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Title	Color
Article no.	9976734
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Contemporary Wind Music (1945-present)
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	USA (us)
Publisher *	Manhattan Beach Music
Publisher's article no. *	MBM 232.42820
Composer	Margolis, Bob
Difficulty level	5
Evaluation level of countries	D4 (German upper level)
Duration	7:30
Additional info/contents	"Color" by Bob Margolis is based upon tunes from John Playford's 'English Dancing Master' (1651) and Jr. Jacob van Eyck's 'Der Fluyten Lust-hof'. Prt PicFlt Flt 1,2 Ob 1,2 EHrn Fag 1,2 CtrFag EsClr Clr 1,2,3 AClr BClr CAClr CBClr ASax 1,2 TSax BSax Trp 1,2,3 Hrn in F 1,2,3,4 Trb in C 1,2,3 Euph in C Tub in C KB Tmp Perc: -BD -SD -Sizzle-Cym -MCym -SuCym (2) -Finger-Cym -Glass Harmonica (Musical Glasses) in E-flat and B-flat -Mar -Glsp -Tmb -TamTam -Trng -RGlk (Wispi) -Vib -Xyl

No.	Track title	Sound sample
1	Stanes Morris
2	Stingo
3	Daphne
4	Argeers
5	The Slip

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Programme notes *: Anyone who is familiar with the music of Bob Margolis knows that he favors the music of the Renaissance, in particular, music written for the recorder or recorder consort. It should come as no surprise that the basis for the music in the five movements of "Color" is grounded in 17th-century English dance tunes, primarly from John Playford's English Dancing Master (1651). With the abundance of arrangements of this genre already available (e.g. English Folk song Suite, Lincolnshire Posy, Second Suite in F, et al.), this is a piece that stand outs. First, Margolis took special care in choosing the melodies for this five movement work. The melodies are not as familiar to those outside of the English folk song genre, therefore, the habit of comparing this work to the more familiar masterworks can be avoided. Second, Margolis has chosen to set these melodies with a contemporary orchestration and harmonic pallet. It is the combining of these two distinct idioms that makes this work very attractive, both as a teaching experience for the students and as an aural experience for the audience. In fact, Margolis explains that it is the distinct settings and the carefully planned orchestrations of each movement that are more important than the actual melodies. Thus the timbre of each setting is what the audience is expected to take away from the performance. The title of the work, "Color", truly describes the tonal concept that Margolis was focusing on while scoring the piece. As should be expected, the score is meticulously marked for dynamics, articulations, performance issues, and special effects. Unusual combinations of instruments that create unique tonal pallets are often highlighted with moments of modern instrumental techniques (for example, note-bending, flutter tonguing), which are reminiscent of some of the techniques Margolis used in the scoring of "Terpsichore" to mimic instrumental timbres and performance practice of the Renaissance. Margolis has not shied away from using English horn, Contra-bassoon, E-flat Alto Clarinet, and E-flat and B-flat Contrabass Clarinets to enhance and expand the timbre pallet. All five movements should take approximately 7'0" to perform. Quelle/Source: Manhattan Beach Music Information: Manhattan Beach Music Wind Repertory Project Tags: Colour and smell, odours

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	Color (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	Color (concert/wind band), full score
	2008 New York State School Music Association: All-State Wind Ensemble and All-State Symphonic Band, audio CD

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