Music Becomes Me

Based on five poems, each movement of this song cycle for soprano, flute, & wind ensemble expresses a different aspect of music's appeal, and of its effects.

Genre: Solo Voice with Band | # of Players: Standard + 1
Level: 5 | Duration: 18:00

Instrumentation
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Solo Flute
Solo Soprano Voice

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Euphonium
Baritone T.C.
Tuba
Double Bass

Percussion 1 (suspended cymbal, snare drum)
Percussion 2 (glockenspiel, bass drum, suspended cymbal, crash cymbals, high tom, low tom)

Program Notes
Music Becomes Me was written in 2010 for Ellen Ritchey, Instructor of Music Therapy; Angela Jones-Reus, Associate Professor of Flute; John Lynch, Professor of Music and Director of Bands; and the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble. The premiere took place on April 14, 2011 at the University of Georgia under the direction of John Lynch with Ms. Ritchey and Ms. Jones-Reus as soloists.

Each of the five poems in this song cycle expresses a different aspect of music’s appeal, and of its effects.