Clarinet in Bb 2 Bass Clarinet in Bb Soprano Saxophone Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Trumpet in Bb 1 Trumpet in Bb 2 Horn in F 1.2 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Euphonium Tuba Percussion 1 (Snare Drum) Percussion 2 (Bass Drum) Percussion 3 (Suspended Cymbal, Marimba) Percussion 4 (Xylophone) |
Performances:
12/12/2022- Raritan Wind Symphony - premiere |