Hypernova Rising (Multi-level Flex, Grade 0.5 and/or Grade 1)
Hypernova Rising (Multi-level Flex, Grade 0.5 and/or Grade 1)
Grade 0.5 / Grade 1
A short piece for beginning band (4-part flex instrumentation), that includes grade 0.5 parts and grade 1 parts.
Pricing
Printed Score + Parts: $50
Digital PDF Score + Parts: $50
Music is available either printed or digital. If you select digital at checkout, the music will be delivered as a watermarked PDF file with a license to print as many copies as you need for your ensemble/school.
Details
Grade 0.5 and/or Grade 1
Year of Composition: 2021
Length: 1 minute, 15 seconds
Percussion: Optional percussion parts are included for bells, bass drum, snare drum, and triangle.
Multi-Level Parts: This piece includes parts for both grade level 0.5 and grade level 1. Parts A-1 through A-4 are grade 0.5 level parts. Parts B-1 through B-4 are grade 1 level parts. The piece can be performed with just A parts, just B parts, or any combination of the two.
There is a “snare drum A” (grade 0.5) and a “snare drum B” (grade 1). All the other percussion parts are grade 0.5.
Flexible Instrumentation
This piece is organized in 4-part flexible instrumentation plus optional (but encouraged) percussion. To fully realize the piece, you will need to have at least one player on each of the 4 parts (You need to cover part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, although some could be A parts and some could be B parts). You will see that several instruments appear under more than 1 part. For example, clarinets appear under both part 1 and part 2. This means a clarinet part is provided for part 1 and part 2. Clarinets could play either part; if you have multiple clarinet players, they could divide between the two parts, or they could all play one of the parts. The choice is up to you! You don’t need to have every instrument listed for a given part playing that part – there are multiple instruments listed per part to provide as many options as possible. Again, the key is simply that you have each of the 4 parts covered by someone.
About the Music
Hypernova is the brightest star in the galaxy, and rumor has it that it is home to a secret base. A base for who or what? We don’t know. But every so often, we see the bright flares from Hypernova rising in the darkness of night and we are reminded of this mysterious star and its unknown inhabitants. (This is fictional, but makes for a good story!)