Instrumentation
1 - Piccolo
4 - Flute 1
4 - Flute 2
2 - Oboe
1 - E♭ Clarinet
4 - B♭ Clarinet 1
4 - B♭ Clarinet 2
4 - B♭ Clarinet 3
2 - B♭ Bass Clarinet
2 - Bassoon 1/2
2 - E♭ Alto Saxophone 1
2 - E♭ Alto Saxophone 2
2 - B♭ Tenor Saxophone
1 - E♭ Baritone Saxophone
3 - B♭ Trumpet 1
3 - B♭ Trumpet 2
3 - B♭ Trumpet 3
2 - F Horn 1/2
2 - F Horn 3/4
3 - Trombone 1
3 - Trombone 2
3 - Trombone 3
2 - Euphonium B.C.
2 - Euphonium T.C.
4 - Tuba
1 - Double Bass
1 - Timpani
2 - Percussion 1 (Cabasa, Chinese
Cymbal, Crash Cymbals,
Suspended Cymbal)
3 - Percussion 2 (Bell Tree, Bongos,
Surdo, Tom-toms, Wind Chimes)
2 - Percussion 3 (Maracas, Suspended
Cymbal, Timbales)
2 - Percussion 4 (Concert Bass Drum,
Small Bass Drum, Marimba))
2 - Percussion 5 (Orchestra Bells,
Tam-tam, Vibraphone)
Blow Eastern Winds (6:12)
Grade 5
by Joseph Spaniola
This piece was commissioned by and for the Eastern Wind Symphony. I set out to celebrate the group’s joyful commitment to making high-quality music and to commemorate its twenty successful seasons as a performing ensemble. It is a vibrant group in delightful motion–the Eastern Winds in delightful motion.
Simply stated, sound is air in motion. To make sounds, something must set the air into motion. Blowing is the manner in which most members of the wind ensemble set the air into motion. Rather than the ominous, ill-wind of yore, imagine blowing winds from the east–winds both gentle and turbulent, an exuberant flow of invisible streams of air with the confluence of currents and crosscurrents. Be it a soft, restrained yet powerful breeze, a collision of violent crosscurrents resulting in fierce storms, or an exhilarating, free-flowing stream that leaves whirls and swirls in its wake, they all are, like the Eastern Wind Symphony, dynamic, full of energy and unstoppable.
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