Windels FIREFALL for concert band by Ed Windels

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concert band op. 39 Perusalscore

INSTRUMENTATION

Piccolo Flute 1 Flute 2

Oboe English Horn Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2

Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Bass clarinet

Alto saxophone Tenor saxophone Baritone saxophone

Trumpet 1 in Bb Trumpet 2 in Bb Trumpet 3 in Bb

Horn 1 in F Horn 2 in F

Tenor trombone 1 Tenor trombone 2 Bass trombone Euphonium Bass tuba Harp Piano

PERCUSSION (4 players): Glockenspiel Crotales Vibraphone Marimba Small triangle Large triangle Finger cymbals

Under no circumstances may any alterations, substitutions or other amendments to any aspect of this work be made without the written consent of the composer, the publisher, or their authorized representatives.

Firefall was premiered by the dedicatee on date of premiere at location of premiere in city of premiere.

Performance duration: 5 minutes ©2022 by Ed Windels. All rights of performance, reproduction, recording, transmission and distribution exclusively reserved by the composer. Library of Congress registration insert LOC number here

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PROGRAM NOTES

Perusalscore

The original timbral idea for Firefall came to me while sitting in a concert at the 2019 Midwest Clinic in Chicago: I have no recollection of what group or piece. I do remember thinking of the opening descending thirds figure and wondering how that could be utilized in a band piece, and to what extent for different levels of band experience.

Serendipitously, not long afterwards I was made aware of the annual natural illumination phenomenon of the Horsetail Waterfall at Yosemite National Park in California, known as the “firefall”. Every February, the alignment of the earth’s rotation positions so that the sun’s rays at sunset hit the waterfall in such a way as to give the appearance that the water is instead flowing lava, or that the water is on fire. This visual impetus immediately made me think of my earlier timbral idea. From such disparities is art born.

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Perusalscore

                                                    Piccolo Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe English Horn Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 B Clarinet 1 B Clarinet 2 Bass Clarinet E Alto Sax B Tenor Sax E Baritone Sax Trumpet in B 1 Trumpet in B 2 Trumpet in B 3 Horn in F 1 Horn in F 2 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Bass Trombone Euphonium Tuba Glockenspiel Vibraphone Crotales Percussion 1 Percussion 2 Percussion 3 Percussion 4 Harp Piano Marimba 1          1 1      Moderately slow, flowing    Moderately slow, flowing Moderately slow, flowing 2          2 2     3          3 3     4           4 4     5               

         Small trgl.  Crash cymb. whispering

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9         10                    3 3     3 3 10 10     EMW37214-1 Firefall Ed Windels 2022 Transposed Score for concert band op. 39

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   3 3        8 8 8   9                     3 3 9

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17                    3 3       3 3 17                      17  

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18     

                                                                Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb.  11                     3 3      3 3 11 11              Small trgl.  Crash cymb. 12                     3 3      3 3 12 12     13                     3 3       3 3 13 13                   

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 Crash cymb.

          

                3

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   3 3  3

    3 3    19                    3 3      3 3 19 19                Glass Wind Chimes   Firefall EMW37214-1  Perusalscore

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          14 14 14    

                3 3      3 3 15        15         16                      3 3       3 3 16          16                  dim. 

dim.  dim.  dim.  dim.  dim.    Small trgl.

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                                                    Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb.                  3 3      3 3               20    20 20  21                 3 3    3 3 21        21 22                  3 3      3 3   22              22   23                   3 3        3 3 3   23            23     24                  3 3      3 3    24         24          Glass Wind Chimes   Susp. Cymb. (stick)        25               3 3     3 3   25         25         3 3     3     

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                                26

      26 26  Susp. Cymb. (brush) delicate, liquid delicate, liquid    

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    3 3      3 3                                27           27          28        3 3       3 3                                28 28         29         3 3      3 3                                29 29           Firefall EMW37214-1  Perusalscore

                 

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      

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       3 3       3 3                               38 38         Firefall EMW37214-1

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        3 41           3

40        

36  

3      3 3                 39 39       

 3 3       3 3               40 40      

3       3 3                             37 37         3       3 3               41 41        

                                              Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb. 30         3 3       3 3                                30 30        31         3 3      3 3                                31 31        32       3 3       3 3                              32 32         33         3 3       3 3                             33 33         34

               34 34         35        3 3       3 3                           

        3 3       3 3               39

    35 35                 3 3       3 3   

                                

Perusalscore

 Firefall EMW37214-1

48                                 33 3 48     48   

                                333    3 49     49         



                                                             Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb. 42         3     3                42 42         43  43                43         Gong    44              6 44                      44            Susp. Cymb. (brush)                                  3 3 3              45       45 45    Small trgl. light Harmon mute no stem  Harmon mute no stem  Harmon mute no stem 46                               3 3 3   3 46       46       Susp. Cymb. (stick)   light 47                    

          3 3 3   3 47      47         

 49

 



Susp.

56            56 56 

                                                                      Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb.   50                                 333     3 50       50        51           

       

           3 3 3 51     51          52                                33 3 52       52          53                                 3 33   

      54



Small



 

    6 53       53

             57  57   58            58  58                                               59 59 59 mute off bowed      60                                          60 60    bowed   Firefall EMW37214-1  Perusalscore

                        33 6 54     54        Susp. Cymb. (brush) 

trgl.

                          

 

55 mute off mute off mute off  mute 

Cymb. (soft mallets)

                 

68                                       68      68

                         69     69

70                

                     70        70

      mallets

                                                                                                  Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. C. G. C. G. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb. 61                                       61 61          62                                                            62 62         63                                           63 63          64                                                           64 64                                                 65 65 65  66                                                66 66      67               

Susp. Cymb. (brush)

         67    67   

    Firefall EMW37214-1 



Perusalscore



  cresc.  cresc.

  

 cresc. cresc.              

      72        72        

3 3 3   73

       3

3 3        

 3 3 3        3 3 3                 

                73                     73          3 3 3        3 3 3              



  3 3    

3         

  3 3 3                 





75                  3 33 3                       

  



Perusalscore

     74             3 33                                      6 6 6                3 6 6                 6 6 6 74               74     

        

Small trgl. Susp. Cymb. (brush)

Firefall EMW37214-1

                    6 6 6 6                    33 33 33 3                      6 6 6 6 75              75      

Small trgl.

   3 3      3 3         3 3 3          3 3 3           

cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.  cresc. cresc.

71   

  

cresc.  cresc.

cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.

        

3 3 3          3 78

 cresc. cresc. 

      77       77  

3 3       

 3 3 3        

 3 3 3                

 3 3 3               

          

  3 3 3           

                      78                 78         3 3 3               

  

 3 3 3                



Firefall EMW37214-1

 

 Perusalscore



  

 Small trgl. Susp. Cymb. (brush)

79             3 33                                       6 6 6                6 3 6              3 6 3 79               79    

  



80                 3 33 3                                                 6 6 6 6                    3 6 3 6                   6 3 6 3 80             80      

cresc. Susp. Cymb. (stick) Susp. Cymb. (brush) cresc.

                                                                Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb.       33                 3 3       3 3          3 3 3        3 3 3      

76 76 76  

cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.

   cresc.  cresc.

      

cresc.

cresc. cresc.

cresc.  

cresc.

81 81 81

            3 6 3             6 3 6           3

cresc.   cresc. 

                333 33          

                33 333                     

    cresc.  cresc.

cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.

3       3 3          3

3 3       

 3 3 3                       

6 6               6 3 6            3 6 3 82      82        

3                                 6 

              6 6

85              

3333

 cresc. cresc.  Susp. Cymb. (brush) Susp. Cymb. (stick)

3 3

3         3 3 3          3

3 3         3 3 3                       83

cresc. 

                 cresc.   cresc.    cresc. 

3 3                        

84                 3 3333                                 6

3 3           3 3 3         3  

dim.

dim. dim. dim.

6 6                6 3 6            3 33 3     84        84         3

dim.

dim. dim.

                                    6 6

Perusalscore

dim. dim.

dim. Susp. Cymb. (stick) dim.

3 3         3 3 3         3 3 3    

6               3 6 3              33 3 33         85               85         3 Susp.

3 3          3 3 3 3333

          3 3 3   

Cymb. (brush) Susp. Cymb. (stick)

6 6               6 3 6            3 33 3     86     86        3

dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim.

3 3          3 3

3           3 3

3         3 3 3                   

                Firefall EMW37214-1

                                                    Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb.              3333 3          

      











 



  

     6

Susp. Cymb. (stick)

                        6

6               3 6 3              3 3 3 33     83               83        

3 3  

3          3   Susp. Cymb. (brush) 

    3 3 3                       

dim. dim.

dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim. dim.

    3 3 3                       

    

   

       

 

dim.  

88              33 3 3          

 

               6 6

6              3 6 3              33 3 33         87    87         3 3

3        3 3

dim. dim.



3        

 



       3 33 3                                   6



dim. dim.

3 3

      3 3 3                  

3 

          33 3                     

6 6



3 3 3         3 3 

3                   

3 3

 

3          3 3 3             

3 3           3

3 3       

 3 3 3                  

90 90 90

6               6 3 6            3 33 3          3

              

91            33 3 3                                    6

Perusalscore

3 3          3 3 3          3

3 3      

6 6              3 6 3              33 3 33 91  91        3 92

3 3         3 3 3

          3 3 3         3 3 3          

3 3          3 3 3 Firefall EMW37214-1

          3 3 3 3                                     6 6

6               6 3 6            3 33 3 92    92         3

          3 3 3     

    3 3 3            

                 



  

 

                          6

6 6               6 3 6            3 33 3 88    88        

3 3



 



6 6              3 6 3              33 3 33 89 89        

3          3

 3 3 3                  

 espress.

6 6            3 6 3             33 3 33 93  93                      3 3        3 3   94           3 3 3         3 3 3          3 3 3                       94 94        3        3                         Small trgl.

Firefall EMW37214-1

 Perusalscore

95             3 3 3 3          3 3 3         3 3 3                       95   95       3        3        3        3           

  espress.

96             33 3 3          3 3 3          3 3 3                        96   96        3        3          3       3             

97             3 33 3         3 3 3          3 3 3                       97    97       3        3         3        3           

                                              Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb. 93             3 33 3                         

           6          

                                              Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb.        3 33          3 3 3          3 3 3                                3        3        3        3              98 98 98 99          3 3 3          3 3 3                     99 99                                      100          3 3 3          3 3 3                        100   100                                       espress. 101         3 3 3          3 3 3                       101    101                                     102          3 3 3          3 3 3                      102  102                                               3 3 3          3 3 3                                             103 103 103 104              3                     104     104                      Firefall EMW37214-1 

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                                                          Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb. 105                                  105      105                 dim. dim.  106                                      106      106                   107                                        107           107                                                           3 3 3       3 3       3                  108 108 108 109                 3 3      3 3     3 3      109     109            110                    3 3 3           3 3      3 3    110      110               111                   3 3            3 3     3 3     111      111                                3 3         3 3      3 3                                                        light, flowing light, flowing  light, flowing    112 112 112 113                    3 3 3            3 3        3 3 3                    113                     113                Firefall EMW37214-1 

                                                            Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb. 114                       3 3          3 3      3 3                      114                     114              115                      3 3 3            3 3       3 3 3                    115                    115        116                      3 3         3 3      3 3                      116                     116              117                      3 3            3 3        3 3 3                    117                    117            118                       3 3 3      

     3 3                       118                     118            119                      3 3 3    



             

                    3 3      3 3                                   dim. dim. dim. dim. dim.   Small trgl. Susp. Cymb. (brush)   120 120 120 no slowing down - steady no slowing down - steady no slowing down - steady        Firefall EMW37214-1  Perusalscore

  3 3

        3 3        3 3 3         

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119                     119          

                                              Picc. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. E. Hn. Bsn. 1 Bsn. 2 B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) T. Sx. (B ) B. Sx. (E ) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 B Tpt. 3 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Glk. Vib. Crt. Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Hp. Pno. Mrb. 121                    3 3         3 3 3                  121   121       Susp. Cymb. (stick)  tempo to the end tempo to the end tempo to the end 122                    3 3       3 3                   122 122                Small trgl. Susp. Cymb. (brush) 123                  3 3       3 3 3    123 123             dim. dim. dim.   124                    3 3      3 3    124 124           125                   3 3         3 3 3       125 125               126                   3 3      3 3 126 126                   127                    3 3       3 3 3 127 127          128                 3 3      3 3 128 128            129                    3 3         3 3 3 129 129           Gong Glass Wind Chimes Mark tree Susp. Cymb. bowed  130 130 130                                                          Firefall EMW37214-1  Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn February 22, 2022 Perusalscore