A Study of: The Colours and Contrasts of Grief

by
Paul Suchan

Ensemble: Wind Orchestra

Grade: 3.5

Duration: 04:15

Year of Composition: 2013

Publisher: Eighth Note

Year of Publication: 2014

Publisher Catalog Number: CB14269

Available: Yes

How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase

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Instrumentation

Flutes 1,2
Oboes 1,2
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1,2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2,3
F Horns 1,2,3,4
Trombones 1,2,3
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
[Mallet Percussion:] Chimes
[Percussion:] Wind Chimes, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals

Adapted by the composer from the original version for 8-part unaccompanied choir.


Program Notes:

This is a work that explores the stages of the grieving process. For many people these four stages are not segregated, but rather form a continuous, dynamic, overlapping process. The opening motif heard in the clarinet in the first measure is the thread connecting every section of the work. This thread evolves as it makes its way through the four respective stages. Roughly, the divisions of the work are: "Denial" (mm. 1–28); "Anger" (mm. 29–36); "Sadness" (mm. 37–53); and "Acceptance" (mm. 54–62).

(Eighth Note Publications)


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