Bite the Bullet by Mexican-American composer Jorge Machain was named 2019-2020 winner of acclaimed “The American Prize” for music, in addition to being a finalist in the 2018 NBA Revelli competition. The work was inspired by a painting by Venetian artist, Carlo Marchiori, which depicts two Pulcinelli (Venetian clowns) engaged in a gun battle. As the bullets meet in the middle of the scene, a colorful and vibrant cloudburst is created. Using a unique sonic color scheme, the brass and percussion portray the gunshots, while the woodwind flourishes emulate the painter's vibrant brush strokes. Commissined and recorded by the UNLV Wind Orchestra – Thomas G. Leslie, conductor, featured on the Klavier recording “Quarternity” K11123.
Instrumentation | Number of Parts | Pages Per Part |
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CONDUCTOR SCORE (FULL SCORE) | 1 | 28 |
PICCOLO | 1 | 3 |
FLUTE 1 | 4 | 4 |
FLUTE 2 | 4 | 4 |
OBOE 1 | 1 | 3 |
OBOE 2 | 1 | 3 |
ENGLISH HORN | 1 | 3 |
BASSOON 1 | 1 | 2 |
BASSOON 2 | 1 | 2 |
CONTRABASSOON | 1 | 2 |
BB CLARINET 1 | 4 | 4 |
BB CLARINET 2 | 4 | 4 |
BB CLARINET 3 | 4 | 4 |
BB BASS CLARINET | 2 | 2 |
EB CONTRA ALTO CLARINET | 1 | 2 |
BB CONTRABASS CLARINET | 1 | 2 |
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 1 | 2 | 3 |
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 2 | 2 | 3 |
BB TENOR SAXOPHONE | 2 | 2 |
EB BARITONE SAXOPHONE | 1 | 2 |
BB TRUMPET 1 | 2 | 2 |
BB TRUMPET 2 | 2 | 2 |
BB TRUMPET 3 | 2 | 2 |
F HORN 1 | 1 | 2 |
F HORN 2 | 1 | 2 |
F HORN 3 | 1 | 2 |
F HORN 4 | 1 | 2 |
TROMBONE 1 | 1 | 2 |
TROMBONE 2 | 1 | 2 |
TROMBONE 3 | 1 | 2 |
BASS TROMBONE | 1 | 2 |
EUPHONIUM | 2 | 2 |
CELLO | 2 | 2 |
TUBA | 4 | 2 |
STRING BASS | 1 | 2 |
TIMPANI | 1 | 2 |
SNARE DRUM | 2 | 2 |
PERCUSSION 1 | 2 | 1 |
PERCUSSION 2 | 2 | 2 |
PERCUSSION 3 | 2 | 1 |
GLOCKENSPIEL | 1 | 2 |
VIBRAPHONE/TUBULAR BELLS | 1 | 2 |
HARP | 1 | 4 |
PIANO | 1 | 3 |
CELESTA | 1 | 4 |
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Series: Windependence Artist Level
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