When the Stars Began to Fall

From Wind Repertory Project
Fred J. Allen

Fred J Allen


Subtitle: My Lord, What a Mornin'


General Info

Year: 1992
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music Pub. Co.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

My Lord, What a Mornin' is one of many anonymous spirituals sung in the fields and in worship by African-American slaves in the 19th century. In this setting, sonorities of the band are utilized that express a longing for the end of time, when there will be no sorrow, no pain. The last line of the refrain serves as the title for this setting.

- Program Note from score


Commercial Discography


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Class C
  • Georgia: IV
  • Kansas: III
  • Mississippi: III-A
  • North Carolina: IV
  • Oklahoma: II-A
  • South Carolina: III
  • Tennessee: IV
  • Texas: II. Complete
  • Virginia: III


Performances

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  • Truman State University (Kirksville, Mo.) Concert Band (Kendall Johnson, conductor) - 3 March 2021
  • Texas A&M University (College Station) Concert Band (Russell Tipton, conductor) - 2 March 2019
  • Berea (Ky.) College Wind Ensemble (Vanessa Vickers, conductor) – 23 October 2018
  • Greenwich (Conn.) High School Band (John Yoon, conductor) - 30 May 2018
  • Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Symphonic Band (Kirk Saville, conductor) – 28 February 2017
  • Centennial High School Wind Orchestra – 3 August 2015


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Allen, F. (1992). When the Stars Began to Fall : My Lord, What a Mourning [sic] [score]. TRN Music: Ruidoso, N.M.
  • Miles, Richard B. 2000. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 3. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 193-197.
  • Perusal score