Memento
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General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Theodore Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Memento was commissioned by the Indiana Bandmaster Association and premiered at eight different sites across Indiana by the all-district honor bands on November 13, 2011.
The work is dedicated to my paternal grandmother, Madeline Cross (b. 1927), one of the millions of people worldwide suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The title refers both to a physical keepsake or souvenir and the memories associated with such an item. It also evokes the Latin phrase memento mori, which literally means "remember that you will die;" although often associated in works of art with wrath and judgment, the phrase resonates most with me as an invitation to live generously and honestly.
The idea of nostalgic memory emerges most directly throgh two short quotations from On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away, the official state song of Indiana (though perhaps less popular than Back Home in Indiana). Written by Paul Dresser in 1897, the two verses fondly recollect first the narrator's childhood, especially his mother, and then his lost sweetheart. I chose a tune with a specific Indiana theme in honor of the commissioning party, but its sentimental context and harmonic progression pay clear homage to 'Stephen Foster and the American musical tradition he created.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Jefferson High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Wind Symphony (Carls Rowles, conductor) - 6 March 2024
- South Sound Symphonic Band (John M. Wetherington, conductor) - 12 November 2023
- University of Nebraska Kearney Wind Ensemble (Duane Bierman, conductor) - 2 December 2021
- Nebraska State High School All-State Band (Kearney) (Travis J. Cross, conductor) - 19 November 2021
- Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Mast, conductor) – 17 February 2018
- University of Hawaii Symphonic Band (David M. Blon, conductor) – 28 February 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Alleluia (as arranger) (1997/2004)
- And the grass sings in the meadows (2011)
- Be Thou My Vision (as arranger) (1999)
- Dawning Day (2006)
- Elegy (2009)
- Everlasting Light (2008)
- The Further Adventures of the Cowboy Kid and His Trust Sidekick Carlos (2004)
- Le vent de tristesse (2002)
- Let the Amen Sound (2012)
- Looking at the Stars (2010)
- Lullaby (2013)
- Memento (2011)
- Morning Song (2000)
- Music Aurea (2018)
- Rizzendo (2008)
- Short Essay (2003/2009)
- Things That Never Were (2010)
- Tribute (2007)
- Yesterdance (2016)