Eloi, Eloi
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00 | Score Only (print) - $30.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Solo Flute I
Flute I-II (II is Alto Flute)
Oboe I
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Sopranino Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Tam-Tam (medium and large)
- Triangle (small and medium)
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Eloi, Eloi was composed for conductor Ray E. Cramer and the Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble. The work's expression is not programmatic. It is intended as a simple prayer that pays tribute to and is in remembrance of the March 11, 2011, Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims. The title is drawn from Psalm 22:1, Matthew 27:46, and Mark 15:34 and states (in Arabic), "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" and translates to, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" The work was later adapted as the opening movement to the composer's Cantata, Drifting Gently Through Endless Beauty.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Indiana University (Bloomington) Symphonic Band (Eric M. Smedley, conductor) – 30 October 2022
- Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.) Symphonic Band (Matthew Arau, conductor) – 7 March 2020
- Osakan Philharmonic Winds (Osaka, Japan) (Tomo Matsuo, conductor) - 21 December 2019 (2019 Midwest Clinic)
- California State University Fresno Wind Orchestra (Gary P. Gilroy, conductor) – 3 October 2019
- United States Marine Band (Washington, D.C.) (Jason K. Fettig, conductor) – 17 May 2019 (Hamamatsu, Japan)
- University of Northern Colorado (Greeley) Wind Ensemble (Ray Cramer, conductor) - 7 March 2019 (84th Annual ABA National Convention)
- University of North Texas (Denton) Wind Symphony (Jack A. Eaddy Jr., conductor) – 17 November 2016
- United States Marine Band (Washington, D.C.) (Jason K. Fettig, conductor) – 20 July 2016
- Indiana University (Bloomington) Wind Ensemble (Stephen W. Pratt, conductor) – 21 April 2016
- H27 Wind Ensemble - 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Celebration Fanfare (2003)
- Centenary Anthem
- Children's Folksong Suite (2007)
- Concerto Gaucho (2007)
- Concerto Scion
- Divertimento for Brass Quintet
- Elegy for the Wall's Unnamed (2015)
- Eloi, Eloi (2015)
- Emblems of Sacrifice (2016)
- From Glory to Glory (2011)
- Lateral Perspectives
- Peloton (2018)
- Planted on the Crystal Sea (2018)
- Sojourn of Dreams (2015)
- Songs of Paradise (1941/2011)
- Star Dust (arr Walczyk) (as arranger) (2013)
- Symphony No. 2 (2010)
- Symphony No. 3 (2013)
- Symphony No. 4 (2017)
- Symphony No. 5 (2018)
- Visionplace of Souls (2001/2008)
- Winter Ricercar (2014)
Resources
- Eaddy, Jr., Jack A. "Eloi Eloi." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 11, Compiled and edited by Richard Miles, 535-541. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2018.
- Keveli Music Accessed 19 April 2016
- Perusal score