Towards the Western Horizon Concert Band Score and Parts

Composer: Philip Sparke
Instrument: Concert Band
Publisher: Anglo Music

Instrumentation:
FULL SCORE
PICCOLO
FLUTE
OBOE
BASSOON
EB CLARINET
BB CLARINET 1
BB CLARINET 2
BB CLARINET 3
EB ALTO CLARINET
BB BASS 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
F HORN 3
F HORN 4
TROMBONE 1
TROMBONE 2
TROMBONE 3
EUPHONIUM
TUBA
DOUBLE BASS
PERCUSSION 1
PERCUSSION 2
PERCUSSION 3
TIMPANI
BB EUPHONIUM TC

Description:
The inspiration for this piece came from the address of the person who commissioned the work: Morse Street, Houston, Texas. It pays tribute to the immense skill of the engineers who succeeded in submerging a wire across the Atlantic to send messages in morse code from America to Europe. This technical ingenuity provided the perfect source of material for a transatlantic musical message. This work explores the vast expanse of the Atlantic and makes use of Irish melodies to celebrate the point where the cable enters into the Atlantic Ocean. Dur: 6:55
Difficulty: 2.5