Symphony No 4 (Fairouz)
Subtitle: In the Shadow of No Towers
General Info
Year: 2012
Duration: c. 35:05
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Peer Music Classical
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental | Score Only - $40.00
Movements
1. The New Normal – 9:48
2. Notes of a Heartbroken Narcissist – 7:30
3. One Nation Under Two Flags – 7:25
4. Anniversaries – 8:45
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II-III
English Horn
Bassoon I-II-III-IV
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-VI
B-flat Bass Clarinet I-II
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-IVI
Horn in F I-IVIII
Trombone I-IVI
Tuba I-II-III
String Bass (amplified)
Piano (amplified)
Harp (amplified)
Timpani
Percussion I-VI, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Claves
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tenor Drum
- Triangle
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Inspired by Art Spiegelman's graphic novel In The Shadow of No Towers, the work evokes the cataclysm of 9/11 and its repercussions -- from personal to the national -- over the years. The work was premiered by the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble in 2013.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio CD: University Kansas Wind Ensemble (Paul W. Popiel, conductor) - 2013
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Cincinnati (Ohio) College-Conservatory of Music Wind Ensemble (Kevin Holzman, conductor) – 18 September 2017
- University of Kansas (Lawrence) Wind Ensemble (Paul Popiel, conductor) – 15 March 2017 (CBDNA 2017 National Conference, Kansas City, Mo.)
- Ohio State University Wind Symphony (Russel C. Mikkelson, conductor) – 30 October 2013
- University of Kansas (Lawrence) Wind Ensemble (Paul Popiel, conductor) – 26 March 2013 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Furia (2010)
- Jebel Lebnan (2011)
- Symphony No. 4 (2012)
Resources
- Fairouz, M.; Spiegelman, A. (2013). Symphony no. 4 : In The Shadow Of No Towers : For Large Wind Ensemble [score]. Peermusic Classical: New York.
- The Horizon Leans Forward..., compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 322.
- Mohammed Fairouz website
- "SYMPHONY No. 4 “In the Shadows of No Towers ” by Mohammed Fairouz (USA, 1985)." WASBE. Web. (Featured as WASBE’s Composition of the Week, 10 May 2021). Accessed 13 January 2023