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Title: Sueno

Composer: Dave Nicolette, op. 7, 2011

Duration: 17:17

Difficulty: 6

Synthesized audio: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3oHsWoU8PJyeFR2NjJQS3B5TXM

This is a long and technically challenging piece in a Spanish style. This piece is not scored for "school band," with high, middle, and low-voice instruments doubling the high, middle, and low-register parts. The individual parts are unique and exposed. There are numerous solo passages and small ensemble passages with one player per part. In order of occurrence, they are:

1. Flute 1 (long)

2. Bassoon 1 (short)

3. Oboe 1 (long)

4. Trumpet 1 (long)

5. Euphonium (short)

6. Flute 1, Oboe 1, English Horn, Bassoon 1, Bb Clarinet 1 ens. (long)

7. Sax ens. Alto 1, Alto 2, Tenor (short)

8. Clarinet ens., Bb 1, Bb 2, Bb 3 (short)

9. Trumpet 2 (short)

10. Flute 1, English Horn, Bb Clarinet 1, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2 ens. (long)

11. Sax ens. Alto 1, Alto 2, Tenor, Baritone (long)

12. Flute 1, Oboe 1, English Horn, Bb Clarinet 1, Bass Clarinet ens. (short)

13. Trumpet 1 - extended cadenza

14. Bb Clarinet 1 - extended cadenza

15. Bass Clarinet (long)

16. Trombone 1 (long)

17. Trombone ens. (long)

18. Saxophone ens. (long)

19. Horn section - high

20. Trumpet section - high

21. English horn (long)

22. Euphonium (long) - extended range

Instrumentation:

• Piccolo

• Flute 1

• Flute 2

• Oboe 1

• Oboe 2

• English Horn

• Bassoon 1

• Bassoon 2

• Eb Clarinet

• Bb Clarinet 1

• Bb Clarinet 2

• Bb Clarinet 3

• Bass Clarinet

• Alto Saxophone 1

• Alto Saxophone 2

• Tenor Saxophone

• Baritone Saxophone

• F Horn 1

• F Horn 2

• F Horn 3

• F Horn 4

• Trombone 1

• Trombone 2

• Bass Trombone

• Euphonium (treble & bass clef parts)

• Tuba

• Timpani

• Glockenspiel

• Marimba

• Percussion 1 and 2

About the Author

David Nicolette

Dave Nicolette is interested in software development, music, and science fiction.