{"product_id":"lindveit-brilliant-brushstrokes-just-theory","title":"Lindveit: Brilliant Brushstrokes","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/ryan-lindveit\"\u003eRyan Lindveit\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eConcert Band\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Brilliant Brushstrokes (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliant Brushstrokes,\u003c\/em\u003e Ryan Lindveit (2025) 5'\nfor wind ensemble\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrade 5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliant Brushstrokes\u003c\/em\u003e is inspired by an overwhelmingly colorful and bold painting that the Knoxville-born artist Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) painted on a fragment of his old raincoat when he was living in Paris in 1954. Delaney's raincoat fragment overflows abstractly with swirls, rings, splotches, and lines of forest green, deep orange, bright yellow, fire-engine red, hazy gray, spacious white, peaceful azure, and deep ocean blue. Upon closer viewing, the seams and pockets of the cut-up raincoat are also visible, revealing that the fanciful artwork is the result of Delaney's resourcefulness in the face of limited money and art supplies. As a fellow artist, I find Delaney's unrelenting and restless impulse to be creative even when he lacked proper materials to be almost as inspiring as the painting itself. Although Brilliant Brushstrokes is tightly constructed around only a few melodic gestures, the music constantly cycles through changes in instrumental texture, density, harmony, and energy. Musical phrases are often cut-off abruptly with a quick down-up gesture that I view as related to the stitched seams on the raincoat. Overall, the composition uses the vast and variegated color palette of the wind ensemble to capture the inventive spirit and brilliant dynamism of Delaney's brushstrokes, splatters, and daubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliant Brushstrokes\u003c\/em\u003e was commissioned by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Wind Ensemble (John Zastoupil, conductor) and premiered at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) National Conference at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX on March 27, 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Piccolo, flute 1-2, oboe 1-2, bassoon 1-2, Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet 1-3, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-4, horn 1-4, trombone 1-3, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, timpani, percussion 1-4, piano harp, contrabass\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Just a Theory Press","offers":[{"title":"Score \u0026 Set of Parts","offer_id":42829141344335,"sku":"155-001-SP","price":275.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Score","offer_id":42831212871759,"sku":"155-001-FS","price":75.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/ebe14e12c898a7bad549fb0e55ce17bd.jpg?v=1749789894","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/products\/lindveit-brilliant-brushstrokes-just-theory","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}