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RECKONINGM I C H A E L M A R K O W S K I

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INSTRUMENTATION FOR WIND ENSEMBLE

RECKONINGM I C H A E L M A R K O W S K I

WOODWINDSPiccoloFlute 1 & 2Oboe 1 & 2Bassoon 1 & 2Bb Clarinet 1 - 4Bb Bass ClarinetBb Contrabass ClarinetEb Alto Saxophone 1 & 2Bb Tenor SaxophoneEb Baritone Saxophone

BRASSBb Trumpet 1 - 3F Horn 1 - 4Trombone 1 - 3Euphonium 1 & 2Tuba 1 & 2

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Duration: ca. 6:15

PERCUSSIONTimpani1. Glockenspiel, Crash Cymbal,

Bongos2. Vibraphone, Suspended Cymbal3. Chimes, Marimba4. Two (2) Concert Toms, Splash

Cymbal, Shaker, Triangle5. Suspended Cymbal, Snare

Drum, China Cymbal6. Tam-Tam, Tambourine7. Bass Drum

STRINGSString Bass

ASSOCIATION

THE FLORIDABANDMASTERS

C O M M I S S I O N E D B Y

Reckoning was commissioned by the Florida Bandmasters Association for the 2017 All-State Concert Band.

Reckoning began as a musical underdog story: an unlikely hero’s determination to right certain wrongs that had been brought upon him or her in the past and that hero’s ambition to prove that they are “a force to be reckoned with.” I often liken it to a David and Goliath type of story: small versus big, poor versus rich. For example, the piece opens in a dark and oppressive world full of despair and anguish, but from within that darkness comes a very beautiful, very fragile, very hopeful oboe solo. However, this hope quickly transforms into a more active, kinetic energy—a musical uprising. Several families of instruments join the dialogue, voicing their grievances, adding to the collective resistance. By measure 90, the ensemble fully pledges their allegiance as a more majestic and heroic french horn theme ascends to the fore, literally rising quarter note by quarter note above the anxious eighth note theme. From here, they plot their next move. But will it be enough?

Reckoning premiered on January 14, 2017 in Tampa, Florida conducted by Captain Shanti C. Simon.

P R O G R A M N O T E

Reckoning (noun)The avenging or punishing of past mistakes or misdeeds.