Crescent Moon Floats in Blue-Pink Sky

From Wind Repertory Project
Walter Cummings

Walter Cummings


General Info

Year: 2002
Duration: c. 5:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Finger Cymbals
  • Marimba (optional)
  • Mark Tree
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tom-toms (3)
  • Triangle (small)
  • Vibraphone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Crescent Moon Floats in Blue-Pink Sky is a musical portrayal of an Idaho sunset the composer experienced in the fall of 2001. Traveling homeward after the Montana Music Educators meeting in Bozeman where the weather had been gloomy for several days, Cummings watched the clouds part over the distant mountains to reveal a technicolor sunset. Rays streaking across the horizon and a thin crescent moon made this truly a stunning moment worthy of commemoration in music.

This particular sunset remained a memory until the composer was contacted by Rich Miller, chairman of the St. Vrain Valley (Colorado) Honor Band, to commission a grade 3+ work for their annual clinic in January 2002. Crescent Moon Floats in Blue-Pink Sky soon came to musical life, and its premiere was conducted by Dr. Stephen Moore, director of bands at Colorado State University.

- Program Note from score


A truly unique musical statement capturing the timeless beauty of a classic sunset.

- Program Note from publisher


Media


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