Zeembah (2017)
Instrumentation: Level 5 Wind Ensemble
Approx. Running Time: 5:00
Zeembah is the made-up word that came to my brain when I first finished the piece and was trying to think of a name. I thought it just sounded “zeembah-ish”.
The piece has heavy influence from a hodgepodge of sources including disco brass, New Orleans rhythm section funk, Simpson-main-title Bari saxophone, and fond memories of a piece I used to play in middle school marching band (but now can’t remember the name of).
Composing it was kind of just an experiment in experimentation, a “Gonzo Journalism” method of composing; I spent no time conceptualizing it and just started writing till I was finished.
There are two studio recordings of this piece, the most recent one is shown below.
Purchasing the score/parts set grants you all PDF files, 1x coil-bound score (11 by 17) and 1 printed copy (per part) of each part, booklet printed on 12 by 18 paper.