Dooley: Fantasy of Colors
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- Composer: Paul Dooley (1983-)
- Instrumentation: Concert Band
- Work: Fantasy of Colors (2025)
Description
Grade 5
Duration: 7 minutes
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 3 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 4 Clarinets in Bb, Bass Clarinet in Bb, Contrabass Clarinet in Bb or Contralto Clarinet in Eb, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon (optional); Soprano Saxophone in Bb, 2 Alto Saxophones in Eb, Tenor Saxophone in Bb, Baritone Saxophone in Eb, Bass Saxophone in Bb (optional); 4 Trumpets in C or Bb, 4 Horns, 3 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, 2 Euphoniums, 2 Tubas, Timpani, Percussion (7 players)
Program Notes:
Fantasy of Colors is inspired by Baroque artwork and the genre of musical fantasias popularized by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I admire the massive scale and exuberance found in Lauri and Gagliardi's epic painting Carousel in Honour of Queen Christina in the Courtyard of the Palazzo Barberini in Rome on 2nd February 1656, and Johann Ulrich Kraus' Celebrations in St. Peter's, Rome, for the Jubilee Year of 1700, and the everlasting thematic developments, stark contrasts and intricate contrapuntal layers found in baroque musical works like Bach's Fantasia in C Minor and Mozart's Fantasia in D Minor.
In Fantasy of Colors, the timpani provide a festive, rhythmic and harmonic foundation for two sparring musical character motives, one first stated in the clarinets and saxophones, versus another in the horns and trombones. The match is interrupted with a new character personified as a lyrical waltz, showcasing the oboe, soprano saxophone and flutes. Droplets of musical color follow, with a fugato variation on our characters' motives, showcasing the low woodwinds, euphonium and percussion. The piccolo, clarinets and trumpets push the celebration to a feverish crescendo, as all our characters vie for the musical spotlight.
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Dooley: Fantasy of Colors
