ScottOpus Productions is pleased to introduce the following works of Kenneth R. Lindner Jr.:-
Originally written for Brass Quartet, the Arizona Suite was completed and rescored for Concert Band in 1991. The work is divided into three different movements and are described by the composer thusly:-
First Movement.
“ The first movement is from my memories of camping trips to the Mogollian Rim of Arizona, the huge plateau ending in a cliff overlooking southern Arizona.”
The composer goes on to detail the content of this movement indicating that the work starts out as early morning, sunrise and a “….brisk walk through the ponderosa pines to a rim overlook, stopping at Tom’s creek, resting by the creek on the grass, frisking small brook trout in the stream….” The movement ends with a representation of “….dusk and days end.”
Second Movement
“The second movement is from memories of seeking dark skies, away from the city, for telescopic viewing. My son and I often did this together, even once viewing the return of Halley’s comet from out in the a Arizona desert.”
The composer describes the second movement as follows – “Under the dark skies of Wickenburg with my telescope, surrounded by the strange Vulture mountains, peace and quiet, alone with the stars.”
Third Movement
The composer indicates that the third movement “… remembers the Phoenix summer heat…”
The movement features a traditional 12 bar blues form and does have words which are indicated below. In addition this movement features three soloists (“alto sax, trumpet and trombone”). The composer indicates that the atmosphere should be “relaxed and lazy – sounding like a New Orleans style street band.”
A downloaded pdf copy of the score is available from the ScottOpus website. Please follow the links below to start the download. Please note that all of Mr. Lindner's works are under copyright and are only available on an individual basis and are not to be used for commercial purposes without prior permission. If you are interested in performing this work or organizing for a performance of this work, or obtaining multiple copies of this work please email ScottOpus Productions at kerryscott@scottopus.org.
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A downloaded Mp3 copy of a computer realized performance of this work is available from the ScottOpus website. Please follow the links below to start the download. Please note that all of Mr. Lindner's works are under copyright and are only available on an individual basis and are not to be used for commercial purposes without prior permission. It should be noted that the computer realizations of Mr. Lindner's works listed on this website were created during the 1990's and therefore do not enjoy the quality of contemporary technology. For this reason they should be considered as approximate indications of what the work sounds like rather than a full performance. If you are interested in performing this work or organizing for a performance of this work, or obtaining multiple copies of this work please email ScottOpus Productions at kerryscott@scottopus.org.
Written, with permission of the composer, by Kerry R. Scott for ScottOpus Production