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SPIN Published in 2020 by C. ALAN PUBLICATIONS |
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ABOUT THE COMPOSITION Spin, a brief and energetic work for concert band, draws its inspiration and title from the composer’s childhood family biking trips on the scenic Root River State Trail in southeastern Minnesota. It is dedicated to the composer’s primary music teachers: Timothy Mahr and Peter Hamlin at St. Olaf College, Keith Liuzzi at Minneapolis Southwest High School, and Jeffrey Ruhnke at Carondelet Catholic School. Spin, composed in 2018 by Carl Schroeder, has an approximate performance duration of 3 1/2 minutes. The difficulty level is grade 4.5, appropriate for college, professional, and advanced high school and community bands. Spin was published in spring 2020 by C. Alan Publications and is available for purchase through online music stores including C. Alan Publications and J.W. Pepper. |
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Carl Schroeder (b. 1982) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, composes music for concert band, orchestra, choir, chamber ensembles and solo piano that often draws inspiration from American history, current events, natural surroundings and memories. His large ensemble music has been performed by nearly 50 concert bands, orchestras and choirs, including the Air Force Band of Mid-America, Minnesota Youth Symphonies and Ukraine’s Chamber Choir Kyiv. He has written commissioned works for the City of Lakes Community Band, Cornell University Symphonic Band, Minnesota State Band, Minnesota Symphonic Winds, Southwest Wind Ensemble, Three Rivers Conference Honor Band, Valley Winds, Wells Fargo Chorus and other ensembles and individuals. His published compositions include the concert band work Spin, the choral work Two December Carols and the piano solo 88 Keys, and six CDs of his music have been released. He is also the author of two books in the Fenn and Zorro series of novels told through correspondence. A 2005 graduate of St. Olaf College, he studied composition primarily with Timothy Mahr and Peter Hamlin. He composed Spin in 2018.
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A NOTE FROM THE
COMPOSER While growing up, one of my favorite traditions was my family’s annual bike trips near Lanesboro, Minnesota. I’ve written several pieces inspired by favorite memories, and Spin is the newest one, meant to capture the spirit of a mile-long ride at top speed in high gear. Set in one continuous quick tempo, it uses frequently-shifting meters—primarily 7/8, 3/4 and 4/4, plus a bar of 9/8—that call to mind the irregular rhythms of bike pedaling, with a few periodic moments of calm as the music coasts along before the pedal rhythms resume, building to a triumphant finale. Timothy Mahr conducted the premiere of Spin in May 2019 with the Minnesota Symphonic Winds, and in 2020 C. Alan Publications added Spin to its catalog, making it my first published work for band. My deepest thanks to Tim, the Minnesota Symphonic Winds and C. Alan Publications for bringing this piece into the world. – Carl Schroeder, March 2020
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