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Aue!
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General Info
Year: 2001
Duration: c. 6:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Maecenas Music
Cost: Score & Parts: $190.00 | Score Only: $50.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals (crash, suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Log Drums (high and low)
- Tam-Tam
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Whistle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
For three years we lived inland at Vaia’ata in Savai’ata, Samoa. Often in the evenings you could hear sounds from the villages carried on the sea-breeze – songs, dances, bells, drums – all filtered and transformed by the mists of the rain forest. The music starts at Vaia’ata and takes the forest track down to the village. At its heart is an old Samoan tune Faleula E, “People of Flaeula”. The motif which first appears on the saxophones is inspired by the powerful sound of the conch shell which announces an important event and the chanting of competing orators. Hymns are sung at all social events and fragments of one hymn tune appear throughout the piece. The predominant rhythm, on log and tin drums, accompanies the sasa, a popular dance. The word Aue (pronounced almost as ow-WAY) is a Samoan exclamation expressing strong emotion.
Aue! was commissioned under the auspices of the WASBE School Band Network, an International Consortium of over sixty amateur, school and university bands and individuals from ten different countries
First performed at the RNCM by Chethams Wind Orchestra, conductor John Dickinson, 7th April 2001
Program Note by Christopher Marshall.
Commercial Discography
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Aue!
- L'homme armé: Variations for Wind Ensemble
- Okaoka
- Renascence
- Resonance
- Rondorlando
- U Trau for 2 wind ensembles and choir
Additional Resources
- Christopher Marshall - Official Website
- Heron, Mark. Aue! by Christopher Marshall A Guide to Rehearsal and Performance Winds Magazine.
