Letters
General Info
Year: 2021
Duration: c. 7:45
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Kelijah Dunton
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $80.00 | Score Only (digital) - $30.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
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-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tom-Tom (middle and low)
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
A piece representing overcoming a romantic betrayal. My goal was to illustrate the concept as if it was a story. The "story" of the piece is "told" from the lens of the person who was betrayed by their partner. The piece goes through several iterations of the same melody but each time it's different, taking on a different identity entirely. Sometimes nostalgic and reminiscent, to bitter, menacing, full of malice and regret.
- Program Note by composer
Commissioned by the College Band Directors National Association.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Missouri (Columbia) Wind Ensemble (Brian A. Silvey, conductor) – 2 March 2024 (CBDNA 2024 Southwestern Division Conference, Kansas City, Mo.)
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) University Band (Betsy McCann, conductor) -- 29 November 2023
- University of Miami (Fla.) Frost Symphonic Winds (Roy McLerran, conductor) - 24 September 2023
- University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Wind Ensemble (Kenneth Ozzello, conductor) – 18 February 2023 (CBDNA 2023 National Conference, Athens, Ga.)
- CBDNA Small College Intercollegiate Band (Athens, Ga.) (John R. Locke, conductor) – 18 February 2023 (CBDNA 2023 National Conference, Athens, Ga.)
- University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Wind Ensemble (Justin White, conductor) - 3 November 2022
- University of Texas, Arlington, Wind Symphony (Douglas Stotter, conductor) - 21 October 2022
- University of North Dakota (Grand Forks) Wind Ensemble (James Popejoy, conductor) - 11 October 2022
- Northern Illinois University (DeKalb) Wind Ensemble (Thomas Baugh, conductor) – 7 October 2022
Works for Winds by this Composer
- City Knights (2018)
- Color in the Grey (2022)
- Echota (2024)
- Last Promise
- Letters (2021)
- Master of My Fate (2023)
- Morning Snow (2021)
- Moving Paths
- Nostalgia in the Air (2022)
- A Place in Time (2020)
- Ruby (2018)
- The Sight That Awaits Us (2022)
- Stillwater (2019)
- Wishes & Wantings (2023)
Resources
- Kelijah Dunton website Accessed 7 October 2022
- Perusal score