Journey Down the American River (Sydeman, William Jay)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 Movements: 1. Andante, 2. Allegro
Composition Year 1997
Genre Categories Pieces; For flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello; Scores featuring the flute; Scores featuring the clarinet; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 5 players

Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score (Preview)
#662713 - 1.22MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 144×⇩ - Rickshinozaki

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⇒ 5 more: Flute • Clarinet in Bb • Violin • Viola • Cello

 Flute (Preview)
#662714 - 0.44MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 27×⇩ - Rickshinozaki

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 Clarinet in Bb (Preview)
#662715 - 0.46MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 31×⇩ - Rickshinozaki

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 Violin (Preview)
#662716 - 0.47MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 29×⇩ - Rickshinozaki

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 Viola (Preview)
#662717 - 0.45MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 27×⇩ - Rickshinozaki

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 Cello (Preview)
#662718 - 0.45MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 26×⇩ - Rickshinozaki

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Rickshinozaki (2020/12/7)

Publisher. Info. Arts Aeturnum Productions, 2020.
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General Information

Work Title Journey Down the American River
Alternative. Title
Composer Sydeman, William Jay
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IWS 90
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 Movements: 1. Andante, 2. Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1997
First Publication. 2020
Average DurationAvg. Duration 14 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Violin, Viola and Cello

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In the 1980’s I was teaching at the Steiner College outside of Sacramento… wrote a piece for the Sacramento Symphony, 52 choral works based on Steiner’s weekly meditations, and this “journey” for a local chamber group. It is descriptive of the American River as I saw it… a bucolic first movement and turbulent second for flute, clarinet and three strings.

I believe it is as much fun to play as to hear with themes introduced and developed as the piece unfolds. Stylistically it is a sort of tonality extended, but clearly there. It is not particularly demanding technically but creating the proper ensemble would take some working out which could be enjoyable for the performers.

– W. Jay Sydeman

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