Morning Music
General Info
Year: 1986
Duration: c. 16:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Chester Novello
Cost: Score and Parts - $95.00 | Score Only - $20.00
Movements (played without pause)
1. Prelude: Ships - :25
2. Towers - 2:30
3. Domes - 2:30
4. Theatres - 1:55
5. Temples - 3:05
6. Finale - 2:20
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Cor Anglais
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
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-III
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Crotales
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbals (3)
- Tam-Tam
- Wood Blocks (3)
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Commissioned by Timothy Reynish with funds from the Arts Council of England. The world premiere took place at the WASBE Conference in Boston, July 25, 1987, played by the Northshore Concert Band, under the baton of Tim Reynish.
This city now doth like a garment wear
The beauty of the morning, silent, bare.
Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie
Open unto the fields and to the sky
All bright and glitt'ring in the smokeless air...
The inspiration for Morning Music is drawn from the sixth line of Wordsworth's sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge. The work is in seven movements, played without a break, and is scored for orchestral wind and brass, with the addition of four saxophones, piano, harp and basses.
- Program note by Timothy Reynish
Awards
- Morning Music has been recommended as interesting, serious and distinctive music by members of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Royal Northern College Wind Orchestra Timothy Reynish, conductor
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) Wind Ensemble (Clark Rundell, conductor) - 29 June 2023
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Concerto for Ten Brass Players (1988)
- Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Orchestra (1993)
- Fanfare on a 16th Century Tune (1999)
- The Four Seasons (1991)
- Jazz Calendar (1964)
- Morning Music (1986)
- Reflections on a Sixteenth Century Tune (1999)
- Travel Notes 2 (1980)
Resources
- Miles, Richard B. 2000. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 3. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 517-528.
- Tim Reynish website