Glaciers
General Info
Year: 2008
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $72.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II (I includes Piccolo solo (optional))
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-VI, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Mark Tree
- Ratchet
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbals (large and small)
- Tam-Tam
- Tom-Tom (2)
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Whip
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The wonder of nature is demonstrated through five musical vignettes. The piece opens with sounds that conjure the image of incredible ice formations that build to grandiose proportions. As the work develops, listeners hear the destruction of the massive ice structure as it crashes into the sea, the glacier's survival and the beginning of the cycle once again. A stunning look at a nature's might.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
- Georgia: V
- Louisiana: IV
- Texas: IV. Complete
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Patrick Henry High School (Roanoke, Va.) Wind Symphony (Alexander Schmitt, conductor) - 20 December 2022
- Vista Ridge High School (Cedar Park, Tex.) Symphonic Band (Zach Santos, conductor) – 13 April 2019
- University of Texas, Arlington, Symphonic Band and Winds (Christopher Evans, conductor) – 2 December 2018
- McKinney (Tx.) Community Band (Jeremy Kondrat, conductor) – 1 October 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
- A Day in the Life (2010)
- Fanfare for All (2025)
- Glaciers (2008)
- Moon Phases 81 (2011)
- Quatre Fantasie (2009)
- The Secret of Life (2010)
- The Young Royals (2008)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Scott Director." Accessed 28 November 2018
- Perusal score
- Scott Director website. Accessed 28 November 2018