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Raging Machines
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General Info
Year: 2008
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music Company, Inc
Cost: Score and Parts - $100.00 | Score - $19.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Brake Drum
- Crotales
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (Tam-tam)
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Water Gong
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
While not specifically programmatic, this aggressive work paints a picture of mechanical rage in a rollercoaster of sound. From the opening dissonant chords to the exuberant themes and wildly aggressive harmonies, this work is certain not to disappoint! A large battery of percussion helps recreate the sound of clanging metal as the work drives forward in a whirlwind of fury. Captivating and relentless!
Raging Machines was commissioned by Glenbard West High School (Illinois) for music director Mark A. Hengesh in honor of his thirty years of dedication to music education.
- Program Note by publisher
We all know we live in a society of complicated, confusing and marvelous machines that can accomplish just about anything that needs to be done. The composer of Raging Machines, Brian Balmages, has captured the energy, creativity and sounds of those mechanical marvels in a musically descriptive piece that allows the listener to form mental images of machines running to the max, as this thrilling musical roller coaster of a piece unfolds and seeks to portray its title of Raging Machines!
- Program Note by Lake Oswego Community Concert Band
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Lake Oswego Millennium Concert Band (Dale Cleland, conductor) - 5 April 2013 (ACB’s 35th Annual Convention (San Ramon, Calif.))
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- African Journey
- Among the Clouds
- Awakening, The
- Beyond the Summit
- Blue Ridge Impressions
- Camptown Variations
- Chant and Savage Dance
- Chesapeake Serenade
- Comet Ride
- Conquest
- Courtly Dance and Procession
- Dragonfly
- Escapades (Balmages)
- Etowah
- Fanfare Canzonique
- Flight (Balmages)
- Flight of the Griffin
- Fusion
- Gettysburg (A Civil War Portrait)
- Hero's Destiny, A
- Images of Ireland
- Incantation and Ritual (Balmages)
- In Nature's Glory
- Instant Christmas Spirit
- Invictus (Balmages)
- Jingle Bell Tones
- Journey By Night
- Kilauea (The Volcano's Fury)
- Legacy (Processional for Band)
- Legend (Balmages)
- Loudoun Praises
- Majestica
- Midnight Madness
- Midnight Mission
- Midnight Sky
- Miramar Fanfare
- Moscow, 1941
- Motion
- Not Afraid to Dream
- Of Emperors and Chariots
- Olympia
- O Mio Babbino Caro (Balmages)
- Parade of the Jesters
- Pele
- Proclamation (Balmages)
- Proudly We Hail
- Raging Machines
- Rain
- Rhythms and Riffs
- Rite of Passage
- Rocky Mountain Romp
- Sapier's Story
- Shenandoah Triptych
- Smithsonian Suite
- Sound Prisms
- Sparks
- Star Above, Shine Brightly
- Starscapes
- Summer Dances
- Summer Resounding!
- Summit City
- Sun Cycles (2012)
- Symphonic Episodes
- Symphony No. 1 for Brass
- Through Courageous Eyes
- View of the World, A
- Waves
- When Spirits Soar
- Whispering Winds
- Winged Victory
- Winter Dances
- Within the Castle Walls (2012)
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