I Shall Not Forget
General Info
Year: 2017 / 2021
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Chorus
Publisher: E.K.R. Hammell
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - C$80.00 | Score Only (digital) - C$20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Horn in F I
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Mark Tree
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
I Shall Not Forget was originally composed in 2017 as a choral setting of White Pansies by Canadian poet Archibald Lampman. Lampman wrote the poem in 1894 in response to the death of his young son, Arnold. The darkly beautiful imagery and profound sadness of the text are a solemn reminder to never take any moment for granted, and had an anguished, lamenting quality that spoke to me in a way I felt needed to be expressed musically — more specifically, as a melancholy lullaby.
This band re-orchestration was created in 2021 and is suitable for a developing or more advanced band.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Anticipation (2021)
- Cluster of Cells (as adapter) (2018)
- Game of Thrones (as arranger) (2011/2016/2021)
- I Shall Not Forget (tr. Hammell) (2017/2021)
- Martha My Dear (as arranger) (1968/2016/2021)
- Nerve & Verve (2020)
- Rescue (2023)
- Ride of the Raccoon (2023)
- Sandcastles (2022)
- Skyline (2018)
- Stardust Dunes (2020)
- Toxic (as arranger) (2003/2018/2021)
- When the Sun Comes After Rain (as arranger) (2012/2016)
- A Winter Dawn (tr. Hammell) (2017/2019)
Resources
- E.K.R. Hammell website Accessed 24 March 2022
- Perusal score