For This Brave New Day

Steve Danyew

Steve Danyew

General Info

Year: 2020
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Steve Danyew
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $169.99; (digital) - $169.99   |   Score Only (print) - $40.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III-IV
Oboe
English Horn (optional)
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Tuba I-II
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

• Bass Drum
• Chimes
• Crash Cymbals
• Crotales
• Glockenspiel
• Marimba
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Triangle
• Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

For This Brave New Day was commissioned in 2020 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the South Shore Conservatory Summer Music Festival. Eric Laprade, director of the Summer Music Festival Wind Ensemble, led a consortium made up of ensembles and schools throughout the Boston area and the northeast.

As Eric and I discussed possible ideas for the piece, he described a typical day at the summer music festival: early in the morning the grounds are quiet. The sun is still rising, dew is glistening on the grass, and peaceful sounds of nature emerge. Students begin to arrive on campus, and soon music begins to fill the air. By the middle of the day, the festival grounds are alive with music as the day reaches a triumphant arrival. I was drawn to this concept and thought it would be fun to try to paint this scene through music. Naturally, the music starts very quietly and generally grows louder and more triumphant as the piece goes on.

- Program Note by composer

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. SSC Festival Wind Ensemble (Eric Laprade, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• College of New Jersey (Ewing Township) Wind Ensemble (Eric Laprade, conductor) – 18 February 2022 (CBDNA 2022 Eastern Conference, Baltimore, Md.)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Canon Fanfare (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
• The Lost City of Tryon (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
• Three Fugues by J.S. Bach (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
  • Fugue No. 2 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
  • Fugue No. 16 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
  • Fugue No. 23 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
• Three Spirituals (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
  • Down by the Riverside (Flex instrumentation) (as adapter; arr. Burleigh) (1922/2020)
  • Deep River (Flex instrumentation) (as adapter; arr. Burleigh) (1917/2020)
  • I Want to Be Ready (Flex instrumentation) (as adapter; arr. Burleigh) (1917/2020)
• Three Tallis Melodies (Adaptable Band) (as arranger) (2020)

All Wind Works

• Adagietto (2014)
• Alcott Songs (2015)
• Amazing Grace (2020)
• American Nocturne (2021)
• Canon Fanfare (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
• Distant Moons
• Entrata (2019)
• Festival Music (2020)
• Flash Back
• For This Brave New Day (2020)
• Fugue No. 2 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
• Fugue No. 16 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
• Fugue No. 23 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
• Goodnight, Goodnight (2010)
• Green Diamond (2018)
• An Hour of Hallowed Peace (2016/2019)
• Into the Silent Land (2018)
• Journeys
• Lamentation for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble (2019)
• Lauda (2009)
• The Lost City of Tryon (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
• Magnolia Star (2012)
• Montis Dei. See: Lauda
• Mountainscape (2012)
• River Town Jubilee (2015)
• The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2011)
• This World Alive (2013)
• Three Fugues by J.S. Bach (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
  • Fugue No. 2 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
  • Fugue No. 16 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
  • Fugue No. 23 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
• Three Scenes from Home (2017)
• Three Spirituals (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1722/2020)
  • Down by the Riverside (Flex instrumentation) (as adapter; arr. Burleigh) (1922/2020)
  • Deep River (Flex instrumentation) (as adapter; arr. Burleigh) (1917/2020)
  • I Want to Be Ready (Flex instrumentation) (as adapter; arr. Burleigh) (1917/2020)
• Third Mode Melody (2020)
• Three Tallis Melodies (Adaptable Band) (as arranger) (2020)
• Vermont State Fair (2015)
• Winter Song (2018)

Resources

• Perusal score
• Steve Danyew website Accessed 17 February 2022