Josh Trentadue

THEGREATRIVERRAPIDCHASE(2018/arr.2020)

for4-PartAdaptableEnsemble

"The Great River Rapid Chase" (original version for concert band)commissioned as part of a joint consortium shared with composers

Caleb Hammer and Harrison J. Collins

© 2020 M.O.T.I.F. (ASCAP)www.joshtrentadue.com

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SUGGESTED INSTRUMENTATIONThe following suggested instrumentation list is provided below, divided into the four parts each of these instrumentshas been assigned. Any combination of instruments at your discretion, as long as they each fulfill the four differentparts, can be used to perform this work. I am happy to provide any additional instrumental parts fulfilling another roleat your request (ex: Soprano Saxophone on Part I instead of II).

I highly encourage you to experiment with this piece's orchestration. Use what available resources you have and getcreative with color and texture (example: if you have an Electric Bass, or even an electric string quartet or quintet, useit! Go wild!). Use these experimentations as a learning tool for how color and texture can change with even the smallestdifference in orchestration (example: have the flutes play a melodic passage alone, then another high group of voicessuch as clarinet and/or soprano saxophone if available. What are the differences in timbre? Does it affect the mood oremotion of the piece? How, if so?). To that end, use this adaptable-ensemble version of The Great River Rapid Chase as anendless sea of experimentation and creative possibilities for you and your students, no matter what the performancesituation or instrumentation may be.

Contact me at trentadue.motif@gmail.com if you have any questions for me, and send me recordings of yourperformances too if you can - I'd love to hear what you come up with!

PART IPiccoloFluteOboeViolin I

PART IIB-flat ClarinetSoprano SaxophoneAlto SaxophoneB-flat Trumpet 1 (this part preferred ifonly one trumpet available)Violin II

PART IIIBassoonTenor SaxophoneBaritone Saxophone 1B-flat Trumpet 2Horn (two; 1st preferred if onlyone horn available)TromboneEuphonium (T.C. and B.C. parts provided)Violin III/Viola

PART IVBass ClarinetBaritone Saxophone 2 (this part preferred ifonly one bari sax available)Bass SaxophoneTuba (part is one octave lower)VioloncelloDouble Bass (parts for one player,and section, provided)Bass GuitarSynthesizer (bass only)

ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS IF AVAILABLEPianoKeyboard Synthesizer (piano or harp setting only)Guitar (acoustic preferred)Harp

BACKING TRACKS FOR THE PERCUSSION/ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS,AND CLICK TRACKS, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

PERCUSSION LISTAll percussion is optional.

STRONGLY ENCOURAGED FOR PERFORMANCESnare Drum, Bass Drum, Hi-Hat, Suspended Cymbal, 4 Tom-Toms+2 Bongos

A part for Drum Set, one player only, is available to extensively consolidate this list. If you havemore than one percussionist available, assign the Hi-Hat and Toms/Bongos parts first (the lattercan be covered by one player only).

ENTIRELY OPTIONALTimpani, Crash Cymbals, Xylophone, Marimba, Glockenspiel, Chimes

A Keyboard Synthesizer can also cover any of the mallet parts at your discretion - again, getcreative and experiment!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThe original concert band version of The Great River Rapid Chase was commissioned as part of ajoint consortium shared with composers Caleb Hammer and Harrison J. Collins. The following arethe members of this consortium, with whom I share my sincerest thanks and appreciation for theirsupport:

Texas Woman's University Bands; Denton, Texas - Carter BiggersWestwood High School Bands; Austin, Texas - Thomas TurpinHendersonville High School Bands; Hendersonville, Tennessee - Jeffrey PhillipsOnsby C. RosePennfield School Bands; Battle Creek, Michigan - Blake DriverElkhart Central High School Bands; Elkhart, Indiana - David ElliottHartland Middle & High School Bands; Hartland, Michigan - Joe GuarrWilliamsburg High School; Williamsburg, Ohio - Dustin GoesFenton High School; Fenton, Michigan - Andrew David PerkinsLoveland High School; Loveland, Colorado - Kyle FreesenManteno Schools; Manteno, Illinois - Daniel TrippPeotone High School Bands; Peotone, Illinois - Adam RusekCele Middle School; Austin, Texas - Cathy HumphreyPalo Alto Middle School Wind Ensemble; Killeen, Texas - Eric SkinnerUnited Township High School; East Moline, Illinois - Michael WawrzynskiO'Shae BestUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Stevens Point, Wisconsin - Michael S. ButlerGrand Ledge High School; Grand Ledge, Michigan - John SczcerowskiWoodbridge Township School Bands; Woodbridge, New Jersey - Jason KohnStoneman Douglas High School; Parkland, Florida - Alex KaminskyAngola High School; Angola, Indiana - Andrew Keiser

PROGRAM NOTESThe Great River Rapid Chase came about from two different reasons. After growing up and living inmy home state of Michigan for the majority of my life, I moved to New York City to pursuegraduate-level academics. Although I can't deny there have been so many incredible experiencesI've had here (and I wouldn't change that for anything), I also can't deny that, every now and again,I've felt a bit homesick for the incredible landscapes and sights that Michigan has to offer. Writingthis piece was an opportunity for me to get back in touch with that part of nature that I've loved forso long now.

This piece was also an opportunity for me to exercise another goal: composing high-quality musicfor younger musicians that could equally be fun to listen to as well as perform. I sought tochallenge the players, but not so much as to make the music difficult for all the wrong reasons. Thisled to further challenges of creating authentic contrasting shapes and new colors within astandardized form that, overall, I had a lot of fun exploring.

The Great River Rapid Chase is a short, fast-paced adventure relying on rhythmic grooves and a senseof determination to arrive towards a final destination. Think of fish swimming upstream in araging river - sometimes with the currents, sometimes against them. What sort of predators andother dangers will they face?

To purchase sheet music, listen to recordings, view perusal scores, and more, visitwww.joshtrentadue.com

If you have any questions or inquiries, please feel free to contact me attrentadue.motif@gmail.com

pizz. arco

pizz. arco

Allegro = 152–160

Allegro = 152–160

Allegro = 152–160

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SnareDrum/Sus.Cym.BassDrum

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4Toms+2Bongos

CrashCymbals

Xylophone

Marimba

Violin1

Violin2

Violin3

Viola

Violoncello

DoubleBass

omit Harp until otherwise indicated

Tuning: G, Bb, C, D

solo

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THEGREATRIVERRAPIDCHASE(2018/arr.2020)

This arrangement © 2020 M.O.T.I.F. (ASCAP); “The Great River Rapid Chase” © 2018 M.O.T.I.F. (ASCAP)www.joshtrentadue.com - All Rights Reserved.

Josh Trentadue

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