The work was premiered February 26, 2004, by the Emory University Wind Ensemble, Scott Stewart, conductor.Īs the title implies, Redline Tango is based on and contains elements of the Argentine dance form tango. Stewart of Emory University and Scott Weiss of Lamar University. Redline Tango was commissioned by Emory University, Lamar University, Arizona State University, Florida State University, Louisiana State University, Illinois State University, University of Kansas, and Mercer University. Originally commissioned by the Brooklyn Philharmonic, this is the re-worked, or "windstrated" version. A transition leads us back to an even "redder" version of the first section, with one final pop at the end. The material for the tango is derived directly from the first section of the work. After the peak comes the second section, the "tango," which is rather light but demented, and even a bit sleazy. The first section is the initial virtuosic "redlining" section, with constantly-driving 16th-notes and a gradual increase in intensity. In the case of this score, "redline" also refers to the "red line," or the IRT subway line (2 and 3 trains) of the New York subway system, which is the train that goes between my apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and BAM, where this work was premiered. The first is the common term of "redlining an engine," or pushing it to the limit. Redline Tango takes its title from two sources. Timpani, m.303: A half rest is missing from the final bar.B-flat Bass Clarinet, m.303: A half rest is missing from the final bar.
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