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JASON K. NITSCH
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN CONCERT BAND I N S TRU ME NT AT ION : 2
Piccolo
1
Timpani & Chimes
4
Flute 1
4
Flute 2
4
Oboe
1
Percussion 1: Water Gong
4
Clarinet in Bb 1
Anvil
4
Clarinet in Bb 2
Slide Whistle
4
Clarinet in Bb 3
Vibraslap
2
Bass Clarinet
Rainstick
2
Bassoon
Suspended Cymbal
4
Alto Sax
2
Tenor Sax
Ocean Drum
1
Baritone Sax
Slapstick
1
Percussion 2:
Suspended Cymbal 2
Horn in F 1/2
Crash Cymbals
2
Horn in F 3/4
3
Trumpet in Bb 1
Castanets
3
Trumpet in Bb 2
Gong
3
Trumpet in Bb 3
Triangle
2
Trombone 1
2
Trombone 2
2
Trombone 3
Snare Drum
2
Euphonium (T. C. )
Wooden Wind Chimes
4
Euphonium (B. C. )
Suspended Cymbal
4
Tuba
Tom-Toms (2)
1
Percussion 3:
Finger Cymbals 1
1
Percussion 4:
Percussion 5: Bass Drum
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A B O UT : Bring some flair to your newest program with Jason Nitsch's ethereal new work for band. Featuring agile woodwind lines with electronic voiceover, Elegy for a Ghost Town is bombastic, daring, and sure to entertain this year! FROM THE COMPOSER: This piece was commissioned by Dr. Calvin Hofer and the Mesa State College (now Colorado Mesa University) Wind Ensemble in Grand Junction, Colorado. The commission was made possible by the generous support of Stephen Boelter and Karen Combs, great patrons of the arts and champions for the creation of new works for the wind ensemble. It was my original intent to write a piece celebrating the lifestyle of the old west that was experienced in these modern-day ghost towns. During my research, I discovered a great deal about the abandoned sites located throughout Colorado. I quickly realized that many of these places have a very sordid past and many unpleasant experiences often greeted their residents. Many labor and land disputes, supply shortages, harsh winter storms, and industrial accidents and disasters checker the past of these abandoned sites. I then turned my attention to this somewhat darker side of the ghost town and, while still paying tribute to the glory days of the past, also reflected upon circumstances that led to their abandonment. The piece opens with a simple flute solo accompanied by sounds of nature. Most towns were founded on or near a water source, usually a stream or river, so the sounds of water are often implied throughout the pi ece. Many of the old buildings are still standing in these places, but are in horrible disrepair. In those days, many of the local mines and mills were run by big corporations. Any trouble from one of these outposts would be dealt with harshly. Many corporations had squads of enforcers who would be sent to intimidate the workers back into line. Many groups of workers did not go quietly. “Elegy for a Ghost Town” was completed July 1, 2006 in Castle Rock, Colorado where I do my best summer writing and premiered in December 2006! It was re-worked in the fall of 2014 to incorporate the sound drops you find here, as well as to eliminate several well-intentioned, but ineffective segments of the piece. This updated version, known simply as “Ghost Town,” received its premiere at the Colorado Music Educators Association Convention in Colorado Springs, CO by the Colorado Mesa University Wind Ensemble conducted by Dr. Calvin Hofer. DURATION: 6'10"
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Commissioned by the Mesa State College Wind Symphony; Grand Junction, Colorado - Dr. Calvin Hofer, Conductor with the generous support of Stephen Boelter and Karen Combs
Transposed Score
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
Clarinet in B 2
Clarinet in B 3
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Baritone Sax
Horn in F 1/2
Horn in F 3/4
Trumpet in B 2
Trumpet in B 3
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Tuba
PE
Trumpet in B 1
3
PY
ha se
5
R ga U lu se S r A
Clarinet in B 1
rc
C pu O
solo
s
Oboe
L re
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Flute 2
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Flute 1
Euphonium
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Drop 1 = 60
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Piccolo
Jason K. Nitsch 2006 Rev. 2014
place cymbal upside-down on largest drum roll on cymbal and randomly gliss
Timpani Chimes Percussion 1
(Water Gong Anvil Slide Whistle Vibraslap Rainstick Suspended Cymbal)
Rainstick
Ocean Drum ad lib.
Percussion 2
(Ocean Drum Slapstick Suspended Cymbal Crash Cymbals)
Percussion 3
(Castanets Gong Triangle Finger Cymbals)
Percussion 4
(Snare Drum Wooden Wind Chimes Suspended Cymbal Tom-Toms (2))
Percussion 5 (Bass Drum)
2
3
4
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Bass Drum roll ad lib. with brushes
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7
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ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
B. Cl.
Bsn.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
long
PE
B Tpt. 1
long
B. Sx.
long
PY
B Cl. 3
ha se
B Cl. 2
rc
B Cl. 1
L re
Ob.
long
5
ui
Fl. 2
eq
Fl. 1
C pu O
R ga U lu se S r A
long
le
Picc.
s
8
long
Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 5
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long
Tam-tam
long
long
8
long
Suspended Cymbal with sticks
Perc. 4
Suspended Cymbal
long
9
10
11
12
13
14
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Snare Drum
3
Castanets
3
16
17
3
3
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Slapstick
Perc. 2
3
PE
Bsn.
PY
ha se
rc
C pu O
B Cl. 2
s
B Cl. 1
rit.
L re
Ob.
ui
Fl. 2
eq
Fl. 1
accel.
le
Picc.
= 66
R ga U lu se S r A
15
3
Gong with bow
18
19
Wind Chimes
20
21
4
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
Picc.
Drop 2 22 = 60
Fl. 1
enter randomly, play ad lib., out of tempo
6
B Cl. 2
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
enter randomly, play ad lib., out of tempo
6
enter randomly, play ad lib., out of tempo
6
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
s
L re
ui
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
B. Sx.
le
C pu O
T. Sx.
A. Sx.
PE
enter randomly, play ad lib., out of tempo
6
B Cl. 1
Bsn.
enter randomly, play ad lib., out of tempo
PY
ha se
Ob.
rc
Fl. 2
6
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
22
23
24
25
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28
29
30
31
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Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
5
accel.
| |
B Cl. 1
|
B Cl. 2
|
B Cl. 3
|
B. Cl.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
C pu O
Bsn.
PY
ha se
rc
B Tpt. 3
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
le
Tbn. 2
PE
Tbn. 1
s
B Tpt. 2
ui
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
B Tpt. 1
L re
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
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33
34
35
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A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Bsn.
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 3
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc. 2
Perc. 5
mute
mute
Crash Cymbals
38 CB0039-01
3
snares off and muffled - very dry
Perc. 4
Triangle
Perc. 3
Anvil
Perc. 1
Tbn. 2
B Tpt. 2
Tbn. 1
PY
ha se
B. Cl.
rc
B Cl. 3
solo
C pu O
B Cl. 2
s
B Cl. 1
L re
Ob.
ui
Fl. 2
R ga U lu se S r A
Fl. 1
le
Picc.
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
= 80
eq
38
PE
6
39
3
40
41
42
3
43
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
Ob.
B Cl. 2
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
B Cl. 1
Bsn.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
A. Sx.
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
PE
Timp.
le
Tbn. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
3
44 CB0039-01
45
Perc. 2
Perc. 5
47
open open
46
Perc. 1
R ga U lu se S r A
Hn. 1/2
Tbn. 1
PY
ha se
Fl. 2
rc
C pu O
s
Fl. 1
tutti
L re
ui
Picc.
46
eq
44
7
48
49
8
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
50
Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
B. Cl.
Bsn.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc. 1
ui
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
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Vibraslap
51
3
tutti
Suspended Cymbal
Perc. 2
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
Tbn. 3
le
Tbn. 2
PE
Tbn. 1
L re
Hn. 1/2
PY
B Cl. 3
ha se
rc
B Cl. 2
C pu O
s
B Cl. 1
3
3
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53
54
55
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
Fl. 1
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
le
PE
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
3
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Perc. 5
3
Perc. 2
Euph.
Tbn. 3
Perc. 1
3
3
Tbn. 2
3
Timp.
Tbn. 1
Tuba
3
L re
A. Sx.
R ga U lu se S r A
Bsn.
ha se
C pu O
PY
s
ui
Ob.
eq
Fl. 2
rc
56
Picc.
9
57
58
59
60
10
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
63
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
Bsn.
A. Sx.
3
T. Sx.
3
B. Sx.
3
Hn. 1/2
3 3
B Tpt. 3
Tuba
Timp.
R ga U lu se S r A
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Tam-tam
Bass Drum
61
62
snares on, unmuffled
63
CB0039-01
Perc. 1
Perc. 5
le
Euph.
PE
Tbn. 3
B Tpt. 2
Tbn. 2
B Tpt. 1
Tbn. 1
Hn. 3/4
PY
ha se
rc
B Cl. 2
C pu O
B Cl. 1
Ob.
s
Fl. 2
ui
Fl. 1
eq
Picc.
L re
61
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ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN 65
Picc.
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
3
3
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
3
3
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
3
65
66
3
eq
Tbn. 3
le
Tbn. 2
3 3
PE
Tbn. 1
L re
R ga U lu se S r A
Hn. 1/2
ha se
3
rc
C pu O
s
ui
PY
A. Sx.
CB0039-01
Perc. 5
B Cl. 2
Timp.
Tuba
Euph.
B Cl. 1
Bsn.
11
67
12
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN 68
Picc.
Fl. 1
5
5
5
Fl. 2
5
5
B Cl. 2
B Cl. 3
Ob.
B Cl. 1
B. Cl.
Bsn.
3
rit.
5
5
5
5 5
5 5
5
5
3
3
3
3
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
3 3
3
Euph.
3
PE
Tbn. 3
L re
ui
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
le
Hn. 3/4
3
3
Hn. 1/2
ha se
B. Sx.
C pu O
s
T. Sx.
solo
PY
rc
A. Sx.
3
Tuba
Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
3
Water Gong
Tam-tam
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
Wind Chimes scramble, not up and down
3
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69
70
71
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
13
Drop 3 72 = 72
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
B Cl. 2
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
Bsn.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc. 1
eq
ui
s
R ga U lu se S r A
C pu O
L re
le
Hn. 3/4
PE
Hn. 1/2
PY
ha se
B Cl. 1
rc
Picc.
rit.
Ocean Drum
Perc. 2
Triangle
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
CB0039-01
end of mallet on B. Dr. shell 3
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
14
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
accel.
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Bsn.
tutti
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
C pu O
le
on bell
s
ui
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
PE
rc
L re
Finger Cymbals
Perc. 3
PY
Perc. 2
Perc. 1
ha se
Picc.
80 = 60
3
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
80
81
CB0039-01
82
83
84
85
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
= 100 Picc.
Fl. 1
90 = 66 3 3
rit.
3
Fl. 2
3
B. Cl.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Bsn.
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
3
3
3
3
eq
le
Tbn. 3
3
PE
Tbn. 2
R ga U lu se S r A
3
B Tpt. 1
3
3
Tbn. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
86 CB0039-01
87
88
89
3
3
90
3
Perc. 1
PY
rc
B Cl. 3
C pu O
s
B Cl. 2
3
L re
B Cl. 1
ui
Ob.
ha se
86
15
91
16
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
A. Sx.
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
92
3
3
93
3
3
3
94
95
Tam-tam
Tom-toms (2) 3
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PE
B Tpt. 3
Hn. 1/2
B Tpt. 2
PY
ha se
Bsn.
rc
B. Cl.
C pu O
B Cl. 3
s
B Cl. 2
L re
B Cl. 1
6 6 6 6
ui
Ob.
6
eq
Fl. 2
R ga U lu se S r A
Fl. 1
le
Picc.
= 60
rit. = 120 92 6 6
96
97
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
98
B Cl. 2
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
B. Sx.
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
3
Tbn. 2
Tbn. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
3
98
scramble
Perc. 5
Perc. 4
CB0039-01
le
Tbn. 1
PE
B Tpt. 3
R ga U lu se S r A
3
B Tpt. 2
T. Sx.
A. Sx.
Hn. 1/2
PY
B Cl. 1
ha se
rc
Ob.
C pu O
Fl. 2
L re
ui
Fl. 1
101 Drop 4
s
Bsn.
eq
Picc.
17
99
100
101
102
103
18
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN 104
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
B Cl. 2
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
Bsn.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
L re
s
ui
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
Tbn. 3
le
Tbn. 2
PE
Tbn. 1
C pu O
A. Sx.
ha se
rc
B Cl. 1
PY
Picc.
place cymbal upside-down on largest drum roll on cymbal and randomly gliss
ad lib.
Perc. 1
ad lib.
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Bass Drum roll ad lib. with brushes
Perc. 5
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106
107
108
109
ELEGY FOR A GHOST TOWN
19
110
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
B Cl. 2
B Cl. 3
B. Cl.
Bsn.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1/2
Hn. 3/4
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2
B Tpt. 3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
Tbn. 3
le
Tbn. 2
PE
Tbn. 1
L re
A. Sx.
s
ui
B Cl. 1
PY
ha se
rc
C pu O
Picc.
fade to nothing
fade to nothing
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Tam-tam
Perc. 4
Perc. 5
Perc. 3
w/ felt
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112
fade to nothing
fade to nothing
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