A single movement tone poem for wind ensemble (see original orchestral version).
Orchestral pieces commissioned in 2000 by the Stewart Kershaw and the Auburn Symphony
(Washington State). Premiere of this wind ensemble arrangement in 2003 by Eric Wiltshire
and the University of Washington Symphony Band.
Duration: 12min.
NOTES
Trains of Thought is a fantasy for wind ensemble inspired by
the sounds of trains. After an introduction evokes the whistles, rhythms and rumbles of
a train passing through a crossing, three 'trains of thought' spin themselves out- an
afternoon train thundering nearby, a chorus of night trains heard from afar, and a morning
train whose powerful engines hurtle us through the dawn.
All material is derived from the initial "train" sounds: the descending parallel 1st
inversion triad of the whistle, the whistle rhythm (long-long-short-long) used by trains
at a crossing, and the percussive sounds and rhythms of the wheels and tracks.
Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1,2
Oboe 1,2
Bb Clarinet 1,2
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1,2
Alto Sax 1,2
Tenor Sax
Bari Sax
Bb Trumpet 1,2,3
Horn 1,2,3,4
Trombone 1,2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1:
5 Tomtoms (h-l), Snare Drum, Cowbell, Susp. Cymbal, Tamtam
Percussion 2:
Chimes, Tamtam, 2 Cowbells (h,l), Triangle
Percussion 3:
2 Susp. Cymbals (h,l)
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