According to the composer, Cave was written with the interest of merging wind ensemble performance with theatricality. Like exploring the depths of a cave, the music develops with “…a classic buildup over a drum ostinato, where the winds ride in 4/4 time over a 3/4 beat like a human pulse.
From the prose poem by the composer, “The rock walls ring to one unchanging pulse,
upon which all the Cave dwellers build their spontaneous symphonies.”
Commissioned in 1976 by the Northern Illinois University
Wind Ensemble, Larry Livingston, Conductor, Cave contains
options for theatrical presentation. Since its premiere
performance the work (also known as Cave of the Winds)
has been performed throughout the United States and
in other countries.
duration: 6′ 30′
score and parts
available through music stores, including:
Eble Music 319-338-0313 www.eble.com
Shattinger Music 314-621-2408
Instrumentation:
2 piccolos, 4 flutes, 1 or 2 oboes, 4 B-flat clarinets,
bass clarinet, opt. contrabass clarinet,
2 alto saxophones, 1 tenor saxophone,
1 baritone saxophone
4 B-flat trumpets, 4 horns (F),
4 trombones, baritone, tuba
opt. doublebass, timpani, 5 percussion