Metropolis

Adam Gorb

Adam Gorb

General Info

Year: 1992
Duration: 15:00
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Maecenas
Cost: Score and Parts - $198.00   |   Full Score - $50.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II-III (II-III doubling Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bb Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp (or Celesta/Piano if Harp not available)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI

(percussion breakdown needed)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Given its world premiere by the Royal Academy of Music Wind Ensemble, Edward Gregson, conductor (March 8, 1993).

Awards

• 1994 Walter Beeler Prize

Commercial Discography

• Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Timothy Reynish, conductor

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Recent Performances

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Works for Winds by this Composer

• Adrenaline City (2006)
• African Samba
• Ascent (1996 / 2004)
• Awayday (1996)
• Bermuda Triangle (1994)
• Bridgewater Breeze (1996)
• Candlelight Procession
• Concerto for Euphonium (1997)
• Dances from Crete (2003)
• Downtown Diversions (2001)
• Eine Kleine Yiddishe Ragmusik
• Elements (1998)
• Farewell
• French Dances Revisited (2004)
• Little Salsa Music, A
• Little Tango Music, A
• Metropolis (1992)
• Midnight in Buenos Aires (2007)
• Parade of the Wooden Warriors
• Repercussions (2011)
• Scenes from an English Landscape
• Scenes from Bruegel (1994)
• Symphony No. 1 in C (2000)
• Three Way Suite
• Towards Nirvana (2002)
• Yiddish Dances (1997)

Additional References

• Adam Gorb Official Website
• Gorb, Adam. “Metropolis.” Winds 9 (Autumn 1994): 8-9