Flagello | Modern Legacy

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I.Parta II.Serenade III.Concerno

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Modern Legacy

for large chamber winds

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2025

I. Parta

II. Serenade

III. Concerno

Gala Flagello

Program Note

Modern Legacy (2025) is a rollicking exploration of the lineage of conventions and their enduring ability to inspire generations of contemporary concoctions. Each of the work's three movements references iconic pillars of the chamber winds repertoire while showcasing diﬀerent sections of the ensemble. In the rst movement, "Partita," a fragment of Mozart's Gran Partita attempts to conscript all instrument families to its cause, whimsically whirling through a kaleidoscope of classical and contemporary exchanges. e second movement, "Serenade," is a nod to Dvorak's Serenade for Winds, featuring slippery harmonic moments, a leap-laden cantabile main melody, and a trio section that may not be what it seems. In the third and nal movement, "Concertino," the ensemble and piano soloist transmute vestiges of Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, shapeshifting through stark and resonant harmony, intricate imitative surges, and fearless rhythmic excursions. Modern Legacy celebrates this instrumentation's collective power as well as the intimacy and distinctiveness of its component parts. ank you to Dr. David Waybright and the University of Florida Bands for commissioning this work.

Instrumentation

Piccolo

Flute

2 Oboes

Clarinet in Bb

Bass Clarinet in Bb Bassoon Contrabassoon

Alto Saxophone in Eb

Baritone Saxophone in Eb

2 Horns in F

2 Trumpets in Bb (Metal Straight Mute)

Percussion: 5-octave Marimba, Vibraphone, Bass Drum, Xylophone

Piano

Double Bass

Performance Notes

• Bass players without a C extension should play the small notehead pitches where indicated.

• If a 5-octave marimba is not available, the percussionist may displace octaves as needed.

Movements:

I. Partita(Duration: 3'30")

II. Serenade (Duration: 5'30")

III. Concertino (Duration: 3'30")

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Duration: 12 minutes, 30 seconds

First printing, February 2025

Commissioned by Dr. David Waybright and the University of Florida Bands

Modern Legacy

I. Partita

Gala Flagello

p percolating, bubbling

pastoral, proper, espr.

Bari. Sax.

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Bari. Sax.

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III. Concertino

B. Cl.

Bari. Sax.

f emphatic, boisterous

emphatic, boisterous

Bari. Sax.

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