Am I Sleeping?
General Info
Year:
Duration:
Difficulty: I-III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Children's song
Publisher: Lee Jinjun
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $60.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1A/B
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 2 A/B
- Flute
- Oboe
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Horn in F
- Violin
Part 3 A/B
- Bassoon
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Horn in F
- Tenor Horn
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Cello
- Viola
Part 4 A/B
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Cello
Part 5 A/B
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Trombone
- Tuba
- String Bass
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Am I Sleeping? provides a dark twist to the popular children's song Are You Sleeping, Brother John. It starts off dreamy, but then creeps towards a sinister nightmare, before waking up to reality again.
- Program Note from composer
Performance Notes
Pieces in the Variable Difficulty Series are scored in a five-part flexi-ensemble format, each part has an A and B part. The A part ranges around grade 2.5-3.5, and the B part ranges around 1-2. The two parts can be played simultaneously.
This piece has two different endings to choose from, a loud and a soft one.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Am I Sleeping? (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- Folk Song March (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- Jungle Bells (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- Little White Boat (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- Sampan Takes Off (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
All Wind Works
- Am I Sleeping? (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- Autumnal Fireworks
- Folk Song March (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- Going Home
- Jungle Bells (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- Little White Boat (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- March "Right Foot First"
- Operas on Parade
- Sampan Takes Off (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- Sing! (2012)
- Variations on "Chan Mali Chan"
- What Does the Future Hold?
Resources
- Lee Jinjun website Accessed 6 November 2020