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Genre: 5-Part Flex Band
Series: SpectraFlex Band Series
# of Players: 5+
Level: 2.5 | Duration: 3:30
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2022
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Inspired by a poem of the same name by Rainer Maria Rilke, Falling Stars paints a picture of reflection, wonder, and longing through its vivid imagery of a meteor shower.
Genre: 5-Part Flex Band | # of Players: 5+
Series: SpectraFlex Band Series
Level: 2.5 | Duration: 3:30
Instrumentation
Part 1
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Clarinet
B-flat Trumpet
Part 2
B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet
Alto Saxophone
Part 3
B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet
Alto Saxophone
F Horn
Part 4
Tenor Saxophone
F Horn
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Part 5
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Baritone Saxophone
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Double Bass
Piano [optional]
Optional Percussion
Timpani (4 drums)
Bells
Vibraphone
Percussion 1: Wind Chimes, Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 2: Triangle, Bass Drum
Program Notes
Inspired by a poem of the same name by Rainer Maria Rilke, Falling Stars paints a picture of reflection, wonder, and longing through its vivid imagery of a meteor shower.
FALLING STARS by RAINER MARIA RILKE (trans. Albert Ernest Flemming)
Do you remember still the falling stars
that like swift horses through the heavens raced
and suddenly leaped across the hurdles
of our wishes--do you recall? And we
did make so many! For there were countless numbers
of stars: each time we looked above we were
astounded by the swiftness of their daring play,
while in our hearts we felt safe and secure
watching these brilliant bodies disintegrate,
knowing somehow we had survived their fall.