Storm's Passing, A

From Wind Repertory Project
Robby Good

Robby Good


General Info

Year: 2016
Duration: c. 6:15
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Robby Good
Cost: Score and Parts - $100.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon (doubles baritone saxophone)
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 (doubles bassoon)
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tom-Toms (3)
  • Vibraphone
  • Wind Chimes
  • Wood Block
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

A Storm’s Passing is a piece that takes all of the influences from the different types of music I love and blends them together into one wind ensemble piece:the wonder of a video game soundtrack; the power of a marching band performance; the familiarity of a pop or rock song; and the vision of classical and contemporary classical music.

One can imagine a sunlit horizon, with a calm and warm melody, and slowly, it is overtaken by gradually rolling clouds, foreshadowing what is to come. Suddenly, the storm attacks; lightning strikes, thunder claps, wind whips at the landscape, and all of the light is blocked out by a thick, dark ceiling of clouds. Soon, the storm rages into a controlled downpour, and in the eye of the storm, one can see all the chaos all around. Then, as the final bolt of lightning strikes the ground, a blinding flash fills the air, and as the world returns once again, the rain has stopped, the intensity has vanished, and all seems anew. The clouds begin to part, and beams of light pass through onto the world around, a feeling of rebirth surrounding. Finally, the clouds part, and above the blazing setting sun shines a rainbow as glorious and colorful as one can be.

I wrote this piece just like I would write any other piece: I want people to feel something from my music. I do not write for my own benefit, but rather, for my own expression: to feel my emotions through my own writing, and give those feelings to anybody who wishes to take them. Music is a passion, and an art, and a language. But it is also just music, and that music can change people. That is my goal, and what I wish to be able to do. I don’t need to be complex, and I don’t need to be a genius. I just need my emotions and some paper.

- Program Note from composer


Commissioned by the California State University, Northridge, Wind Ensemble, Dr. Lawrence Stoffel, Director of Bands. Made possible by the students of California State University, Northridge through the Instructionally Related Activities fund.


Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • California State University, Northridge, Wind Ensemble (Lawrence Stoffel, conductor) – 29 November 2016 *Premiere Performance*


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Lawrence Stoffel, personal correspondence, December 2018
  • Robby Good, personal correspondence, December 2018