Elegy for a Firefighter
General Info
Year: 2008 / 2019
Duration: c. 6:25
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $90.00; (digital) - $90.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II (I doubling Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Triangle (small)
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In the spring of 2008, a number of firefighters lost their lives to several devastating wildfires plaguing the West Coast. Jeremy Martin, a California native, wrote this respectful piece to pay tribute with solemn sounds of rising and falling melodic lines that create expressive statements of loss and gratitude. The emotionally lyrical piece effectively conveys the power that music has in reaching out and touching people's hearts.
- Program Note from publisher
Dedicated to all firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty, this emotional work was inspired by the heroic work of those who battled wildfires near the composer's home on the West Coast. This sensitive and expressive piece includes a somber and quiet opening section, lyrical solos for flute, clarinet, and oboe, emotional melodic lines, lush harmonies, appealing contrasts of dynamic and texture, a powerful climax, and a soft, peaceful ending.
- Program Note adapted from The Instrumentalist
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Armed Force Medley (as arranger) (2022)
- Beautiful, Inside and Out (2020)
- Blue Horizons (2019)
- The Blue Hornets (2015)
- The Conquerors (2022)
- Cycle of the Werewolf (2015)
- Diamond Reflections (2019)
- Elegy for a Firefighter (2008/2019)
- Fast Falls the Eventide (2011)
- In Full Glory Reflected (2014)
- Laurie's Song (as transcriber) (1954/ )
- Normandy, 1944 (Upon the Great Crusade) (2024)
- Pomp and Circumstance (as arranger) (1907/2023)
- Prayer for Ukraine (as arranger) (1886/2022)
- Prelude on "Adeste Fideles" (2006/2022)
- Remember the Little Things (2019)
- Suite for Band (2015)
- Super-Secret Super Sleuths (2018)
- "Taras Bulba" Overture (as transcriber) (1891/1924/2022)
- That Others May Live (2008)
Resources
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 75.3 (Dec. 2020/Jan. 2021): 35. Print.
- Perusal score