All or Nothing
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 4:50
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Molly Joyce
Cost: Score and Parts - $250.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum (large)
- Crash Cymbals (large, mounted)
- Glockenspiel
- Slapstick
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal (large)
- Tambourine
- Trash Cymbal (spiral)
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
All or Nothing enacts a progression from attack to sustain, highlighting the process’ consistencies and inconsistencies, and asking if the concept of having “all” or “nothing” is desired. The inquiry stems from recent research into social uniformity and particularly through the social model of disability, which states that people are disabled by barriers in society rather than by impairment or difference. Therefore by asking if all or nothing is desired, I hope to illuminate overriding challenges in such a polarizing categorization, as well as utilize the singular body of the symphony band, an optimal instrumentation to execute such differences.
All or Nothing was commissioned by and dedicated to Ball State Symphony Band and Dr. Caroline Hand, made possible by the ASPiRE Junior Faculty Creative Arts Award.
- Program Note by composer
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls) Wind Ensemble (Danny Galyen, conductor) - 12 April 2022
- University of North Florida (Jacksonville) Wind Symphony (Erin Bodnar, conductor) - 10 February 2021
- Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Symphony Band (Caroline Hand, conductor) – 20 September 2019 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- All or Nothing (2019)
- Collapsibility (2015)
- Up and Down (2022)
Resources
- Molly Joyce, personal correspondence, September 2019
- Molly Joyce website Accessed 13 September 2019