Why Do We Fall?
The word Fall in the title should be in bold type.
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Drew Morris Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00; (digital) - $65.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Suspended Cymbals (2)
- Tam-Tam
- Vibraphones (2)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
I wrote this piece during the fall of 2017. My office window had a wonderful view of a line of trees. As the trees started changing colors, I was moved to write a piece of music that embodies the tone of the season. Randomly, I remembered Alfred’s line from the movie Batman Begins: “Why do we fall, sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.” (I’m pretty sure he was actually quoting Thomas Wayne, but I remembered Alfred saying it) I felt that particular quote would be a nice subject for the piece as a whole, especially with the inclusion of the word fall. Over the course of this composition, I tried to give a taste of what it might feel like to pick yourself back up after a fall, using the musical palate of autumn.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) White Concert Band (Jamal Duncan, conductor) – 28 April 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
Resources
- Drew Morris Music website Accessed 5 June 2019
- Perusal score
- University of Arkansas White Concert Band concert program, 28 April 2019