Raining Bricks

Adam Silverman

General Info

Year: 2018
Duration: c. 4:25
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Adam B. Silverman Music Productions
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $150.00; (digital) - $80.00 (available 2020)

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
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-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Cymbal stack
Glockenspiel
Mark Tree
Ride Cymbal
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Tom-Toms (3)
Triangle
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This piece is just what one might imagine from the title – a surreal soundscape of crashes and splats and thuds, slashing chords and terrifying thunderclaps.

Raining Bricks was composed in consultation with conductor Trey Harris, who assisted throughout the composition process, providing invaluable advice to make this work accessible to grade-five ensembles. Harris led the commission consortium and conducted the premiere at Kennesaw State University. This piece is dedicated to him.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Bowling Green (Ohio) State University Concert Band (Bruce Moss, conductor) – 3 May 2019
Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Symphony Band (Shaun R. Popp, conductor) – 1 May 2019
Kennesaw (Ga.) State University Wind Symphony (Trey Harris, conductor) – 12 December 2018 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Adam Silverman, personal correspondence, May 2019
Adam Silverman website Accessed 3 May 2019
Perusal score