Instrumentation
4 - Flute 1
4 - Flute 2
1 - Oboe 1
1 - Oboe 2
4 - B♭ Clarinet 1
4 - B♭ Clarinet 2
4 - B♭ Clarinet 3
2 - B♭ Bass Clarinet
1 - B♭ Contrabass Clarinet
1 - E♭ Contra Alto Clarinet
1 - Bassoon 1
1 - Bassoon 2
1 - Contrabassoon
2 - E♭ Alto Saxophone 1
2 - E♭ Alto Saxophone 2
2 - B♭ Tenor Saxophone
1 - E♭ Baritone Saxophone
1 - Piano
3 - B♭ Trumpet 1
3 - B♭ Trumpet 2
3 - B♭ Trumpet 3
2 - F Horn 1 & 2
2 - F Horn 3 & 4
2 - Trombone 1
2 - Trombone 2
2 - Trombone 3
2 - Bass Trombone
2 - Euphonium B. C.
2 - Euphonium T. C.
4 - Tuba
1 - Contrabass
1 - Timpani
3 - Chimes, Crotales, Orchestra Bells
1 - Marimba
1 - Vibraphone
1 - Xylophone
4 - Percussion 1 (Anvil, Cabasa, Clave,
Congas, Egg Shaker, Finger Cymbal
Tree, Maracas, Tambourine, Temple
Blocks, Wood Block)
4 - Percussion 2 (Triangle, Suspended
Cymbal, Gong, Snare Drum, Bass)
The Speed of Heat
Grade 6
by Julie Giroux
Commissioned by The United States Air Force Academy Band
Lieutenant Colonel Larry H. Lang, Commander and Conductor
The Speed of Heat is a musical depiction of the adventures of a fighter pilot, specifically an F-22 Raptor pilot. Rambunctious and daredevilish in nature, this work takes the listener through a series of events which are all based on fighter pilot "slang". Even the title is pilot slang for Warp One, or very, very fast. The opening is "The F-22 Raptor" itself and from there we go on an adventure in musical sections as follows:
Meas. 39 - "Fangs Out" - When a pilot is hot for a dogfight.
Meas. 52 - "Let's Dance" - Targets are sighted and we are in active pursuit.
Meas. 115 - "Padlocked" & "Beaded Up"
- "Padlocked" - To have a Bogey firmly in your sights. "Beaded Up" - Worried or excited
Meas. 148 - "Heater Shpanked" & "Flashbacks" - "Heater" is a heat-seeking missile. "Shpanked" is soundly getting defeated in a dogfight. "Flashbacks" is the musical description of the pilot seeing his life flash in front of him in slow motion.
Meas. 168 - "NFOD" & "Punch Out" - "NFOD" - No Fear Of Death. "Punch Out" - eject.
Meas. 211 - Back in a "Zoombag" - After a near death experience, the pilot gets back into his "flight suit."
Meas. 229 - "The Speed of Heat" - Let's just see how fast we can go.
Meas. 294 - "Breaking the Sound Barrier" - in this section the brass represent the sound barrier and the woodwinds depict the Raptor.
Meas. 304 to the end - "GAP" - Gauges all pinged (at max).
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