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ID42DB6365-C296-4A79-8601-6B38C844AF82
TitlecodeMR00484
Title NameInventing Flight: A Suite of Thumbnail Portraits
Marketing CopyOriginally written for orchestra, this transcription by Jason H. Nam depicts in three movements stories of first flights, both in myth and history. Movements: I. Daedalus and Icarus II. Leonardo III. Wilbur and Orville. One interesting feature is a solo euphonium in the first movement, which may optionally be performed by a solo cello, as in the original. Versions for orchestra (original) and band (transcription) are available from the publisher.
InstrumentationConcert Band
CommissionOrchestra version commissioned by the North Carolina Symphony and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts and North Carolina's First Flight Commission.
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Year Composed2003/2015
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Duration17
Ensemble Size13
Date Created2020-07-19 20:22:54.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:22:54
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Premier Performance Memo-North Carolina Symphony, William Henry Curry conducting, Chapel Hill, NC, April 10, 2003 -This version was premiered April, 2015 by the Indiana University Wind Ensemble under Stephen Pratt.
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Title MovementsI. Daedalus and Icarus
II. Leonardo
III. Wilbur and Orville
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Title Instrument Category TextConcert Band
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