Mortals, Gods and Heroes
Mortals, Gods, and Heroes was commissioned by Andrew Janack for the Maple Avenue Middles School Select Band in Saratoga Springs, NY. The school was doing a curriculum-wide reading project on Greek mythology. It seemed natural to create a wind ensemble suite based on three stories from Greek mythology. Each movement creates a miniature tone poem with clear motifs for each character in the myths. The characters include Athena (who makes a return in the final movement), Arachne, Orpheus, Charon the ferryman, Cerberus the three-headed dog, Sisyphus, Persephone, Eurydice, Perseus, and Medusa.
The eleven-minute piece is colorful and inventive with plenty of special techniques in the percussion especially designed for middle school students.
Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1-2
Oboe
B♭ Clar. 1-3
Alto Clar.
Bass Clar.
Bassoon
Alto Sax 1-2
Tenor Sax
Bari. Sax
B♭ Trum. 1-3
Horn in F 1-2
Trbn. 1-3
Euph. B.C.
Baritone
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Mallets
Perc. 1-4
Duration
11:00
Digital Download Price
$225.00
Print on Demand Price
$285.75 plus shipping
