Moon by Night
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 2001
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Music
Cost: Score & Parts - $85.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Eb Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon (opt.)
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Baritone
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (pitched in C)
- Marimba
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
Errata
- Baritone Sax, m. 38, should be a (sounding) B-natural, not a B-flat
- Flutes, m. 38-9: The G can either be Fl 1 only, with Fl 2 entering beat 3 of m.39, or Fl 2 can play the G whole note in m.38, tied to a G half note in m.39, before Fl 2 plays beats 3-4 in m.39.
Program Notes
Moon by Night is a modular work, as it is performable as a work for band and chorus, band alone, chorus and piano, or chorus a cappella. The text is the King James translation of Psalm 121, and the title is an image directly quoted from the psalm. The theme of the work is not sacred, however---it should be more like a hymn-like tone poem; a simple, straightforward chorale with long unending lines, where the text serves only to create an evocative mood. Moon by Night was premiered by the Sterling Municipal Symphony Band in Sterling, IL, on June 27, 2001, with Eric Whitacre conducting.
Program Notes by Jonathan Newman
Commercial Discography
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Recent Performances
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- Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Japan, - 2008 Summer Tour
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- 1861
- As the scent of spring rain
- Avenue X
- Climbing Parnassus
- Concertino (flute solo, chamber winds, and piano)
- Chunk
- Moon by Night
- OK Feel Good
- The Rivers of Bowery
- Symphony No. 1 ("My Hands Are a City")
- Uncle Sid
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