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== General Info ==
 
== General Info ==
  
'''Year''': 198 <br /-->
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'''Year''': 1998 <br /-->
'''Duration''':  c. 2:00 <br /-->
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'''Duration''':  c. 7:30 <br /-->
'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
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'''Difficulty''':  Grade V-VI (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
 
'''Publisher''': [[Brixton]]<br /-->
 
'''Publisher''': [[Brixton]]<br /-->
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
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'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $16.50&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
  
 
==Movements==
 
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== Instrumentation ==
 
== Instrumentation ==
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[[Multiple Percussion]]: [[vibes]], [[bells]], [[roto toms]], [[bass drum]], [[tambourine]], [[cowbell]], [[cymbals]], [[wind chimes]], [[bell tree]], [[tam-tam]], [[temple blocks]], [[maracas]] and a [[lion roar]]<br>  
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[[Flute]]<br>  
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== Program Notes ==
 
== Program Notes ==
 
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SKY BLOSSOMS (1998) for flute and one percussion by Howard J. Buss is a dramatic “tour de force” during which both performers are responsible for reciting the text during performance. Mystical and lyrical sections contrast with intense and explosive passages. The instrumentation includes vibes, bells, roto toms, bass drum, tambourine, cowbell, cymbals, wind chimes, bell tree, tam-tam, temple blocks, maracas and a lion roar. Commissioned for and premiered by Connie and Brandie Lane. <ref>http://www.brixtonpublications.com/percussion-4.html</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:43, 28 January 2025

Howard Buss


General Info

Year: 1998
Duration: c. 7:30
Difficulty: Grade V-VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brixton
Cost: Score and Parts - $16.50  |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

Instrumentation

Multiple Percussion: vibes, bells, roto toms, bass drum, tambourine, cowbell, cymbals, wind chimes, bell tree, tam-tam, temple blocks, maracas and a lion roar

Flute


Program Notes

SKY BLOSSOMS (1998) for flute and one percussion by Howard J. Buss is a dramatic “tour de force” during which both performers are responsible for reciting the text during performance. Mystical and lyrical sections contrast with intense and explosive passages. The instrumentation includes vibes, bells, roto toms, bass drum, tambourine, cowbell, cymbals, wind chimes, bell tree, tam-tam, temple blocks, maracas and a lion roar. Commissioned for and premiered by Connie and Brandie Lane. [1]

Commercial Discography

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Works

A Day In The City - Marimba
Concerto For Marimba And Percussion Ensemble

Marimba Solo With Other Instruments Works

De La Madera - Marimba; Oboe
Impromptu - Marimba; Clarinet or Sop. Saxophone
Night Tide - Marimba; Trombone
Rite of Passage - Marimba; Flute
Stellar Visions - Marimba; Flute
Two Caprices - Marimba; Flute; Oboe
Wave Train - Marimba; Flute

Multiple Percussion Solo with Other Instrument Works

Atmospheres - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Behind The Invisible Mask - Multiple Percussion; Bassoon
Boom Time - Multiple Percussion; Trombone
Capriccio (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Clarinet; Trombone
Incantation - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Into Each Life - Multiple Percussion; Flute; Cello; Piano
Kaleidoscope (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Rendezvous (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet(4)
Scenes From The Holy Land - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Sky Blossoms - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Sonic Fables: "Lessons from Aesop" - Multiple Percussion; Brass Quintet

Percussion Ensemble With Other Instruments Works

American Pheonix - Percussion Quartet; Bass Trombone or Tuba
Coexistence - Percussion Quartet; Clarinet
Crossroads - Percussion Octet; Trombone Choir
Dream Sequence - Percussion Quartet; Trombone
Escapade - Percussion Quartet; Saxophone
Modern Times - Percussion Quartet; Flute/Piccolo; Narrator
Mysterious Exit - Percussion Quartet; Flute/Piccolo
Spanish Memoirs - Percussion Quartet; Trumpet
There Is A Season - Percussion Duo; Clarinet
Where Now Rusts The Iron? - Percussion Quartet; Soprano; Flute; Cello

Percussion Ensemble Works

Currents (Buss) - Percussion Quartet
Overture for Percussion - (Buss) - Percussion Ensemble
Sci-Fi Percussives - Percussion Ensemble(12)
The Big Bang (Buss) - Percussion Sextet; Piano



Additional Resources



References