Seconds Out

Samuel Hazo

Samuel Hazo

General Info

Year: 2013
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00; (digital) - $60.00   |   Score Only (print) - $7.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Chimes
• Glockenspiel
• Gong
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The term "seconds out" is often misunderstood. As a historical reference, it is used in the sport of boxing just before the boxers are about to begin to fight. It is an order, by the referee, that all coaches, trainers, etc. leave the ring. In other words, helpers (or seconds) must be out. At this point, it is all up to the fighters to rise to the challenge alone.

When I was asked to write a piece for Canonsburg Middle School, the oldest of my own children was in middle school. That really helped to shape the meaning behind this piece. Middle school is the last true opportunity for parents to be parents. By the time students are in high school, much of the "parenting" has been done and the basic life-lessons taught up to that point need to be understood. The emphasis parents have placed on work habits, helping others, decisions of conscience, etc. are either present, or they are not. Once high school hits, it is time for the youth to show what they can do alone, relying on how they have been prepared. It is literally "seconds out." This piece provides a musical description of the challenges and victories of adolescent life.

Seconds Out was commissioned by the Canonsburg Middle School Band of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; Mr. Paul Rush, Conductor.

-Program Note by composer

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Alabama: AL Band Class C
• North Carolina: III
• West Virginia: II

Performances

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• Weaver Middle School (Merced, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Ashley Shine, conductor) - 17 April 2015 (2015 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
• Aliamanu (Honolulu, Hi.) Intermediate School Band (Daniel Zane, conductor) - 27 February 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Our Kingsland Spring (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2015)

All Wind Works

• Across the Halfpipe. See: Minnesota Portraits
• Ascend. See: Georgian Suite
• Alleluia (2012)
• Arabesque (2008/2009)
• Arrows (2014)
• As Winds Dance (2003)
• Autumn on White Lake (2010)
• Blessings
• Blue and Green Music (2011)
• Books With Blank Pages (2015)
• Bridges (2007)
• Chorus Angelorum (2009)
• Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2008/2011)
• The Christmas Music of Samuel Hazo
• Danny Boy (as arranger) (2013)
• Diamond Fanfare (2006)
• Drums of the Saamis (2014)
• Each Time You Tell Their Story (2003)
• Echoes (2005)
• Enchanted Spaces (2012)
• Everything Beautiful (2015)
  • The Stillness of Remembering (2015/2016)
• Exultate (2001/2003)
• Fantasy on a Japanese Folksong (1997/2005)
• For Heaven and the Future (2016)
• From Gold (2015)
• Georgian Suite (2002-2006)
  • Our Kingsland Spring (2006)
  • Our Kingsland Spring (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2015)
  • Rivers (2002)
  • Ascend (2005)
• Glorificare (2013)
• ...Go (2008)
• Hennepin County Dawn. See: Minnesota Portraits
• In Flight (2000/2008)
• In Heaven's Air (2002)
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (as arranger) (2012)
• Jubilatéo (Fanfare and Allegro) (2013)
• Keltic Variations (2003)
• Minnesota Portraits (2008)
  • Hennepin County Dawn
  • Rest
  • Across the Halfpipe
• Mountain Thyme (2013)
• Novo Lenio (2002)
• Olympiada (1997/2002)
• Our Kingsland Spring. See: Georgian Suite
• Our Yesterdays Lengthen like Shadows (2010)
• Parkour (2011)
• Perthshire Majesty (2003/2004)
• Psalm 42 (2004)
• The Quest (2002)
• Rest. See: Minnesota Portraits
• Ride (2002)
• Rising Star (2006)
• Rivers. See: Georgian Suite
• Rush (2006)
• Seconds Out (2013)
• Sevens (2005)
• Siorai September (2011)
• Sky Is Waiting (2006)
• Sòlas Ané (2006)
• Southern Hymn (2009)
• Stella Maris (2014)
• The Stillness of Remembering. See: Everything Beautiful
• Their Blossoms Down (2002)
• Three Concert Fanfares (2007)
• To Be (2019)
• Today Is the Gift (2006)
• Voices of the Sky (2005)
• We Meet Again (2010)
• Whisper to their Souls (2008)
• A Zillion Nickels (2015)

Resources

• Samuel R Hazo website Accessed 13 September 2017