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In a Gentle Rain
Subtitle: From the Willson Suite
Contents
General Info
Year:1990
Duration: c. 3:43
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score Only - $9.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Flute
Solo Oboe
Solo Clarinet
Solo Bassoon
Solo Alto Saxophone
Solo Tenor Saxophone
Solo Baritone Saxophone
Solo Trumpet
Solo Horn
Solo Trombone
Solo Euphonium
Solo Tuba
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
E-flat Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Marimba
- Pan
- Suspended Cymbal
- Thunder Sheet
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Willson Suite draws upon the forces of nature of its inspiration. Composed in 1997, the suite was commissioned by the Willson Professional Brass Company, world-renowned makers of quality euphoniums, tubas and other professional brass instruments. The work is dedicated to Roger Behrend, one of the world's most accomplished euphonium soloists and a Willson artist.
In a Gentle Rain, the second movement, explores the simple beauty of a spring or summer showers. The composer invites you to close your eyes and experience the soothing beginning of the rain, the gentle rumble of the thunder, and the quiet conclusions. If you listen closely, you can hear the final drops of water falling from the roof of the house.
- Program Note from score
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: The Washington Winds (Edward S. Petersen, conductor) – 2004
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Kishwaukee Concert Band (DeKalb, Ill.) (Dave Lehman, conductor) – 22 October 2017
- Sequim (Wash.) City Band (Tyler Benedict, conductor) – 7 May 2017
- McPherson (Kan.) College Concert Band (Kyle Hopkins, conductor) – 20 November 2016
- Band of Eagan High School, Eagan, Minnesota (Jackson Cobb, oboe) - 2014
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor; Ted Hamm, trumpet) - 29 February 2008
Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- Christmas Declaration (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (2009/2019)
All Wind Works
- Aces (2015)
- Ain't No Stoppin' Us (2007)
- Affirmation Overture (1991)
- Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual (1994)
- All is Calm (as arranger) (2002)
- American Bell Carol (2012)
- An American Christmas (2004)
- American Dances (Brass Ensemble) (2017)
- American Dances (Wind Ensemble) (2017/2018-2019)
- American Flourish (2009)
- American Landscape I
- American Portrait I
- And to All a Good Night (2004)
- Angels, from the Realms of Glory (as arranger) (1816/1999)
- Apollo Fanfare
- The Ascension. See: Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Ash Lawn Echoes (1993)
- At Daybreak
- At the Crossroads (1994)
- Bells!
- Beyond the Bell Carol (2018)
- Blue. See: Krisanna's Colors
- Brazil: Ceremony, Song and Samba (2009)
- Brazilian Bell Carol (2016)
- Buffalo Dances (2006)
- By Loch and Mountain (1997)
- Cameroon
- Castle Lore
- Celtic Bell Carol
- Celtic Carol (2002)
- Celebration Fanfare from "Buffalo Dances"
- Ceremonium (1994)
- Chatauqua
- Christmas Concerto III
- Christmas Declaration (2009)
- Christmas Declaration (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (2009/2019)
- A Christmas Festival (Grade II) (as arranger) (1950/2007)
- A Christmas Festival (Grade III) (as transcriber) (1950/2007)
- Christmas Hymn
- Christmas in the Round
- Christmas Proclamation
- Christmas Spectacle (as arranger) (2020)
- Cohan Celebration
- Crown of Glory
- Crush (2013)
- Currents (2006)
- Dance Celebration (2000)
- Danza
- Deck the Halls with Drums and Voices
- Declaration and Flourish. See: Vaughan Williams Suite
- Declaration in Blue (2002)
- Divine Comedy. See: Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Dramatico
- Dreams (2010)
- Dueling Dragons
- Earhart (2012)
- El Espiritu de Valencia
- Encanto (1989/2007)
- Eternal Peaks (2006)
- Evening Alleluias
- Fanfare and Processional on an Old English Carol (1999)
- Fanfare for a Holiday Celebration (2006)
- Fanfare for Tomorrow
- Fiesta La Vida
- Flying Fortress (2019)
- Full Throttle (2015)
- Furioso
- Gentle Winds of Spring (2019)
- Georgia on My Mind (as arranger) (1930/1980)
- Gladiator Finale
- Glorioso
- Goondiwindi
- The Great Locomotive Chase (2000)
- The Great Steamboat Chase (2003)
- The Greatest Generation (2017)
- Greensleeves. See: Vaughan Williams Suite
- Groovin' Down Cool Street
- Hadrian's Wall (2010)
- Herndon Exaltations
- Highlights from "Ragtime" (as arranger) (1997)
- Holiday March
- Holst Winter Suite
- On This Day Earth Shall Ring (as arranger) (1924/2001)
- In the Bleak Midwinter (as arranger) (1906/1992)
- Old Brenton Carol (as arranger) (1910/2001)
- Hoosier Suite
- Hymnsong Variants
- In a Gentle Rain (2000)
- In the Bleak Mid-winter (Smith)
- Incantations (1992)
- Inchon (2001)
- Inchon (adapt. Ninmer) (2001/)
- The Inferno. See: Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Into the Storm (1994)
- Ireland: Of Legend and Lore (1996)
- Irish Songs for Solo and Band
- Jingle Bells Forever (1998)
- Journeys in Time
- King of Kings (1998)
- Krisanna's Colors (2015-2017)
- Kronos (2003)
- Latin Bell Carol
- Liturgical Fanfare (1995)
- Lullaby for Band
- Maelstrom, The (1997)
- March Grandioso (as arranger) (1909/2007)
- Mighty Empire (2018)
- A Minor Holiday Celebration (as arranger) (2019)
- Mirages
- Morpheus (2004)
- Moto Continuo
- Musical Mayhem (2017)
- A Nation's Strength (2003)
- Navarro
- North Bay Vistas
- On Eagle's Wings (1999)
- Paradiso. See: Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- Peace Like a River
- Purgatorio. See: Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy"
- The Prairie is My Garden (2018)
- Prevailing Winds
- Promising Skies (2010)
- Recession, Depression Holiday Blues, The
- Red. See: Krisanna's Colors
- Relativo
- Rising Dragons (2006)
- Rites of Tamburo (1999)
- Repercussions
- The Runaway Sleigh
- Semper Liberi (1998)
- Sensei's Ride on the Cherry Blossom Express (2010)
- Shenandoah (arr. Smith and Story) (2003)
- Solaris
- Songs of Earth, Water, Fire and Sky (1998)
- Songs of Sailor and Sea (1997)
- The Sound and the Fury (1999)
- Southwest Summer (2009)
- Spirit of Orpheus, The (1998)
- Spirit of the Winds
- The Star of Dreams (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones (as arranger)
- Stone Gardens (2016)
- Suite for the Heroes Among Us (2018)
- Summer Nights (2016)
- Symphonic Festival (1991)
- Symphonic Statement (2006)
- Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy" (1995)
- Symphony No. 2, "The Odyssey" (2004)
- Symphony No. 3, "Don Quixote" (2008)
- Symphony of Souls
- Sword of Kings
- The Tempest (1995)
- Teutonic Tales (2010)
- Three Fanfares for a Celebration (2007)
- Through the Vulcan's Eye (1996)
- To Dance in the Secret Garden (1996)
- To Challenge the Sky and Heavens Above (2000)
- To the Summit! (2001)
- Top Gun (1986)
- Triton Fanfare
- Tromba Grande (2016)
- 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (as arranger) (1995)
- Twelve Seconds to the Moon (1996)
- Ultimatum
- Upon a Midnight Clear (as arranger) (2014)
- Valiance: A Heroic Overture for Band
- Vaughan Williams Suite
- Wassail (as arranger)
- Greensleeves (as arranger) (2007)
- Declaration and Flourish (2008)
- Walking the Planks (2012)
- When Summer Takes Flight (2002)
- Where the Black Hawk Soars (1995)
- Wind Song (2017)
- World Holiday Celebration
- Yellow. See: Krisanna's Colors
Resources
- Perusal score
- Smith, R. (1990). Willson Suite : Tronada, In a Gentle Rain, Hurricane : For Euphonium (Optional Tuba) and Concert Band [score]. Belwin Mills/Warner Bros.: [s.l.]
