Music For The Illuminated
Dedicated to the William Paterson University cONCERT bAND
Composed 2017 - Revised 2019
Duration: 9 minutes
Grade 4.5 Concert Band
Music for the Illuminated is a powerful nine-minute absolute-music piece written purely for the sake of music-making.a This enlightening journey was dedicated to the William Paterson University Concert Band.
Music for the Illuminated is a nine-minute absolute-music piece. It was composed around the end of my third year of undergrad and was a major learning experience in my music-theory studies. The music is a continuous piece with different sections that were all written freely of intended musical structure. I dedicated this work to the concert band at my alma mater of William Paterson University, for all the wonderful memories I’ve had playing in it.
INSTRUMENTATION
Piccolo Baritone Saxophone Timpani
Flute 1 & 2 Trumpet in Bb 1 - 3 Percussion 1
Oboe 1 & 2 Horn in F 1 & 2 Percussion 2
Bassoon 1 & 2 Trombone 1 & 2 Percussion 3
Clarinet in Bb 1 - 3 Trombone 3 & Bass Trombone Mallet Percussion 1
Bass Clarinet Euphonium Mallet Percussion 2
Alto Saxophone 1 & 2 Tuba Mallet Percussion 3
Tenor Saxophone Double Bass (Optional)
Percussion 1 – Snare & Bass Drum, Triangle
Percussion 2 – 3 Toms (low, mid, & high), Mark Tree
Percussion 3 – Crash Cymbal, China Cymbal, Suspended Cymbal,
Mallet Percussion 1 – Bells (Glockenspiel), Xylophone
Mallet Percussion 2 – Vibraphone, Chimes (Tubular Bells)
Mallet Percussion 3 – Marimba