Vesuvius

From Wind Repertory Project
Frank Ticheli

Frank Ticheli


General Info

Year: 1999
Duration: c. 9:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manhattan Beach Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $265.00   |   Score Only (print) - $40.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contrabass 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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani (with large suspended cymbal placed on head)
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum (large)
  • Bongos
  • Crotale (tuned to D5)
  • Marimba (4.3 octaves)
  • Ratchet
  • Slapstick (very large)
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbals (3: medium, medium-large and large)
  • Tam-tam (large)
  • Tambourine
  • Temple Blocks (3)
  • Tom-toms (3)
  • Triangle (medium)
  • Vibraphone (2 double bass bows required)
  • Xylophone (3.5 octaves)

Players vocalizing


Errata

Errata for all Ticheli works
This list includes errata posted on Manhattan Beach Music's website and other errors not listed on website.


First Printing (black cover):

In Parts:

  • Flute II, m. 132: Rehearsal number 132 should be moved to the previous measure.*


In Score and Parts:

  • E-flat Alto Saxophone I, m. 74: Rhythm should be: quarter, quarter, eighth, quarter, quarter.*


Second Printing (blue-black cover):

In Parts:

  • Tuba, m. 276: The rehearsal mark should read "276" instead of "376"
  • Tuba, m. 357: The rehearsal mark should read "357" instead of "356"
  • Percussion II, Marimba, m. 10: The "mp" dynamic marking should be on beat 2
  • Percussion II, Toms, m. 373-374, beat 3: Add an accent on the dotted quarter (for both measures)


In Score and Parts:

  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet I, m. 92: The G-sharp4 on beat 6 should be a A4
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone, m. 92: The D-sharp5 on beat 8 should be a D-natural5


In Score:

  • Timpani, m.17: Missing crescendo


*These errors are corrected in the second printing (2nd printing has "www.manhattanbeachmusic.com" on the back cover, which the uncorrected first printing does not).

- Potential errata noted by Matthew LeFebvre


Program Notes

Mt. Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in A.D. 79, is an icon of power and energy in this work. Originally I had in mind a wild and passionate dance such as might have been performed at an ancient Roman bacchanalia. During the compositional process, I began to envision something more explosive and fiery. With its driving rhythms, exotic modes, and quotations from the Dies Irae from the medieval Requiem Mass, it became evident that the bacchanalia I was writing could represent a dance from the final days of the doomed city of Pompeii.

- Program Note by composer


Awards


Media


State Ratings

  • Georgia: VI
  • Iowa: IV
  • Louisiana: V
  • Maryland: VI
  • Minnesota: I
  • Mississippi: VI
  • New York: VI
  • North Carolina: VI
  • Oklahoma: V
  • South Carolina: VI
  • Texas: V
  • Virginia: VI


Performances

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  • Bläserphilharmonie Niedersachsen, Germany (Miguel Etchegoncelay, conductor) - 26 October 2026
  • Symphonic Band of the “Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco” Conservatory of Music of Albacete, Spain (Javier Gasó, conductor) - 13 May 2026
  • Baldwin-Wallace University (Berea, Ohio) Symphonic Band (Brendan Caldwell, conductor) - 24 April 2026
  • Ohlone Symphonic Band (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor) - 22 March 2026
  • Northern Illinois University (DeKalb) Wind Symphony (Thomas Bough, conductor) - 21 November 2025
  • John Marshall High School (Rochester, Minn.) Symphonic Winds (Jonathon Soderberg-Chase, conductor) - 2 May 2025
  • McKinney Community Band (Jeremy Kondrat, conductor) – 5 April 2025
  • Arkansas Tech University (Russellville) Symphonic Band (Daniel Belongia, conductor) - 21 November 2024
  • Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) Concert Band (Luke Camarillo, conductor) - 20 October 2024
  • Dorian Band Festival Symphonic Band (Cory Near, conductor) - 26 February 2024
  • Maryland Band Directors Band (Rockville) (Daniel Ord, conductor) - 5 October 2023
  • Anne Arundel Community College (Arnold, Md.) Concert Band (Paul Dembowski, conductor) - 13 August 2023
  • Loveland (Colo.) High School Wind Symphony (Kyle Freesen, conductor) - 2 March 2023
  • Andover (Minnesota) High School Concert Band (Blake Peterson, conductor) - 29 January 2024
  • Hampshire County (UK) Youth Wind Ensemble(Adam Broughton, conductor) - 11 December 2022
  • Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Kyle Rhoades, conductor) - 19 November 2022
  • University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) University Band (John Leonard, conductor) -- 24 October 2022
  • Banda Departamental Del Valle (Cali, Colombia) (Rubén Darío Gómez, conductor) - 26 May 2022
  • Colony High School (The Colony, Tx.) Wind Symphony (Frank B. Wickes, conductor) - 2 March 2000 (66th Annual ABA National Convention)


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