Chrysanthemum

I found myself in a rut and wanted to expand some of the harmonies I was using in my wind ensemble music, and this is the end result. Lots of inspiration from John Williams and Jacob Collier encouraged me to be more colorful and expansive with my chord choices. The name Chrysanthemum was originally chosen just because I thought it was beautiful but somehow relevant. I then discovered that Chrysanthemums are said to have different meanings depending on which color the flower is, which I found to be a happy accident since I feel that this piece has some different colors and emotions throughout. The ostinato throughout should be consistent but not overpowering. Encourage the 2nd Clarinet to bring their C-Bb pitch change in the 2nd half of the phrase (ex. m.3-4). The melody in the F Horn and Alto Sax 1 can be a solo for either instrument, or a soli from either/both sections. Be mindful of the syncopation in the Timpani at m. 25 and the Timpani, Bass Drum and Crash Cymbal at m. 87. Also be mindful that the crash cymbal doesnit overplay throughout. For the Headless Tambourine part at m. 47 I ended up mounting a tambourine to a cymbal stand, but you can also lay it on a percussion table, upside down if you have heads on all your tambourines. RECORDING NOTE: On the recording you will hear a couple of minor mistakes. There was a miscommunication in the Glockenspiel part at the beginning that was fixed after recording. The Gb is played through the entire measure in the 2nd half of the phrase (ex. M. 7-8), as well as Db and Gb in m. 15-16 The Flute melody at m. 45 is played incorrectly. The Percussion ends up out of sync at m. 95.