SCORE STUDY EPISODE #4: INCANTATION AND DANCE

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Incantation and Dance (1960)
composed by John Barnes Chance

[cjay]

LMAO!!!!
the "visual" at m.m. 7O was PERFECT!!!!
HAHAHAHA!😁

[phikep]

Loved the Batman slap! Perfectly illustrated!

[christopherkempf]

One of the first original works for band (1960) to have extremely prominent percussion parts. Great composition!

[brucefelger]

We played this for state adjudication while in high school, i can still disbelief in the judges voice when our band director handed him his copy of the score. we aced it, it was magnificent

[c.k.mcknight]

Wow, this piece! As a clarinet player in high school, I truly discovered how to stagger breathe during that chord! Well done, sir.

[legoblox]

5:24 when the trumpets hit goddamn that's good

[BariSaxGuy]

that was really well done. I always liked this piece, but I feel I understand it a bit better now that you have shown some of secrets behind the music!

[F.Wormsworth]

I first played this in Summer Band Camp ( In the '60s schools were afraid to play this NEW music) Age range Junior/Senior HIgh School . Fantastic directors!!
Thought 'Old boring stuff'... then started getting wild! ... then WTF "I'm all alone!!!!" No Warning! shock and awe --- Wonderful!!!
(Primarily: Bass Clarinet, Secondary: Bassoon) We were able to play/learn different instruments. (We were short staffed) This duo was with me throughout college UofMN

[r.carter]

My high school symphonic band is going to play this for our spring concert this year, listening to this piece initially sounds very chaotic, but this really helped me under stand what's going on

[mr.klunee]

Lol at first I kept thinking JBC = Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger. I didn't realize until halfway through that you were referring to the composer.

[monicawatts]

I stumbled upon this after reminiscing with a Jr. High School friend about band. I loved playing this; it seemed so exotic. After finding this recording and seeing your notes, I have to say, it's a pretty heady piece. We felt so adult playing it, I am reminded why!

[ThunderboxMusic]

I'm playing this in a community band for our fall concert next month. This is absolutely my favorite tune that we're playing, and it's really caught my attention in a unique way. I learned what an octatonic scale is a couple weeks ago and was confused how anyone could ever make it sound good. Chance proved me wrong. He proved everyone wrong. There's a lot to take away from this piece for my own writing!

[sprayarm]

One of my favorites from high school and college (clarinet)

[PurpleMusic]

I just discovered your channel and I was absolutely delighted to discover you've analyzed a bunch of my favorite pieces! Please keep the videos coming, I absolutely love them!

[jenkinsfamily]

FYI, this recording was done by the Keystone Wind Ensemble, conducted by Jack Stamp

[fleeb]

I played this piece on a euphonium when studying music at our military's school of music. The conductor was also in training, and chose this piece as his final. We were randomly selected to play it, just as part of our regular training. That conductor managed the rehearsals as if his entire life had lead to that moment in time, and the actual performance (which was not at all public) was nearly flawless, but for the staff member who hadn't attended the rehearsals screwing up the bass clarinet part at a critical point in the music. Our performance of this music lasts in my memory as one of the most amazing experiences in my life. All that you've displayed here, I had the honor of experiencing over the course of the rehearsals, fully grasping these nuances and running with it.

[baronvonbeagle]

What are the low clarinets in this piece?

[benjamina]

I love these score studies! I think they're helping me to learn music theory and music writing a bit!

[nindopro]

I would love to see Aurora Awakes by John Mackey, or Angel's in the Architecture by Frank Tichelli

[robloxgamer]

that was awesome, love this piece! Great analysis as well.