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Hegemony, Randall Snyder
Hegemony, Randall Snyder
Randall Snyder Compositions
For piano and orchestra 1973 - revised 2018
Instrumentation: Flute 1, Flute 2 - Piccolo, Flute 3 - Alto Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2 - Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - Tenor Saxophone, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2 - Contrabassoon, Bb Trumpet, Horn, Tromsone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Harp, Piano Solo, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3, Violin 4, Viola 1, Viola 2, Cello 1, Cello 2, Double Bass 1, Double Bass 2
Notes: This score is notated in concert pitch, all instruments sounding as written except piccolo, xylophone, …
Ascensions, Randall Snyder
Ascensions, Randall Snyder
Randall Snyder Compositions
For Flute, oboe, Clarinet in B♭, Horn in F, and Bassoon.
Ascensions, for woodwind quintet, was composed for Quintessential in conjunction with the Historical Society of Quincy (IL) and Adams County’s current WWI exhibit.
The work, in two parts, suggests two key moments in the life of Quincy balloonist Thomas Baldwin’s life. “1887” was the year of his first balloon ascent and parachute jump from Singleton Park in Quincy. “1917” represents the year of America’s entry into WW I and Baldwin’s contributions to the U.S. Signal Corp balloon division.
As parallel musical analogies, 1887, suggestive of the slow ascent of …
Eleven From The Japanese, Randall Snyder, Kenneth Rexroth
Eleven From The Japanese, Randall Snyder, Kenneth Rexroth
Randall Snyder Compositions
notes
In addition to the complete performance, a selection of individual songs may be assembled in any order, with the exception of #8, which must follow #7.
Passages marked “Free”, and “ad lib”, are to be sung individually without section synchronization creating a sound mass effect.. A single-numeral time signature indicates the approximate number of seconds in the measure.
Japanese is pronounced similar to Italian.
It is suggested the English translation be recited directly before each song.
written in 1987 for James Hejduk and the University of Nebraska Singers revised 2014
duration: c. 16 minutes