Matins. for. Wind Symphony. Marilyn Shrude

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1 Matins or Wind Symhony Marilyn Shrude 007 or Bruce Moss and the BGS Wind Symhony in honor o the 0 th Anniversary o the Reading and Directors Clinic

2 ISTRMETATIO All instruments sound as ritten ith the excetion o the iccolo celesta crotales and glockensiel hich are in the usual octave transositions Piccolo (double l ) Percussion on stage ( layers) lutes Vibrahone Medium Susended Cymbal Bass Bo Oboes Crotales Bass Drum Bass Bo Lo Susended Cymbal Eb Clarinet Glockensiel Large Tam-tam Bb Clarinets High Susended Cymbal Crash Cymbals Eb Soranino Saxohone* Triangle Bass Drum Medium Tam-tam Bb Sorano Saxohones * Large Tam-tam C Trumets o-stage (see note belo) Percussion o-stage (at least 8 layers) Aluminum Rods (see note belo) Keyboardist (lays iano and celesta; 0+ various bells glass and metal ind chimes triangles 7 or 9-oot concert grand is desirable) etc (see note belo) Senza misura Conducted Accidentals PERORMACE OTES Most sections o the iece are ritten senza misura The conductor indicates the beginning o a section ith a donbeat and each layer erorms her/his art in a rhythmic but indeendent manner not in coordination ith any other art At times a ne section is cued but the layer continues ith material rom revious section The cue is observed but the attern is not necessarily changed or adusted Several sections o the iece are conducted (C and D) Each layer ollos the conductor according to the given meter The oodinds at C ill continue ith the reeated assage rom the revious section Accidentals aly only to the notes beore hich they aear excet in a series o reeated notes Play the material beteen the reeat signs or the duration o the avy line Sustain or continue attern or note or designated seconds Rest or designated seconds Rest until next cue rom conductor Sustain note or duration o heavy line Breathe as necessary but as quickly and unobtrusively as ossible Gradually aster Play given hrase or motive as ast as ossible In the absence o noteheads reeat initial itch or aroximate duration indicated Glissandi ad libitum or iano vibrahone and glockensiel (G and ) Tremolo on loest strings o iano (G) Play given itches varying the seed beteen mm 0 and 80 Change order ad libitum as sequence is reeated (B) (niente) Percussion 7-9 Percussion 0+ Trumets Kee edal don until sound ades naturally Begin rom or ade to nothing Aluminum Rods are needed or sections G and H Ideally the layers are ositioned in a balcony in the rear o the auditorium so that the sound o the rods surrounds the audience In the absence o a balcony these layers can be stationed strategically in the erormance sace Materials: three /8 inch round machining rods cut to lengths o aroximately! and eet These can be obtained rom any steel suly house or directly rom the comoser three airs o cotton ork gloves Hill's rosin (This brand roduces the best and most consistent results since it adheres ell to the materials) Procedure: Aly a generous amount o rosin to glove and rod; this is essential so that enough riction can be roduced The rod must be held at the midoint (dividing the vibrating bar into equal halves) ote both ends o the rod must be ree the only oint o contact being the center With the ree gloved hand rub the rod ith a smooth continuous stroke going in one direction rom anyhere near the center to the end A very rich comlex sound should result somehat unredictable in nature deending uon the amount o ressure seed rosin etc Resonance can last anyhere rom a e seconds to over a minute; hoever longer sounds overlaing each other are more desirable It is absolutely essential that erormers adequately exeriment ith the rods so that they eel comortable ith the technique B Boed crotales may be used in lieu o aluminum rods At least additional erormers/ercussionists are needed or section H These layers can be rom sections o the ensemble that are not used (eg brass lo oodinds etc) Ideally these layers are stationed in a balcony in the erormance sace so that the sound o the metal ercussion (bells chimes etc) surrounds the audience In the absence o a balcony these layers can be stationed strategically in the erormance sace Ideally the trumets are ositioned in a balcony in the rear or sides o the auditorium so that their sound both blends and has some degree o searation rom the instrumentalists on stage Duration circa minutes *An alternate version or Sorano Saxohone and Alto Saxohones is available rom the comoser PROGRAM OTE Matins as ritten or Bruce Moss and the Boling Green State niversity Wind Symhony in honor o the 0 th Anniversary o the Reading and Directors Clinic It received its remiere at the same on anuary 008 As art o the Divine Oice o Roman Catholicism Matins is traditionally rayed at night esecially by cloistered religious ho still observe the rayer times in their strictest sense By the 0 th century it as combined ith Lauds and as rayed during the early morning hours Because it is both a rayer o the night and one o the morning this comosition attemts to retain the character o each somehat ethereal and mysterious ith elements o oyous outburst

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5 Picc C 0 q»ca8 l Ob Bb Cl Eb Cl Eb S Sx Bb So Sax C Tt Pno q»ca0 Œ n Œ ca ca ca ca ca n ca n n n n n n n n n n n n b n n n b n n n n b n n b n ~ b ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ b ~~~~~~~~~ n n n b n n b n n n n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b ~~~~~~~~~ q»ca8 Œ Œ Cel q»ca8 Perc 7 Cym yarn Triangle Tamtam elt

6 Picc D (q»ca8) b b b b b n b n b b b b b b l Ó Œ Ob b b b Eb Cl Bb Cl b b b n Ó Œ b b b b b b Eb S Sx Bb So Sax b b b n Ó Œ b b b b b b R Œ Ó R Œ Ó C Tt R Œ Ó R Œ Ó Pno Cel b b b b b b b b Perc 7