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By the Fireside
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Drapkin Music Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $85.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
By the Fireside is a great addition to a December holiday concert or any program wanting to add a Jewish flavor to it. It is relatively short -- a little over two minutes long, but a lovely arrangement that starts out with solo flute.
Drapkin based this short band work on the classic Yiddish song Oyfn Pripetchik, which creates a distinct soundscape. Drapkin points out, “As is not unusual in songs from this area and culture, it has elements of sadness in it.” The opening statement is performed in the upper winds only, with the other instruments introduced in the second theme.
Premiered and performed in Denver by the Colorado Wind Ensemble, David Kish, artistic director.
- Program Note from publisher
This beautiful composition is based on a Yiddish song written by Russian-Jewish poet and composer Mark Markovich Warshawsky (1848-1907). Considered a classic of Yiddish folk song repertoire, the song tells the story of a teacher encouraging his young students to learn the Hebrew alphabet and the Torah.
- Program Note from The Instrumentalist
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- By the Fireside (2019)
- Der Rosenkavalier Suite for Band
- John Dowland Suite for Band
- My Resting Place (2019)
- The Rabbi Chaplain's March
- Suite of Old Yiddish Songs
- Tempest Hora
- Three Tallis Songs for Band
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Michael Drapkin." Accessed 5 May 2021
- Michael Drapkin website Accessed 5 May 2021
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist. 75/5 (April/May 2021), 26. Print.