Rainbow Song
General Info
Year: 2021
Duration: c. 1:15
Difficulty: 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Each wind part clef is divided into four parts
Full Score
C Treble Clef
- Flute
- Oboe
- Mallets
B-flat Treble Clef
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Treble Clef
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
F Treble Clef
- Horn in F
C Bass Clef
- Bassoon
- Low Brass
- Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Sizzle Cymbal
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Rainbow Song, for adaptable band, is a contrapunctal fanfare for a rainbow. In the music, several notes are slurred together into melodic ideas that look like "rainbows" in the music. To me, this fanfare has a big, majestic sound, with a rainbow covering the sky with no beginning or end -- just like the melodies of the music that go back and forth between notes.
Rainbow Song also has harmonic elements, called musical chords, that lead the music forward and are fun to tune with bandmates as you play, listening to each other as a group, while making sure your own unique note blends into the musical texture. A chord is made of many notes (usually three) that sound in the music at the same time. You can hear chords in this music, and many other kinds of music too. Special percussion instruments, like the wind chime, also help create a glimmering atmosphere around the chords and melodies.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Rainbow Song (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
All Wind Works
- Rainbow Song (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Rise Up (2019)
- The Seasons of a Tourist (2011/2016)
- Spilled Orange (2015/2018)
Resources
- Judy Bozone website Accessed 31 March 2021
- Perusal score