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Title	Equus
Article no.	4010352
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Contemporary Music (1945-present)
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band); [ (optional); CoroF (women's choir); SSA (soprano, soprano, alto); ]
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	USA (us)
Publisher *	Hal Leonard Publishing
Publisher's article no. *	HL 04001886
Delivery publisher *	Hal Leonard Europe
Series title	Eric Whitacre Concert Band Series
EAN (GTIN) *	0073999436105
UPC *	073999436105
Year of publication	2009
Price	click here
Composer	Whitacre, Eric
Difficulty level	5
Evaluation level of countries	D6 (German highest class)
Duration	9:40
Additional info/contents	A wild ride from the composer of October and Ghost Train! Equus is the Latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Commissioned by Gary Green and the University of Miami, Equus is not for the faint of heart! Prt Flt 1,2 Flt 3/PicFlt Ob 1,2 EHrn Fag 1,2 CtrFag EsClr Clr 1,2,3 BClr CBClr ASax 1,2 TSax BSax Trp 1,2,3 Hrn in F 1,2,3,4 Trb 1,2 BsTrb Brt Tuba Hrp Pno Tmp Perc 1,2,3,4: -BD -Wispi -MCym -AntCym -Finger Cym -Glspl -Mar -Slst -SD -SuCym -TamTam -Tmb -Trng -Vib -Xyl Optional SSA chorus
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Programme notes *: At the Midwest Band and Orchestra convention in 1996, Gary Green approached me about a possible commission for his wind ensemble at the University of Miami. I accepted, and the commission formally began July 1st, 1997. Two years later I still couldn’t show him a single note. That’s not to say I hadn’t written anything. On the contrary, I had about 100 pages of material for three different pieces, but I wanted to give Gary something very special and just couldn’t find that perfect spark. Around this time my great friend and fellow Juilliard composer Steven Bryant was visiting me in Los Angeles, and as I had just bought a new computer I was throwing out old sequencer files, most of them sketches and improvisational ideas. As I played one section Steve dashed into the room and the following conversation ensued: Steve: “What the hell was that!?!” Me: “Just an old idea I’m about to trash.” Steve: “Mark my words, If you don’t use that I’m stealing it.” The gauntlet had been thrown. That was the spark, but it took me a full eight months to write the piece. There are a LOT of notes, and I put every one on paper (with pencil). I wanted to write a moto perpetuo, a piece that starts running and never stops (‘equus’ is the Latin word for horse) and would also be a virtuosic show piece for winds. The final result is something that I call “dynamic minimalism,” which basically means that I love to employ repetitive patterns as long as they don’t get boring. We finally premiered the piece in March 2000, nearly three years after the original commission date, and the University of Miami Wind Ensemble played the bejeezus out of it. Equus is dedicated to my friend Gary Green, the most passionate and patient conductor I know. Quelle/Source: Eric Whitacre Information: Hal Leonard Wind Repertory Project

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	Equus (concert/wind band; optional; women's choir; soprano, soprano, alto; ]), full score and parts
	Equus (concert/wind band), full score
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