Concert band (Piccolo, Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, English Horn, Eb Clarin...(+)
Concert band (Piccolo,
Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1,
Oboe 2, English Horn, Eb
Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1,
Bb Clarinet 2, Bb
Clarinet 1, Bb Bass
Clarinet, Bassoon 1,
Bassoon 2, Contra
Bassoon, Eb Alto
Saxophone 1, Eb Alto
Saxophone 2, Bb Tenor
Saxophone, Eb Baritone
Saxophone,) - grade 5.5
SKU: CN.S11307
Composed by Derek
Bourgeois. Arranged by
Mikkelson. Score only.
Duration 15:00. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11307).
Sea Dreams was
written in memory of the
composer's wife, Jean.
After an introduction,
which is not heard again
until the end of the
piece, the music becomes
a rondo allegro, and
gradually builds to a big
climax. At the very end
there is an oblique
reference to the
Liebestod of Wagner's
Tristan and
Isolde.
Sea Dreams
was originally a
commission, in 2007, from
an American University
who wanted me to write a
piece in memory of my
first wife, Jean, who
died in 2006. I set about
writing the music and
quickly completed the
score early in 2008, but,
unfortunately, because of
the sudden collapse in
the worldwide financial
markets the commission
itself fell through. The
music draws on three of
the pieces that I had
written for Jean in the
early days before we were
married, namely two
violin sonatas (she was a
violinist) and the
'Serenade' Opus 22 one of
my most popular pieces.
However the bulk of the
music is new, and the
quotes from these early
pieces are subtle and
merely passing
references, not at all
like the originals. After
an introduction, which is
not heard again until the
end of the piece, the
music becomes a rondo
allegro, and gradually
builds to a big climax.
At the very end there is
an oblique reference to
the Liebestod of Wagner's
Tristan and Isolde. Sea
Dreams was premiered by
Birmingham Symphonic
Winds, conducted by Keith
Allen, on Saturday March
20th 2010 at the CBSO
Centre, Birmingham,
England.