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To This Heartbeat There Is No End
General Info
Year: 2006
Duration: c. 6:10
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $85.00 | Score Only - $7.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
French Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Harp
Piano
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crotales
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Even though there is no way to truly understand what those folks living on the Gulf Coast went through during the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina, this piece is a tribute to all who continue to persevere in the aftermath. I am grateful to the Mississippi Bandmasters Association for their insight as I worked on the commission, and I will always be thankful for their willingness to have me conduct the premier performance with the Mississippi All-State Band during February of 2006.
I am especially grateful to Glen Buckalew, director of bands at Gulfport High School whose entire school and community was literally torn apart by the hurricane. He helped me to understand what his students and parents had to deal with after the storm passed. Glen was a tremendous help to me as I tried to find the correct emotions to display through the music. His students are fortunate to have such a wonderful mentor and role model.
The timpani part in this piece, although repetitive, is the most important part of the story. This is the "heartbeat" of the Gulf Coast community that would not die, no matter what tragedies came along. The piano, harp, crotales and bells motive is the representation of the cell phone that many held in their hands after the storm passed, waiting for the ring to let them know that another loved one had survived. The triad arpeggio, sounded first by the oboe represents the cry for help that so many heard as they searched for survivors after the storm.
- Program Notes from score
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Asian Folk Rhapsody (Flex instrumentation) (2001/2017)
- Fanfare for the Third Planet (Flex instrumentation) (2004/2006/2012)
- Into the Clouds! (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2016)
- (Risk) Everything for a Dream (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
- Ukrainian Bell Carol (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1904/2004/2018)
All Wind Works
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- American Barndance (2009)
- Andante and Tranquillo (as arranger) (1943/2009)
- Angelic Festival (1998)
- Antares (1999)
- As Tears Fall on Dawn's New Light (2013)
- Asian Folk Rhapsody (2001)
- Asian Folk Rhapsody (Flex instrumentation) (2001/2017)
- At the End of the Rainbow (2016)
- Awakening Hills (2003)
- Beyond the Clouds and Into the Heavens (2013)
- Bobbleheads! (2014)
- Brick Street Encounter (2008)
- A Brass Thing (as arranger) (2005/2007)
- Cambrian Explosion (2010)
- Caravan (as arranger) (1937/2000)
- Carol of the Night (2003)
- Celebrating My Three Best Friends (2016)
- A Celtic Christmas
- Chorale and Presto (2001)
- Christmas Festival Overture
- Cloud Dancing (2022)
- Concerto No. 1 (2016)
- Confluence (2010)
- Copacabana (as arranger) (1978/2002)
- Coventry Carol (as arranger) (2010)
- Dashing Through the Snow (2005)
- Dreamsong (2006)
- Duelin' Xylos (as arranger) (1998)
- Eagles Awake! (2017)
- Earth, Wind and Fire in Concert (as arranger) (1996)
- Everything for a Dream
- Fanfare and Call to the Post (2014)
- Fanfare for Justice (2018)
- Fanfare for the Third Planet (2004)
- Fanfare for the Third Planet (Flex instrumentation) (2004/2006/2012)
- Fanfare to New Beginnings (2019)
- Fantasy on a Theme by Samuel Barber (as arranger) (1931/2005)
- Fantasy on "Deck the Halls" (2019)
- Fantasy on Keystone Chorale
- Fantasy on an Irish Air (2001)
- Finale to "Symphony No 3" (as arranger)
- The Fives Prevail! (2013)
- Flash in the Pan! (2014)
- Flight of the Thunderbird (2004)
- Forever Holding Close the Memories (2008)
- French Carol Festival (as arranger) (2002)
- Full Tilt (2008)
- Funky, Rockin' Choo Choo (2011)
- Georgian Court Fanfare (2008)
- Grasshopper Dance (2008)
- Groovee! (2010)
- A Guide Along the Pathway (2011)
- Heroes Near and Far (2016)
- Hymn for the Cream and Crimson (2006)
- Hymn to Loved Ones Lost (2016)
- If It Were Easy... (2020)
- Imagine (as arranger)
- In Perfect Silence, I Often Gaze at the New Stars (2012)
- In Search of Ancient Aliens (2020)
- Incandescence (2012)
- Interstellar Fanfare (2017)
- Into Moonlight's Mist (2016)
- Into the Clouds! (2007)
- Into the Clouds! (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2016)
- An Irish Party in Third Class (as arranger) (1999)
- Jubilancelation! (2017)
- Looking Past the Shadows (2009)
- Lady Marmalade (as arranger)
- Legacy (2021)
- Lodestar Fanfare (2020)
- Looking Past the Shadows (2009)
- Lord of the Dance (as arranger)
- Lullaby From a Distant Star (2011)
- The Lullaby in the Mirror (2017)
- March of the Hyperion Robots (2010)
- Meeting at Tyron Palace (2009)
- Nightsong (2003)
- Noel (as arranger) (2006)
- Northwest Odyssey (2020)
- Ode to Greensleeves (as arranger) (2002)
- Of Gale Force Winds (2014)
- On Cloud Nine! (2012)
- On to the Next Frontier (2020)
- One Hit Wonders (as arranger) (2002)
- Poem Romantic No. 1 (2015)
- Persistence (2004)
- Pulsation (2009)
- Purple Whispers (2014)
- Quest for the Mountain Top
- Regal Fanfare (2002)
- Rendezvous With the Other Side (2003)
- Rhythm Danse (2007)
- (Risk) Everything for a Dream (2015)
- (Risk) Everything for a Dream (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
- Rondo for Band (1999)
- Scherzo for Horn and Wind Ensemble (2021)
- Scorpion! (2013)
- Shooting Stars (2011)
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine (as arranger) (1986/2006)
- Silhouette of a Dream (2018)
- Sky Dance (2010)
- Smooth (as arranger)
- Sneak Attack! (2011)
- Snow Caps (2004)
- Song and Dance (2006)
- Song of the Gandy Dancers (2007)
- Spirit of the Falcon (2003/2008)
- Spy Ring (2017)
- Sure on this Shining Night (as arranger)
- Symphony No. 1 (2007)
- Temecula Valley Fanfare (2008)
- Theme and Fugue from "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" (as arranger) (2019)
- Theme and Tirade (2009)
- Three Trails Turning West (2020)
- Through the Wormhole! (2019)
- To All Things Left Behind (2018)
- To Dance With Storm Clouds (2019)
- To This Heartbeat There Is No End (2006)
- Toccata Rhapsodic (2016)
- Triumphant Fanfare (1997)
- Ukrainian Bell Carol (as arranger) (1904/2004)
- Ukrainian Bell Carol (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1904/2004/2018)
- Valley Montage and Celebration (2015)
- Walking into History (2009)
- Waterdrops Come Spring (2017)
- What a Wonderful World (as arranger)
- When the Lovely Miss (as arranger) (2016)
- Whirlwind(s) (2005)
- Wind Dances (2018)
- Windsprints (2003)
- With Each Sunset (2005)
Resources
None discovered thus far.