OUR PUZZLE BENJAMIN DEAN TAYLOR. a lyrical ballad for concert band. Commissioned by

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1 OR ZZLE BENAMIN DEAN TALOR a lrical ballad r cncert band mmissined b ENTER GROVE MIDDLE SHOOL ENTRAL, GREENWOOD, INDIANA SAMEL RITZ AND OSH TORRES Head mmissiner ARMEL HIGH SHOOL, ARMEL, INDIANA MIHAEL OTE, KLE ONG, ANDREW OOK, HRIS KREKE ENTER GROOVE HIGH SHOOL, GREENWOOD, INDIANA KEVIN SHESSLER, OSEH LAKA LARK LEASANT MIDDLE SHOOL, GREENWOOD, INDIANA KAT BRIEL, ABB WHITAKER, AND KATE LANG RANKLIN OMMNIT MIDDLE SHOOL, RANKLIN, INDIANA IM TEWELL AOLI HIGH SHOOL, AOLI, INDIANA BILL LAGHLIN WILLOWREEK MIDDLE SHOOL, LEHI, TAH DAVID AIRES AND LEA NELSON nsrtium Members 2017

2 Duratin: 5 minutes Music teset b the cmser right 2017 b Benamin Dean Talr, Blmingtn Indiana rinted in Indiana, SA All Rights Reserved N art this ublicatin ma be rerduced in an rm b an electrnics r mechanical means (including htcing, recrding r inrmatin strage and retrieval) ithut ermissin in riting rm the ublisher. Talr, Benamin Our uzzle, cncert band.benamintalrmusic.cm

3 Grade Instrumentatin iccl lute 1,2 Obe Bassn (tinal) larinet 1,2, Bass larinet Alt Sax 1,2 Tenr Sax Baritne Sax Trumet 1,2, Hrn in 1,2 Trmbne 1,2, Euhnium/Baritne Timani ercussin (6 laers minimum) susended cmbal, triangle, crash cmbals bass drum large tamtam, triangle ind chimes, glckensiel Marimba Vibrahne Duratin 5 minutes Abut the mser Benamin Dean Talr is a cmser cntemrar art music. His energetic, adventurus music rvides a uniquel rereshing snic exerience r errmers and audiences alike. Trained as a trumet laer and ianist, he errms ith and rites music r a variet chamber ensembles, azz cmbs and big bands, ind bands, rchestras, chirs, and exerimental ensembles. He received degrees in music cmsitin rm Indiana niversit, Brigham ung niversit and Bling Green State niversit. Dr. Talr's rizes and hnrs include inner in the 201 rank Ticheli msitin metitin, a BMI Student msers Aard, three Barl Endment mmissins, and an ASA ung azz mser Aard. His music is requentl errmed in the nited States and abrad. Dr. Talr resides in Blmingtn, Indiana ith his ie and ur sns. BENAMINTALORMSI.OM

4 rgram Nte (rm the mser, Benamin Dean Talr) A cncert band is such a remarkable entit. A gru individuals rm a variet backgrunds and lie exeriences cme tgether t la music and becme "a band, like a uzzle cming tgether. All s that uzzle are equal artners. The kn each ther, understand each ther, and are uniied in the rcess creatin tgether. Each individual grs, learns, rgresses, as the ractice and errm tgether. Thus, the band as a single unit evlves and grs accrdingl. Time rgresses and a the band leaves, graduates, mves n, and s smene ne cmes t take their lace. A erid adustment lls. Everne misses the rmer the band and ill never rget them r the music the shared tgether. et the ne the band is dierent nt an better r rse, ust dierent. The "ne" uzzle isn't an better r rse than the "ld" uzzle, but certainl changed smeh. Sme laers miss the ld band sund and the ld band s. But n everne discvers the can lve the ne band entit ithut taking aa rm their lve the ld. M gd riend and et, hristine Brandel, catured these thughts in clrul imager in a em she rte r me. I rerint the lling ith her ermissin. THE ARVINGS We d sent all da inside, each carving ur n exquisite d. Mine as cttnd, s I had been careul. His as harder alnut, hers a dee mahgan, altgether e had ever shade and tne a ersn culd dream. We ent utside and set them in the sunshine. With a little turning and ine tuning, the all it tgether like a uzzle. A astiche. A lhn that laed in as that ere erectin. A cule assed us and dred sme mne nt the grund, rving e ere nt the nl nes h sa h ell e rked. Then, smene else asked t bu ur art, but e reused. Each iece had t be there t be cmlete, and hat as cmlete culd nl be urs. At the end the aternn, e icked u ur carvings and tk them hme. We returned each da t disla and admire hat e d made, tgether. ntil ne mrning hen the rsed asn t there. His as nl ne small iece, but its lack as t big. We stared at its absence. A man n the ther side the rad atched us atching ur art as i aiting r it t be hle again. He came ver and made us an er, ulling a beautiul butternut carving rm his cket. One us tk it int his alm and laced it here the rsed had been. It didn t it. The man bent dn, saed a e ieces rund, rearranging urs until he revealed rm r his. The art as hle again. We all lked at each ther, then at the man, and at the art. The next da, he arrived as e ere utting dn ur ieces. This time he ressed his iece next t mine. I hesitated. The thers then mved theirs, and hen everne had inished, e had a ne uzzle. Smething dierent but cmlete had cme tgether. hristine Brandel, clbrites.cm

5 Secial Nte (rm nsrtium Directr, Samuel ritz) reating a high achieving errmance ensemble is like assembling a cmlex uzzle. One irst must make sure all the ieces are resent and visible bere assembl can begin. Much like band class, e start ith the ieces hat ill becme a errming ensemble, then devel a lan t mld and shae them r errmances. Wrking t cnstruct the edges a uzzle, gives shae and directin, mirrring the teaching undamentals and skills t band s. As the uter rame the uzzle is cmleted, the builder rks n a articular sectin at a time rking t cmlete a artial image hile at the same time creating a glimse the the uture cmleted rect. Smetimes the uzzle is eas t assemble and the icture is clear earl in the urne. Smetimes the uture tential the ensemble can be seen earl and it is a matter making music as lng as u can. Other times, uzzles deict a icture smething that needs t be ndered and studied t ind ust the right shade clr t cmlete. This te uzzle takes lnger t cmlete, recasting a less bvius utcme. It can, hever, be mre rearding as the inished rduct reresents a labr lve and ert. Once an uzzle is inished, the builder relects n the temrar nature its cmletin, and the urne ithin the rcess. In much the same a, I ten lament that act that s ill nt return the lling ear. Sme, ieces the band uzzle ill mve n t ther grus like high schl r cllege hile thers, ill siml nt be ut back in the bx rerl and lst. The art ritten r rmer band as meant r ust this urse and shuld be laced n an emt stand t be seen clearl b the audience as i a sl laed b thse n lnger in the band. Our uzzle is a lrical descritin the urne t rm a band s errmance identit, the nstalgia that cmes ith memries the ast, and asiratins r the uture. I he u en the urne Our uzzle.

6 Transsed Scre Duratin: ca. 5:00 iccl lute 1,2 Obe Bassn (t.) Bb larinet 1 Bb larinet 2, Bass larinet Alt Sax 1,2 Tenr Sax Baritne Sax Bb Trumet 1 Bb Trumet 2, Hrn 1,2 Trmbne 1 Trmbne 2, Euhnium Timani ercussin 1 (sus. cm., tri., crash cmbs.) ercussin 2 ercussin (large tamtam, tri.) ercussin (. chimes, glck.) Marimba Vibrahne b q = 56 Rubat brushes sus. cm. brushes bs. dr. brushes tamtam (scrae) sirl (rub in a circle) snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing (This art shuld be ut n a music stand in rnt an emt chair as a recgnitin that the current band is shaed b thse h have cme bere.) snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing ind chimes *Each laer randml alternates beteen snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing (claing ith nl 2 ingers each hand). Resultant texture shuld be lating and have n stead ulse r eel. mmissined b Samuel ritz and the enter Grve Middle Schl entral Band and cnsrtium s Sl msterius n b. lute sl n b. lute sl b. b n b. (hld edal dn) b b n ntinue sarse texture n cmbals using brushes. Imrvise similar gestures as bere. ntinue sarse texture n bass drum using brushes. Imrvise similar gestures as bere. ntinue sarse texture n tamtam using brushes. Imrvise similar gestures as bere. ntinue sarse texture n ind chimes Imrvise similar gestures as bere. b OR ZZLE., b,..,., b. b. b. b. b, b, b, b All Rights Reserved b Benamin Dean Talr (ASA) benamintalrmusic.cm b... b. BENAMIN DEAN TALOR (ASA) n b b n b b b b n b b b n n rit. n n

7 l. 2, 8 a tem.... accel. (slist ins.. l. 1) A q = OR ZZLE, Talr g. 2 rit. B a tem Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. b.. ẇ erc. 1 (sus. cm.) erc. 2 erc. (tamtam) erc. (. chimes) n mallets mallets mallets (release edal) tri. glck. b (hld edal dn).

8 l. 2, OR ZZLE, Talr g rit. q = Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. erc. 1 (tri.) b erc. 2 erc. erc. (glck.)

9 OR ZZLE, Talr g rit. l. 2,..... Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. erc. 1 (sus. cm.) b sim. sim. sim. sim mallets sus. cm. erc. 2 erc. erc. (glck.).....

10 l. 2, D q = OR ZZLE, Talr g n rit. E q = 56 Rubat snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing Sl n b. lute sl b.. b n Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. erc. 1 (sus. cm.) erc. 2 erc. (tamtam) erc. (. chimes) b (edal ad. lib.).. crash cmbals n ind chimes sus. cm. brushes brushes.. brushes (scrae) sirl (rub in a circle) ntinue sarse texture n ind chimes Imrvise similar gestures as bere. snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing

11 l. 2, 9.. snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing b Sl b b Obe sl b Obe sl b b n b OR ZZLE, Talr g. 6 b b n n b b b b b n b b.. accel. tutti q = 80.. Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. erc. 1 (sus. cm.) erc. 2 b snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing snaing ingers and 2ingerclaing ntinue sarse texture n cmbals using brushes. Imrvise similar gestures as bere. ntinue sarse texture n bass drum using brushes. Imrvise similar gestures as bere. mallets erc. (tamtam) erc. (. chimes). ntinue sarse texture n tamtam using brushes. Imrvise similar gestures as bere. b b b b n..

12 OR ZZLE, Talr g. 7 l. 2, 7. Í. Í. Í rit.. Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. erc. 1 erc. 2 erc. (tamtam) erc. (glck.) b crash cmbals. Í. Í. Í. Í mallets mallets sus. cm....

13 OR ZZLE, Talr g. 8 l. 2, G h = Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. erc. 1 (sus. cm.) erc. 2 erc. (tamtam) erc. (glck.) b

14 OR ZZLE, Talr g H l. 2, Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. b erc. 1 erc. 2 erc. (tri.) erc. (glck.).. tri......

15 OR ZZLE, Talr g. 10 l. 2, mlt rit. I... q = rit. Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. erc. 1 erc. 2 erc. (tamtam) erc. b mallets. crash cmbals ( ) Í.

16 OR ZZLE, Talr g. 11 l. 2, 76 q = 60. n. sub Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.. sub Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... sub Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sl n Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. erc. 1 (crash cmbs.) erc. 2 erc. (tamtam) erc. (glck.) b tri.. n..... (scrae ith metal handle end brushes) n (strike rim ith stick)

17 OR ZZLE, Talr g. 12 l. 2, Bb Tt. 1 Bb Tt. 2, Tbn. 2, Euh. Tim. erc. 1 (tri.) erc. 2 erc. erc. 8 b Sl graduall sl dn trill Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sl Sl Tenr Sax Tenr Sax n K tutti n n (n trill) Sl n.. n n n n n n n n tutti n n Sl " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " [la] [la] [la] [la] [la] [la] [la] [la] [la] [la] [la] [la] [la] tutti ( )