And in this dream there were eight windows

Timothy Mahr

N.B. The title of this work is correctly written in lower case with ellipsis: and in this dream there were eight windows...

General Info

Year: 2003 / 2013
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Mahr Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $125.00 | Score Only (digital) - $20.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum
Claves
Crash Cymbal
Flexatone
Glockenspiel
Maracas
Marimba
Sandpaper Blocks
Siren Whistle
Sleigh Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-tam
Temple Blocks
Triangle
Tubular Bells
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This composition is a modest exploration of the expressive potential contained in a synthetic eight-note scale: A, B-flat, C, D-flat, E-flat, F, G, A-flat. None of the other four available pitches (B, D, E, F-sharp) were used throughout the entire work. Through limitation, one at times discovers freedom.

As I began composing, ideas evolved that were seemingly propelled by the power each scale tone possessed to release musical moments that developed their own style and character. During the relaxed mental state of improvisation, I sensed a liberating process within these pitches. Each created a perceptual window through which different musical worlds could be experienced.

and in this dream there were eight windows... was premiered on October 19, 2003 by the University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Dr. Matthew J. George, conductor in Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: St. Olaf Band (Timothy Mahr, conductor)
Audio CD: St. Olaf Band (Timothy Mahr, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Central Florida (Orlando) Wind Ensemble (Scott Lubaroff, conductor) - 2 December 2021

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adoramus Te, Christe (as arranger)
and in this dream there were eight windows... (2003)
Appalachian Folk Dream (2016)
Argentum (1986)
Blue Sky Day (2006)
Bridge Square March (2005)
Bright Side (2015/2018)
Carolina Folk Dream
Climb the Castle Walls! (2011)
Dauntless (2015)
Daydream (1989)
Diamond Celebration (2009)
Dig Down Deep (2013)
Endurance (1991)
Etched in Stone (2018)
Everyday Hero (2011)
Fanfare and Grand March (1980)
Fantasia in G (1982)
Festivals
Fields of Grain as Seen From a Train (2008)
Flourish (2000)
GF Redux: "It's Yours", from A Jack Stamp Suite (2017)
Heroic Rhapsody (2009)
Heroic Valor (2009)
Hey! (2001/2005)
Honoris Causa (2009)
Hymn and Celebration (1994)
Imagine, If You Will... (2013)
Imagining Peace (2018)
Immigrant Dreams (1992)
Imprints
Inaugural Dances (2006)
Into the Air! (1998)
Look In/Look Out (2018)
A Mighty March (2003)
Mountain Prayers (2006)
Mourning Dances (2001)
Mr. Kallman (2019)
Noble Element (2007)
Passages (1984)
Pride, Promise and Progress (2009)
A Quiet Place To Think (1999)
Retreat, from All Hail the Power (2002)
The Soaring Hawk (1991)
Sol Solator (2009)
Spirits Ablaze (2013)
Spring Divertimento (1992)
Suite for Band (2014)
Symphony No. 1 (2016)
Uncle Lumpy's Garage (2005)
Urgent Voices (2020)
The View from the Mountaintop (1996)
When I Close My Eyes, I See Dancers (1997)

Resources

Perusal Score
Timothy Mahr website Accessed 2 December 2021