Description
A descriptive work by Scottish composer Andrew Duncan telling the dramatic story of the legendary stone throwing fight between Finn McCool and Finn Gael which formed the spectacular basalt columns of the Giants Causway in Ireland and Fingals Cave in Scotland.
The piece was commissioned by and written for the the National School Band Association for the NSBA 2005 County Antrim Youth Band Festival, and is scored for large wind orchestra with additional four Bass Drum parts to be played in the four corners of the hall (amongst the audience) to represent the huge stones crashing into the ground.
Piccolo;
1st Flute;
2nd Flute;
Oboe;
Cor Anglais (English Horn);
1st Bassoon;
2nd Bassoon;
Contra Bassoon;
Eb Clarinet;
1st Bb Clarinet;
2nd Bb Clarinet;
3rd Bb Clarinet;
Bass Clarinet;
Soprano Sax;
1st Alto Sax;
2nd Alto Sax;
Tenor Sax;
Baritone Sax;
1st Bb Trumpet;
2nd Bb Trumpet;
3rd Bb Trumpet
1st Horn in F;
2nd Horn in F;
3rd Horn in F;
4th Horn in F;
1st Tenor Trombone;
2nd Tenor Trombone;
Bass Trombone;
Euphonium (Parts in both Bass & Treble Clef);
Tuba (Parts in both concert pitch Bass Clef & Eb Bass Treble Clef);
Double Bass;
Timpani;
2 Percussion parts (3 players);
4 Bass Drum parts (4 players)
