Danzas Brillantes (score only) Aldo Rafael Forte

Band
Number of Players:Standard
Copyright:2005
Piccolo
Flute 1/2
Oboe 1/2
Bassoon 1/2
Bb Clarinet 1, 2, 3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1/2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet 1/2
Bb Trumpet 3/4
F Horn 1/3
F Horn 2/4
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
(Baritone T.C.)
Tuba
Timpani
Mallets 1 (xylophone)
Mallets 2 (vibraphone, bells, marimba, chimes)
Percussion 1 (castanets, bells, crash cymbals)
Percussion 2 (tambourine, gong, temple blocks)
Percussion 3 (concert toms, suspended cymbal, triangle)
Percussion 4 (snare drum, woodblock)
"Danzas Brillantes" is a three-movement work for band. The composition was commissioned by Stephen E. Panoff and the Tallwood High School Symphonic Band of Virgina Beach in memory of Maria S. Diaz, a superb horn player and 2000 graduate of Tallwood High School who died tragically in a car accident in August 2001. The composition was composed as a celebration of her life and a monument to her ceaseless spirit while applauding the achievement of this great ensemble which she loved so much. Maria gave a phenomenal performance of my virtuoso work "Movement for Horn and Band" in May 2000. I was very taken with her awesome artistry. Therefore, I am honored to have been chosen by Maria's parents to compose a piece in her memory.
-Aldo Rafael Forte