Concert Band Wind Band
SKU:
AP.12-0571570054
Composed by Gavin
Higgins. 5 or More;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Solo Small
Ensembles; Wind Band.
Faber Edition: Faber Wind
Band Series. 20th
Century; Masterwork.
Score. Faber Music
#12-0571570054. Published
by Faber Music
(AP.12-0571570054).
ISBN 9780571570058.
English.
Composer's
note:
Coogee Funk
was inspired by a trip to
Sydney, Australia. I had
decided on a whim to
travel to OZ and, after a
lot of busking, managed
to save up enough money.
Once there I fell in love
with the city instantly.
The hedonistic mix of
bars, beach and islands
coupled with the desolate
countryside and mountains
was totally inspiring. I
began sketching some
ideas for this piece
within a few days of
arriving in Australia.
The piece has
three main sections with
a short coda at the end
of the work.
The
first part is fast and
furious, loosely inspired
by some of our more
interesting nights out in
the city. The second, a
far more lyrical section
featuring offstage
saxophones and solo
flugel horn is rather
nautical in flavor with
just a moment of nausea.
The third is a funk
explosion that gradually
rears out of control with
a funk fugue, of sorts.
The piece ends
darkly with a lonely horn
solo, sadly slipping into
a silent void.
Flugel Nights
