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Nothing to Fear, Nothing to Doubt
General Info
Year: 2016
Duration: c. 9:55
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $220.00 | Score Only (print) - $30.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
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
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Tam-Tam, large
- Tom-Toms (5)
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Nothing to Fear, Nothing to Doubt came out of a very difficult time in my life where fear and doubt were very real daily struggles. The music is based on the Radiohead song Codex from their album the King of Limbs. This particular song, while beautiful and peaceful, is quite dark and devoid of hope, so I decided to treat the source material in a different way.
The piece begins like a camera that is completely out of focus so that all that one can see are nebulous blobs of color. Eventually, the music gradually gains direction and momentum until, by the end of the piece, the musical shapes and gestures are crystal clear. The title, Nothing to Fear, Nothing to Doubt, comes from the lyrics of a different Radiohead song which has as its theme acceptance of life’s trials, resilience, and forward progress.
Nothing to Fear, Nothing to Doubt was commissioned by a consortium of high school and university wind ensembles:
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- The Hartt Symphony Band (West Hartford, Conn.) (Glen Adsit, conductor) - 30 April 2022
- Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) Symphonic Winds (Simon Holoweiko, conductor) - 14 October 2021
- Truman State University (Kirksville, Mo.) Wind Symphony I (Curran Prendergast, conductor) – 28 April 2017
- Ohio University (Athens) Wind Symphony (Andrew Trachsel, conductor) – 4 April 2017 *Premiere Performance*
- University of Illinois at Chicago Wind Ensemble (José Oliver Riojas , conductor)– 2 March 2017
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville Wind Symphony (Scott Anthony Jones, conductor) - 21 February 2017 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Agua Nocturna (2010)
- And Can It Be (2009)
- Black Bolt! (2012)
- Blues for a Squirrel in the Rain (2019)
- Bock Fanfares (2013)
- Burning Music (2011)
- Chamber Concerto No. 1 (2012)
- Concertino Caboclo (2012)
- Dancefares (2016)
- Deep Calls to Deep (2016)
- The Exultant Heart (2016)
- Ford's Machine (2011)
- The Grand Processional of Our Reptilian Overlords (2019)
- He Who Would Valiant Be (2010)
- Heavy Weather (2012)
- I Know Moonrise (2019)
- If I Am to Leave... See: Symphony No. 1
- In Light, Accessible... (2015)
- The King of Love, My Shepherd Is (2004)
- Last Dances of Prospero (2009)
- Light Beyond Shadow (as arranger) (2020/2022)
- Like a River Glorious (2008)
- Lullaby for Leaving (2021)
- Lullaby from "Memorial to Silent Voices" (2011)
- Lux Veritas,
- Moonstruck Possum Trot (2013)
- The Mountain Whippoorwill (2011)
- Noche Triste (2013)
- Nocturne Under a Red Moon (2013)
- Nothing to Fear, Nothing to Doubt (2017)
- Nuclear Family (2014)
- Oh, What a Morning! (2013)
- Paens for Brass Quintet (2009)
- Reanimations (2014)
- Red Rover (2019)
- Rumpelstilzchen (2010)
- The Seventh Degree of Freedom
- Symphony No. 1 (2019)
- Through the Looking Glass (2008)
- Urban Etudes for Double String Quartet and Brass Quintet (2009)
- You'll Come Matilda (Endlessly Waltzing) (2015)
Resources
- Jess Langston Turner website Accessed 4 April 2017
- Perusal score