Postcard for concert band Frank Ticheli INSTRUMENT 1 Full Score 1 Piccolo Flute 1 Flute’ 2 Oboe 1. Oboe 2 Bb Clarinet 1 Bb Clarinet 2 Bb Clarinet 3 Bb Bass Clarinet Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1. Eb Alto Saxophone 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone Eb Baritone Saxophone ®ONYNNER ORR REPRE ED Bb Trumpet 1 ATION Bb Trumpet 2 Bb Trumpet 3 F Horn 1 F Horn 2 F Horn 3 F Horn 4 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Euphonium (B.C.) Euphonium (T.C.) Tuba Timpani Percussion 2 Percussion 2 Percussion 3 BNNER AN WONRNNER REE DO Percussion Score PRINTED ON ARCHIVAL PAPER MANHATTAN BEACH MUSIC 1995 EAST 46TH STRI BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 14 14 PHONE 718/338.4137 FAX 718/338-4181PROGRAM NOTES POSTCARD was commissioned by my friend, colleague, and former mentor, H. Robert Reynolds, in memory of his mother, Ethel Virginia Curry. He requested that I compose not an elegy commemorating her deatis, but a short energetic piece celebrating, her life. In response, I have composed this brief “postcard” as a musical reflection of her character — vibrant, whimsical, succinet It is cast in an ABA form. The primary theme, first heard in the flute and clarinet and used in the outer sections, is a palindrome — that is, it sounds the same played forwards or backwards. This theme honors a long-standing tradition in the Reynolds family of giving palindromic names (such as Havinalt and Aina) to their children, H. Robert Reynolds’ first name is Harrah. The theme's symmetry is often broken, sometimes being elongated, other times being abruptly cut off by unexpected events ‘The B section is based on a five-note series derived from the name Ethel: E (E natural) T (te in the solfeggio system, B flat) H (in the German. system, B natural) E (E-flat this time) L (la in the solfeggio system, A natural). The development of this motive can be likened to a journey through a series of constantly changing landscapes. ‘The A’ section is articulated by the return of the main melody. This section is not identical to the A section, but is close enough in spirit to it to give the effect of a large-scale palindrome surrounding the smaller ones. POSTCARD was completed in the summer of 1991. Its first performance was on April 17, 1992, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by the University of Michigan Symphony Band conducted by H. Robert Reynolds. Frank Ticheli Pasadena, California June 24, 1993“Tange Sear Conmitsined by H, Rober Recs emery ot mehr Eel Waa Cry a POSTCARD J=160-168 indeed Frank Ticheli 1 2 3 4 5 6 gen Copyright © 1993 Manhattan Beach Music ° 1595 Bast 6th Street — Brooklyn, New York 11234-3122 US. Phone: 718/338-4137 Fax: 718/338-1151 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED — ENGRAVED AND PRINTED INTHE U.S.A.wrwe23| sont |coom, ofwm mene2s| Hy essenwre wrensven pete Din0Favn ffmar wm104 105 106 107 108 109 110 >ditaor = = apes oe oie | « 7 — = a eS ¥ a SE == = = —* — - + =| be % Lg. = -121 122 123 124 325om fi132 133 134. one143 (144 145 146 147148|Expressive 149 a WP 150 151153 154 155 156 157wou emt163 mor 164 165 166168 169 ~~ 4 sites a tng g Pa Es 5 > ty pt igs ela = i] ff 4 het a ig - eon io, he xt = ie fb ee as == See = aot om _ == SS 4 wip foe Pgh a wisen ss oF opp eS vo ff pS Sws Bopp pty et ft nal == A= = = __| res. 3 EF = ee fo + f173 174 175 176, <177 mmr178 179 180 181 182oom ron | 184188 189 190 191 192 a) et193 194. ce 196 197 198.ail me ‘5205 206 207 208 209 210 one ff Z 3 oma = z 4 vf = 3 vom = r = 3 ov ff E 3 == y oe | = = i oh, | = = = te i = t timp [2 +mar a218 219 220 » 221228 229 230 231 232 . 233 vrs234 235 236 237 238 239 monsmeme245 246 247 249250 251 252 253 ° 254261 262 263 264 were i)