Eternal Vigilance
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 2008
Duration: c. 8:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Edward B. Marks Music Company through Hal Leonard Music
Cost: Score & Parts - $125.00 | Score Only - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contralto Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Harp
Piano
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Field Drum
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (Tam-tam)
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Eternal Vigilance (The Long Brave Line) is the result of a collaborative commission by the United States Air Force Academy Band, Lt. Col Steven Grimo - director; the United States Coast Guard Band, Lt. Kenneth Megan - director; the United States Military Academy Band, Maj. Timothy Holtan - director; and the United States Naval Academy Band, LCDR Melvin Kessler, director.
The two-part title is, in fact, a concise description of the composition. The first part comes from a quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson:
"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
The second part is a variation on a West Point Motto: "The Long Gray Line"
It was the composer's intention to portray in music both the dedication of the men and women who have so valiantly served our country, and the youthful enthusiasm they display as they prepare to become leaders in their own right.
To that end, the composition begins with an introduction that pays homage to those who have gone before in the service of our country. This is followed by a solemn, noble theme that is like the voice of tradition from the past to present calling a new generation to service. The main body of the work is a series of march-like themes and idiomatic fragments, much in the tradition of collegiate activity. Throughout this section there a frequent melodic references to the various military organizations - one theme often playing off another. The music reaches a peak which leads into a full-band fanfare, and then a more developed restatement of the "noble" theme. A brief, but stirring "coda" brings the music to a climactic close.
Program Note from Printed Score
Commercial Discography
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State Ratings
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Recent Performances
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Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Apocalypse (1972)
- Bold Venture (1990)
- Carpathian Sketches (1978)
- Cliff Island Suite (1990)
- Chorale and Toccata (1966)
- Colonial Airs and Dances (1986)
- Commemorative Suite, A (Jager) (1987)
- Concert in the Park (Jager) (2004)
- Concerto for Band (Jager) (1981)
- Concerto for Bass Tuba (Jager (1981)
- Concerto for Euphonium and Band (Jager) (1985)
- Concerto for Percussion and Band (Jager) (1984)
- Concerto No II for Alto Saxophone (Jager) (1977)
- Courage to Serve March (1971)
- Diamond Variations (1968)
- Eagle Rock Overture (1986)
- Epilogue: Lest We Forget (Jager) (1991)
- Esprit de Corps (Jager) (1984)
- First Suite (Jager) (1995)
- First Suite for Band (Jager) (1995)
- Hebraic Rhapsody (Jager)(2000)
- Heroic Saga (Jager) (1986)
- Highland Fling (2005)
- In Sunshine and Shadows (2004)
- Japanese Prints (1976)
- Joan of Arc (Jager) (200)
- Jubilate (Jager) (1978)
- Last Full Measure of Devotion, The (1995)
- Lord, Guard and Guide (1992)
- March 'Dramatic' (1967)
- March of the Dragonmasters (1984)
- Meditations on a Scottish Hymn Tune (Jager) (1993)
- Mystic Chords of Memory (2001)
- Old Time Spirit (1986)
- Pastorale and Country Dance (1979)
- Potomac Festival Overture (1990)
- Preamble (Jager) (1975)
- Prelude: Concert Liberte (1976)
- Prelude on an Old Southern Hymn (1983)
- Second Suite (Jager) (1965)
- Shivaree (1975)
- Sinfonia Hungarica (1998)
- Sinfonia Noblissima (1965)
- Sinfonietta (1970)
- Stars and Bars March (1963)
- Symphony No. 1 (1965)
- Symphony No. 1 (1976)
- Tableau (Jager) (1982)
- Tennessean March, The (Jager) (1968)
- Testament (Jager) (1988)
- Third Suite (Jager) (1966)
- Three Chinese Miniatures (1993)
- To Music (Jager) (2003)
- Tour de Force March, The (1970)
- Triumph and Tradition (1985)
- Uncommon Valor March (Jager) (1991)
- Under the Big Top (1987)
- Variants on the Air Force Hymn (1999)
- Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann (1968)
- Wall, The (Jager) (1993)
Additional Resources
None discovered thus far.
