Full Score - Moonburst

A consortium supported the creation of this work:
*consortium lead
Dan Parasky, utist
*The Moon Area Middle School Wind Ensemble, featuring utist Lauren Radeschi - Abigail Finkelstein
and Alan Fear, directors
The Slippery Rock University Symphonic Wind Ensemble - Dr. Jonathan Helmick, conductor
updated 6/29/2024

Instrumentation
Solo Flute (Grade 5 Difculty)
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Horn
Trombone
Baritone
Tuba
Timpani (Opt.)
Glockenspeigl & Woodblock (1)
Vibraphone
Xylophone (hard and soft mallets) & Woodblock (2)
Marimba (Opt.)
Percussion 1 - Snare Drum (w/ sticks & brushes)
Percussion 2 - Triangle & Bass Drum
Percussion 3 - Hi-hat & Sizzle Cymbal (sticks & mallets)
Percussion 4 - Hand Crash, Triangle, & Tambourine
Piano (Opt.)
About the piece:
Moonburst is a piece that aims to embody a full moon's enchanting and transformative power. The full moon can have a magical
presence, lighting up the sky with its reection of the sun's light to the point where it looks like it might burst. If you have ever
taken a walk during a full moon, you might have felt this captivating and mysterious essence.
The piece is arranged for a solo ute and wind band and captures the ethereal essence of moonlit nights. The solo ute is
central to the composition's narrative, and the music moves through varying dynamics and moods, much like the changing light
of the moon as it travels across the night sky.
The interplay between the soloist and the ensemble evokes light and shadow, serenity, and vitality, reecting the moon's ability
to soothe and invigorate the soul.
Performance considerations:
The ute soloist will be free to bring in their ideas during the ad-lib sections mentioned in the score. The written music only
serves as a guideline, and it is essential to spend rehearsal time on the cues between these moments of ute focus and the
addition of the ensemble.
There are 8 percussion parts, if you have less than eight performers in your group, you can choose to remove the optional parts.
The ensemble parts are specically scored to ensure that the ute soloist remains audible. The conductor must use their
discretion when assigning parts based on the maturity of the ensemble. A younger group may still need to develop the ability to
play as softly as some of these sections require. Therefore, reducing the number of players on a part in the sections where the
ute is more prominent is recommended as needed.

Robert Traugh
Flute 1.2
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet in B♭ 1.2
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1.2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Horn in F
Trumpet in B♭ 1.2
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Solo Flute
Timpani (Opt.)
Glockenspiel & Wood Block 1
Vibraphone
Xylophone & Wood Block 2
Marimba (Opt.)
Percussion. 1: Snare Drum
Percussion 2: Bass Drum
Percussion 3: Hi-hat & Sizzle Cym.
Percussion 3: Hi-hat & Sizzle Cym.
Percussion 4: Hand Crash, Triangle, & Tambourine
Piano
2
With life!
= c. 148
3
multiphonic
tremolo
F - Bb - Eb
no ped.
w/ hard mallets
l.v.
2
3
Copyright © 2024 Robert Traugh, All Rights Reserved.

4 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1.2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
4 5
Watch for cue!
6 7 8 10
9
Vib.
w/ pedal
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
w/ soft mallets
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
To Tri.
w/ brushes
Tri.
Pno
4 5 6 7 8 9
10

Moonburst
5
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
14
11 12 13
a 2 a 2
1.
2.
15 16
bell into stand
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
a 2
bell out of stand
a 2
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
11 12 13
14
15 16

6 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
a 2
19
17 18 20 21 22
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
To Glock.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
17
19 20 21 22
18

Moonburst
7
Fl. 1.2
a 2
23
24 25
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
1.
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
23 24 25

8 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
26
a 2
27 28
1.
29
30 31
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
To W. Bl.
W. Bl.
Glock.
multiphonic tremolo (same as before)
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
To Siz. Cym.
w/ soft mallets
l.v.
26 27 28
29 30 31

Moonburst
9
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
32
33
34 35 36 37 38
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
multiphonic tremolo (same as before)
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
To W. Bl.
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
w/ sticks
Pno
32 33 34 35 36 37 38

10 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1.2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
41
39 40 42 43 44
straight
mute
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
To Xyl.
W. Bl.
Xyl.
w/ soft mallets
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
39 40 41 42
43
44

Moonburst
11
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
45 46 47 48 a 2
50 51
49
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1.2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
multiphonic tremolo (same as before)
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
45 46
47
H-hat
48 49
50
51

12 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
a 2
52 53
54 55
56
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
1.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
multiphonic
tremolo (same as before)
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
To Glock.
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
52 53 54 55 56

Moonburst
13
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
57 58 59
a 2
60
1.
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Pno
To Siz. Cym.
w/ sticks
Glock.
To W. Bl.
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
57
58 59 60

14 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
61
a 2
62
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
1.
65
63 64 66 67
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
chi-ki-chi-ki air
sound
jet-whistle
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
W. Bl.
Pno
61 62 63 64 65 66 67

Moonburst
15
Fl. 1.2
a 2
68 69 70 71 72 73 74
t. nat.
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
chi-ki-chi-ki air sound
gliss.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
68 69 70 71 72 73 74

16 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
a 2
77
75 76 78 79 80 81 82
jet-whistle
To Xyl.
chi-ki-chi-ki air sound chi-ki-chi-ki air sound
To H-hat
To W. Bl.
Pno
75 76 77 78 79 80
81
82

Moonburst
17
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
83
88
84 85 86 87
a 2 a 2
89
a 2
bell
into
stand
Xyl.
w/ soft mallets
bell out of stand
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
83
84
85 86 87
88
89

18 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
a 2
93
90 91 92 94 95
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
a 2 a 2 a 2
To Glock.
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
90 91
93 94 95
92

Moonburst
19
Fl. 1.2
a 2
97
96
98
99
100
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1.2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
gliss.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
To W. Bl.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
w/ sticks
l.v.
Siz. Cym.
96 97 98
99 100

20 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
103
104
a 2
101 102
106
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
105
107 108 109
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
1.
2.
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
bell into stand
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
multiphonic tremolo (same as before)
Glock.
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
To Tamb.
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109

Moonburst
21
Fl. 1.2
a 2
110
111
As Soft As Possible!
1.
112
113
114
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭
1
2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
w/ sticks
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
110 111 112 113 114

22 Moonburst
Fl.
1
2
115
1.
116
117
118
119
a 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
1.
2.
B. Cl.
A. Sax.
1
2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
1. a 2
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭
1
2
Tbn.
Euph.
1.
2.
bell out of stand
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
Tba
S. Fl.
full ensemble is at forte
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
115 116 117 118 119

Moonburst
23
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1.2
a 2
a 2
120
a 2
122
121
a 2
123
124
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭
1
2
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
stagger breathe (do not breathe on barlines)
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
To Xyl.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
120 121 122 123 124

24 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1.2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
125
a 2
126
Open for Flute!rit.
127
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭
1
2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
ad.
lib.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
no ped.
Xyl.
w/ hard mallets
l.v.
H. Cr.
127
125
126
To W. Bl.

Moonburst
25
Fl. 1.2
128
129
= c. 148 Watch for cue!
130
131
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1.2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭
1
2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
multiphonic tremolo (same as before)
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
128 129 130 131

26 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1.2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
133
135
134
132
a 2
w/ soft mallets
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭
1
2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
W. Bl.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
H-hat
l.v.
133
132
134
135

Moonburst
27
Fl. 1.2
a 2
136
137
138
139
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1.2
a 2
a 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
a 2 a 2 a 2 a 2
gliss.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Siz. Cym.
Pno
136 137 138 139

28 Moonburst
Fl. 1.2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭
1
2
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1.2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Hn in F
Tpt in B♭ 1.2
Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
S. Fl.
Timp.
Glock. & W. Bl. 1
Vib.
Xyl. & W. Bl. 2
Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Pno
a 2
Watch
for cue! =
c. 148
141
143
a 2
a 2
a 2
gliss.
multiphonic tremolo (same as before)
w/ hard mallets
140 Open for Flute! = c. 148
l.v.
140 141
143
142
142