And Sail Away
Subtitle: For my son Thomas
General Info
Year: 2017
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Marimba
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Quiet and serene, this musical work brings memorable lyric melodies and soft harmonies to the front to create an expressive piece with a slightly nautical flavor. Very soft melodic lines begin, then swell as they rise and ebb like the flowing waves on the oceans. Reaching a dynamic climax the music then gradually fades, much like a ship that sets sail and quietly disappears over the horizon.
- Program Note from publisher
And Sail Away takes its title from a Robert Louis Stephenson poem entitled My Bed Is a Boat. The poem describes how children often prepare for bed at night as if they are going on a long journey, packing various items they might need. This resonated deeply with me, as I was helping my two-year-old son get used to his bedtime routine. The piece is a lullaby dedicated to my son Thomas.
- Program Note by composer
Awards
- ATSSB Composer's Competition, 2013, winner
Media
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class D
- Florida: II
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Across the Serengeti (2016)
- And Sail Away (2017)
- Bold
- Bravado Tango (2015)
- Cassini's Dive (2021)
- Christus Factus Est (as transcriber) (1884/2018)
- Circle of Wagons (2013)
- Come Down Rain (2018)
- Crowns of Glory (2020)
- Dance Slav (2018)
- Everybody Sang (2019)
- Foiled Again! (2014)
- Laniakea (2016)
- Leading Light (2022)
- Legacy Fanfare (2016)
- Monumental Triumph
- Moon Over Half Dome (2019/2021)
- On the Kerry Shore (2017)
- On the Wing (2014)
- Palo Duro Sunrise (2015)
- Passage of Arms (2013)
- Queen Anne’s Revenge (2013)
- Ruins of Tulum (2013)
- Scenes from the American West (2018)
- Solstice Dance (2015)
- The Spirit of Cashel (2019)
- Spellbound (2016)
- A Swashbuckling Christmas (2017)
- Symphony No.1 (2022)
- ¡Viva! (2017)
- Wellspring (2020)
- Whirling Novas (2015)
Resources
- Jack Wilds Music Accessed 2 August 2021
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 72/5 (December 2017), p. 39.
- Wilds, J. [2017]. And Sail Away [score]. TRN Music Publisher: [New Mexico].