Across the Halfpipe (3rd Movement from Minnesota Portraits)

Composer: Samuel R. Hazo
Instrument: Concert Band

Song List:
Across The Halfpipe (Northwood Portraits Mvt. III)

Instrumentation:
FULL SCORE
PICCOLO
FLUTE 1
FLUTE 2
OBOE
BASSOON
BB CLARINET 1
BB CLARINET 2
BB CLARINET 3
BB BASS CLARINET
EB CONTRA ALTO CLARINET
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 1
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 2
BB TENOR SAXOPHONE
EB BARITONE SAXOPHONE
BB TRUMPET 1
BB TRUMPET 2
BB TRUMPET 3
F HORN 1
F HORN 2
TROMBONE 1
TROMBONE 2
BASS TROMBONE
BARITONE B.C.
BARITONE T.C.
TUBA
STRING BASS
PERCUSSION 1
PERCUSSION 2
PERCUSSION 3
TIMPANI
MALLET PERCUSSION 1
MALLET PERCUSSION 2
MALLET PERCUSSION 3

Description:
Enjoy a jubilant celebration of sounds and rhythms in this refreshing work that musically explores the exhilaration of snowboarding or skateboarding on the “halfpipe.” Composer Samuel Hazo uses an energetic percussion fabric combined with twisting and turning patterns of melodies and riffs in this challenging and appealing offering for band. Dur: 3:50
Difficulty: 5