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Curtain in the Sky (flex)

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Robert Langenfeld

Robert Langenfeld


General Info

Year: 2017 / 2018
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00


Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Soprano Wind 1

  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • B-flat Trumpet

Soprano Wind 2

  • Flute
  • Oboe
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • B-flat Trumpet

Alto Wind 3

  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet
  • F Horn

Alto Wind 4

  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet
  • F Horn

Tenor Wind 5

  • B-flat Tenor Saxophone
  • F Horn
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium

Tenor Wind 6

  • B-flat Tenor Saxophone
  • F Horn
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium

Bass Wind 7

  • Bassoon
  • B-flat Bass Clarinet
  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
  • Euphonium
  • Tuba

Bass Wind 8

  • Bassoon
  • B-flat Bass Clarinet
  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
  • Euphonium
  • Tuba

String Bass (optional)
Harp (optional)
Percussion I (optional)

  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Wind Chimes

Percussion II (optional)

  • Vibraphone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

A subtle work for wind band that features slowly shifting curtains of sound and optional harp and string bass parts that can further enhance the sound palette. The piece uses moments of silence and slowly evolving melodic lines to describe the movement from this dimension to the next.

- Program Note from publisher for full band edition


Based on a poem by the composer, this emotionally charged work is an elegy in loving memory of the composer's friend, Jacob Nance. According to the composer's program notes, "The poem describes a loved one going on a journey, and there are times when they take the journey alone. Regardless of the journey, they are never far away. The piece reflects this and uses moments of silent and slow melodic lines to describe this journey and convey the meaning of the poem in a way that only music can."

The last line of the poem reads, "I know it's not goodbye, because I know you are just beyond the curtain in the sky."

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist for full band edition


In loving memory of Jacob Nance.

- Program Note from score


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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