LEANNA PRIMIANI
Glass Ceiling for band
Grade 4
Transposed Score
Leanna Primiani
Glass Ceiling (2014/2022)
Version for Grade 4 Symphonic Band
Transposed Score
World Premiere (Original Version)
St. Olaf College Band
Timothy Mahr, conductor
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Scoring
Piccolo
Flute 1-4
Oboe 1-3 (III=English horn)
E-flat clarinet
Clarinet in B-flat 1-3
Bass clarinet in B-flat
Bassoons 1-2
Contrabassoon
Soprano Saxophone
Alto saxophone
Tenor saxophone
Baritone saxophone
French Horn 1-4
Trumpet in B-flat 1-4
Trombone 1-2
Bass trombone
Euphonium 1-2
Tuba 1-2
Contrabass
Timpani
Percussion (5 players):
bass drum, chimes, Chinese cymbal, crotales, glockenspiel, marimba, Mark tree, metal cabasa, snare drum, splash cymbal, suspended cymbal, tam-tam, tom-tom, triangles, vibraphone
Piano
Duration: c. 9’30” minutes
Program Notes
The last time the notion of gender equality was on the minds of the American public was in the early 1990’s. Since then, most people believe the problem has been solved. This simply is not the case. Although women make up more than half of the students in leading MBA programs and law schools, the ratio of men to women at the very top level of corporate America is 20 to 1. On average, women make only 73 cents for every dollar earned by a man, a figure that has declined from 86 cents in 1995. The glass ceiling, as it has been aptly named, is not simply a barrier for an individual based on the person's inability to handle a higher-level job. Rather, the glass ceiling applies to women as a group who are kept from advancing simply because they are women.
In this piece, I attempt to portray a day in the life of a working woman. Glass Ceiling is a throughcomposed composition that contains and introduction and numerous distinct sections integrated by various thematic and orchestrational devices. The main theme is first stated by the brass and is developed throughout the work. Five triangles, antique cymbals and glockenspiel represent the glass ceiling. Finally, sustained chords that begin piano then crescendo to fortissimo represent the woman’s ambition, struggle and subsequent success.
Leanna Primiani
GlassCeiling forConcertBand
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