By: Glenn Disney
Time:  5:10
Grade:  2.5
Price:  $55.00

In the North of Aukum Mountain was commissioned by Santiago Sabado and the Mountain Creek Middle School Band from Somerset, California. Written in a ternary, or ABA form (slow-fast-slow), the piece is impressionistic of the mountainous landscapes found in and around the Somerset area. Mount Aukum is one of the peaks in that area, 7 miles south of Somerset near the unincorporated community of Aukum in El Dorado County. The piece begins simply, a simple, 4-note figure forms the basis of the melodic material. As the piece builds, the motives become intertwined and overlapped, forming a lush added-tone harmony. The faster, ‘B’ section is initially reminiscent of a march. In this section the melody is at first augmented, before being further developed. The return of the ‘A’ theme brings us back to the feel of the beginning.

Aukum Mountain mp3          Aukum Mountain Score Sample

Instrumentation:

Flute 1, 2
Oboe
Bb Clarinet 1, 2
Bass Clarinet
Alto Sax 1, 2
Tenor Sax
Bari Sax
Bb Trumpet 1, 2, 3
F Horn
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1, 2, 3, 4

 

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