Whirlwind (wind ensemble)
Year(s)
2013
Difficulty
Advanced
Duration
03:00 min
Perusal Score
Errata
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EnergeticWhirlwind is a brief, caffeinated work for winds and percussion. Developed entirely from the opening scalar gesture, the music perpetually swirls around and through the ensemble, unfurling into a bombastic climax, then abruptly dissipating into thin air.
Full list of Kappa Kappa Psi commissioning chapters:
- Nu Chapter University of Michigan
- Sigma Chapter Ohio Northern University
- Alpha Delta Chapter Ohio University
- Alpha Zeta Chapter Indiana University
- Beta Kappa Chapter Bowling Green State University
- Beta Psi Chapter Kent State University
- Gamma Pi Chapter Purdue University
- Delta Upsilon Chapter Eastern Michigan University
- Delta Omega Chapter Ferris State University
- Epsilon Xi Chapter Miami University of Oxford, Ohio
- Zeta Epsilon Chapter Michigan State University
- Zeta Lambda Chapter Marshall University
- Zeta Omicron Chapter University of Akron
- Eta Delta Chapter Eastern Illinois University
- Theta Epsilon Chapter University of Kentucky
- Theta Zeta Chapter Ashland University
- Iota Lambda Chapter Mount Union College
- Kappa Chi Chapter Albion College
- Kappa Omega Chapter Northern Kentucky University
- Lambda Iota Chapter Tiffin University
- Lambda Lambda Chapter Indiana State University
- Lambda Tau Chapter Central Michigan University
- Lambda Chi Chapter Quincy University
- Mu Delta Chapter Western Michigan University
- Mu Kappa Chapter Grand Valley State University
- Former Colony Wright State University
Commissioned by: The Kappa Kappa Psi North Central District Commissioning Consortium Headed by Alpha Beta Chapter of Butler University, Tim Mastic, coordinator
Technical Info
Flute 1 (doubles Piccolo) – II – III
Oboe I – II
Bassoon I – II
Clarinet in Bb I – II – III – IV
Bass Clarinet I – II
Alto Saxophone I – II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I – II – III
Horn in F I – II – III – IV
Trombone I – II – III (Bass)
Euphonium I – II
Tuba I – II
Contrabass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I: Glockenspiel
Percussion II: Xylophone
Percussion III: Vibraphone
Percussion IV: Bass Drum