Devil's Radio

for orchestra - Proceed to purchase if you would like to buy a study score.   Conductor's Score and Performance Parts for RENTAL ONLY. Please send an email to info@aphramusic.com to request a rental application form. Approximate Duration: 9' INSTRUMENTATION LARGE ORCHESTRA2 piccolos2 flutes 4 oboes (4th doubling English Horn)1 E-flat clarinet2 B-flat clarinets1 bass clarinet in b-flat3 bassoons1 contrabassoon6 horns in F4 trumpets in C2 tenor trombonesbass trombonetubatimpanipercussion (3 players)piano / celestaharpstrings TRIPLE WINDS1 piccolo2 flutes2 oboesEnglish Horn1 E-flat clarinet2 B-flat clarinets2 bassoons1 contrabassoon4 horns in F3 trumpets in C2 tenor trombonesbass trombonetubatimpanipercussion (3 players)piano / celestaharpstrings PROGRAM NOTES "Rumor is the Devil's radio," goes an evocative Southern phrase, and ever since hearing it, I've fantasized about a fanfare with equal parts darkness and groove.  Sometimes the music is coldly propulsive, as at the opening, which uses a kind of sparkling "musical lure" in the upper woodwinds. But this is soon undercut by a bluesy bass line and energetic percussion, ultimately building into a soaring melody that's best described as vainglorious. Indeed, the work has ample brightness to counter its dark corners, and in this way it can be heard as a fanfare our villain might write for himself, complete with a grandiose flourishes and an infectious swing section. But this lightness quickly evaporates in the work's final minutes, when thunderous hits in the low brass suggest a Goliath-sized figure throwing his weight around. He bows out with a wink and nod, ever the gentleman.