Exhale (flex)

Sean O'Loughlin

Sean O'Loughlin

General Info

Year: 2018 / 2021
Duration: c. 5:05
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $60.00   |   Score Only (digital) - $10.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part A

• C Instruments
  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • Violin
  • Guitar
• B-flat Instruments
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • B-flat Trumpet
• E-flat Instruments
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part B

• C Instruments
  • Oboe
  • Violin
  • Guitar
• B-flat Instruments
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • B-flat Trumpet
• E-flat Instruments
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part C

• C Instruments
  • Violin
  • Guitar
• B-flat Instruments
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • B-flat Trumpet
  • Tenor Saxophone
• E-flat Instruments
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone
  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
• F Instruments
  • F Horn

Part D

• C Instruments
  • Trombone
  • Bassoon
  • Euphonium
  • Cello
  • String Bass
• B-flat Instruments
  • Bass Clarinet
  • Tenor Saxophone
  • Baritone T.C.
• E-flat Instruments
  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
  • E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
• F Instruments
  • F Horn

Part E

• C Instruments
  • Trombone
  • Bassoon
  • Euphonium
  • Cello
  • String Bass
• B-flat Instruments
  • Bass Clarinet
  • Tenor Saxophone
  • Baritone T.C.
• E-flat Instruments
  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
  • E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
• C Instruments (low)
  • Tuba

Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Cabasa
• Chimes
• Crash Cymbals
• Mark Tree
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tambourine
• Tam-tam
• Triangle
• Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Exhale was commissioned by the New York State Band Director’s Association. To be commissioned by such an incredible consortium of schools and educators is one of the highest honors a composer can achieve. Exhale is a composition born out of the directors’ desire for innovative and creative writing for concert band to be included in the 2017 NYSBDA Honor Band Festival.

The music in Exhale explores the various forms of breathing we experience in our everyday lives. From resting to exercising, the music depicts these various states of breath. In addition, I wanted to explore the colors of the modern wind band both with the rich use of harmony and the textural use of composite rhythms to create an eclectic tapestry of sound. I still give the listener and the ensemble a melody to grab onto, but I complement that with waves of sound and colors.

- Program Note by composer

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Craig V. Hamilton, conductor) - 31 October 2022
• South Dakota State University (Brookings) Caldwell Concert Band (Kevin Jessler, conductor) - 2 March 2021

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Achilles' Wrath (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2013)
• Amazing Grace (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2012/2014)
• Exhale (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2021)
• Hidden Wonders (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• The Ides of March (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2015)
• Visigoths (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2012)
• Waltz of the Carols (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

All Wind Works

• Achilles' Wrath (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2013)
• Amazing Grace (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2012/2014)
• Ancient Hunters (2004)
• Ancient Irish Hymn (as arranger) (2006)
• Arrival at Normandy (2005)
• Azimuth (2017)
• Back to the Future (as arranger)
• Battlefront (2017)
• The Best of INXS (as arranger) (2016)
• Beyond the Crest (2018)
• The Blessing (as arranger) (2010)
• Burst (2008)
• Canyon Winds (2004)
• Carol of the Bells (as arranger)
• Christmas Sketches (as arranger) (2000)
• Commence! (2018)
• Convergence (2017/2019)
• Convergence (Trumpet sextet) (2017)
• Counting Stars (as arranger) (2015)
• Daedalus' Labyrinth (2014)
• Dawn of the Spartans (2017)
• Dominion (2013)
• Doppler Effect (2014)
• Eclipsys (2003)
• Edge of Destiny (2016)
• Elation (2013)
• Emblazon (2011)
• Embolden (2018)
• Enchanted Village (2007)
• Exhale (2018)
• Exhale (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2021)
• Fairytale of New York (as arranger) (2015)
• Fortitude (2009)
• A Gleeful Christmas (as arranger) (2012)
• Hawaii Five-O Theme (as arranger) (2011)
• The Heart's Cry (as arranger) (2014)
• Hidden Wonders (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Hidden World (2013)
• Highlights from "Brave" (as arranger) (2012)
• Highlights from "Frozen" (as arranger) (2013)
• Highlights from "Mary Poppins" (as arranger) (1963/2011)
• Holiday Ornaments (as arranger) (2003)
• Holiday Portraits (as arranger) (2010)
• How to Train Your Dragon (as arranger) (2010)
• Huron Trail (2009)
• The Ides of March (2013)
• The Ides of March (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2015)
• I'm Shipping Up to Boston (as arranger) (2004/2012)
• Imani (2001)
• Impact (2008)
• Incursion (2018)
• Intensity (2005)
• Into the Mist (2002)
• Irish Vision (as arranger) (2002)
• Ironclad (2011)
• Jam! (2010)
• Journey to Illyria (2018)
• Joy to the Season (2013)
• Jubilant Holiday (2005)
• Lady Gaga in Concert (as arranger) (2017)
• Legacy (2012)
• The Lost Tomb (2010)
• Lost in Space (as arranger) (1993)
• The Ludlows (2011)
• Magellan (2015)
• Mammoth (2014)
• Mary Poppins (as arranger) (2011)
• Metal! (as arranger) (2014)
• Mighty Mite (as arranger) (1951/2003/2013)
• Monuments (2002)
• Moonlit Skies (2020)
• Mountains of Mohon (2008)
• Mystic Portal (2010)
• Mythos (2012)
• Not So Silent Night (as arranger) (2007)
• Omicron (2013)
• Oscillation (2011)
• Osmosis (2015)
• Overlords (2006)
• Passacaglia Variants (2019)
• The Past is Always Present (2017)
• Path of Destiny (2009)
• Path to Victory (2012)
• Phantasm (2016)
• Poker Face (as arranger) (2011)
• Primal (2016)
• Promised Land (2010)
• Prophesy (2004)
• Pulse Pounding (2014)
• Redhawk (2008)
• Relics of the Past (2011)
• Resolution (2004)
• Ricochet (2009)
• Ruminations (2008)
• Santa's Toy March (as arranger) (2011)
• Silent Night (as arranger) (2014)
• Skyburst (2014)
• Soaring (2013)
• Sonic Fusion (2002)
• Spectral Landscapes (2006)
• Spirals of Light (2007)
• Spirit of the Sea (2004)
• The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2017)
• Strength and Honor (2020)
• Strong of Heart (2019)
• Stronghold (2015)
• Supremacy (2009)
• Temblor (2017)
• Terminus (2020)
• Theme from "Lost in Space" (as arranger) (1965/1993)
• Thrive (2015)
• Thunderbound (2019)
• Thunderstruck (2015)
• Traditions (2016)
• Tribal Quest (2003)
• Turning Point (2012)
• The Twelve Days of Christmas (as arranger) (1999)
• Twinkle Little Christmas Star (as arranger) (2016)
• Unbound (2012)
• Unforgotten Friends (2006)
• Urban Invasion (2007)
• Venture (2012)
• Vigor (2003)
• Visigoths (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2012)
• Waltz of the Carols (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
• Waves of the Revolution (2005)
• Wigan Warriors (2006)
• Winds Along the Whippany (2010)
• Zig Zag (2019)

Resources

• Perusal score
• Sean O'Loughlin website Accessed 5 June 2020