AARON PERRINE
Use It Has to Be Beautiful Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
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Use It Has to Be Beautiful Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
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Perusal It Has to Be Beautiful Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
Program Note
The deep sorrow of the grieving process is universal to the human experience. For all who have fought or watched a loved one fight a terminal illness, the choice of treatment for the emotional and spiritual needs can be just as critical as the choice of treatment for the physical. From the moment of diagnosis, we all struggle with our role as patient, spouse, child, parent, sibling, friend. Even as we grieve in a deeply personal way, we are grieving together. Finding ways to share in our grief makes it possible to work through the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges of these experiences. To share in anger. To share in hope. To share in faith. To share inUse love.
One such journey has served as the inspiration behind Aaron Perrine’s concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble, It Has to Be Beautiful. In the fall of 2013, Perrine discovered a CaringBridge post online. The post, written by his friend Tim, referenced Tim’s wife Toni and her ongoing struggle with breast cancer. This initial post provided inspiration for Perrine’s earlier work, Only Light. He continued to follow their story as they both regularly posted entries online until and after Toni’s death in October 2015. Discussing the concerto, Perrine states:
Sometimes you simply need to write a piece of music. From the moment I read Toni’s post, It Has to Be Beautiful, I knew. Kenneth [Tse] and I first discussed the idea of a concerto about four years ago, and I felt he would be the perfect person to further express the message so deeply embedded in her words. I reread those amazingly enlightened words every morning before I composPerformanceed. The duality of my feelings was apparent; my heart constantly ached for things to somehow be different, yet I was comforted in knowing she was at peace and headed to a place more beautiful than any of us could ever imagine.
The first movement, Screaming at the Sky, is inspired by an entry written by Tim reflecting on his anger andFor frustration at their current situation. The second movement, It Has to Be Beautiful, is inspired by an entry written by Toni who, in the face of death, found hope in transitioning from this world to the next. The third movement, Illumine, is inspired by an entry that shares words from the homily givNot en by the priest at her funeral. I. Screaming at the Sky -
She can’t be sick, can she? She’s 41. We have plans. She has said from early on that she can’t wait until we retire so we can spend every minute together. When do we get to do that? She is 41, for crying out loud…If you need me, I’ll be outside, [screaming] at the sky.
II. It Has to Be BeautifulScore
I’m thankful for my special team of spiritual friends and guides who help me prepare for the Glory that awaits me. The balance there is difficult – wanting so much to be with Jesus but digging in my heels and wanting to stay here with my boys like I had planned all those years. But the word to notice there is I, not He. It is God’s Will, not mine, that is the best ending to this and all stories. I will ask for your prayers to help me remember to continually ask for and accept His Will for me. It cannot be a bad ending if He is in charge. It has to be beautiful.Perusal III. Illumine
Even though I met Toni towards the end of her bodies’ journey, her soul was far from dimming. Maybe it was the fact that her body was dying before my eyes that was what made her soul so illumined. It made no sense to see the outside wither while the soul grew and glowed…only God would work such a marvel.
It Has to Be Beautiful was written for Kenneth Tse, Professor of Saxophone at the University of Iowa and premiered at the World Saxophone Congress in Zagreb, Croatia, on July 11, 2018.
–Justin T. Zanchuk INSTRUMENTATION: THIS IS AN EXACT INSTRUMENTATION EXCEPT FOR THE CLARINETS, WHICH ARE DOUBLED
Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Use Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Contrabassoon Clarinet (B Flat) 1 Clarinet (B Flat) 2 Clarinet (B Flat) 3 Bass Clarinet (B Flat) Contrabass Clarinet (B Flat) Alto Saxophone 1 Alto Saxophone 2 Tenor Saxophone (B Flat)Performance Baritone Saxophone (E Flat) Alto Saxophone Solo Trumpet (B Flat) 1For Trumpet (B Flat) 2 Trumpet (B Flat) 3 NotFrench Horn (F) 1 - French Horn (F) 2 French Horn (F) 3 French Horn (F) 4 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Score Euphonium (C) Tuba Double Bass Timpani Harp Piano Perusal Marimba 1, Pitched Gongs 1 & Carriage Bolt Chimes 1 Marimba 2, Pitched Gongs 2 & Carriage Bolt Chimes 2 Vibraphone 1 Vibraphone 2 Tam-tam, Large Suspended Cymbal & Medium Suspended Cymbal for Kenneth Tse It Has to Be Beautiful Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble I. Screaming at the Sky AARON PERRINE
articulate downbeat = 48 gliss.
Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 articulate downbeat gliss. Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Contrabassoon
Clarinet in B♭ 1
Clarinet in B♭ 2 Clarinet in B♭ 3 Bass Clarinet Contrabass Clarinet Alto Saxophone 1 Alto Saxophone 2 Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Solo Alto Saxophone = 48
French Horn in F 1 French Horn in F 2 French Horn in F 3 French Horn in F 4 harmon mute stem out Trombone 1 harmon mute stem out Trombone 2 harmon mute stem out
Trombone 3 straight mute
Euphonium straight mute Tuba Double Bass Timpani gliss. sim. Harp Perusal Score - Not For Performance Use ( ) Piano col Ped. sempre (stage right)
Marimba 1 (stage left) Marimba 2 motor off, pedal as needed (stage right) Vibraphone 1 motor off, pedal as needed (stage left) Vibraphone 2 Tam-tam 1 2 3 4 Copyright © 2018 Longitude 91 Publications / Aaron Perrine (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved www.aaronperrine.com 2 I. Screaming at the Sky
gliss.
Fl. 1 gliss. Fl. 2 Ob. 1
Ob. 2 gliss. Bsn 1 gliss. Bsn 2 Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 Use B. Cl.
gliss. A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 gliss. T. Sax. gliss. Bar. Sax. gliss. Solo A. Sax.
harmon mute stem out gliss. Tpt in B♭ 1 Performance harmon mute stem out gliss. Tpt in B♭ 2 harmon mute stem out Tpt in B♭ 3 For F. Hn in F 1
F. Hn in F 2 Not F. Hn in F 3 -
F. Hn in F 4
gliss. Tbn 1 gliss. Tbn 2 Score gliss. Tbn 3 Euph. gliss. gliss. D. B. Timp. gliss. Perusal bisbigl. Hp Pno Mar. 2 Vib. 1 Vib. 2 Tam. 5 6 7 8 I. Screaming at the Sky 3
articulate downbeat
gliss. Fl. 1 articulate downbeat gliss. Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 articulate downbeat Bsn 1 articulate downbeat Bsn 2 Cbsn Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 B. Cl. Cb. Cl. articulate downbeat A. Sax. 1 articulate downbeat A. Sax. 2 articulate downbeat T. Sax. articulate downbeat Bar. Sax. Solo A. Sax. articulate downbeat
Tpt in B♭ 1 articulate downbeat Tpt in B♭ 2 Tpt in B♭ 3 F. Hn in F 1 F. Hn in F 2 F. Hn in F 3 F. Hn in F 4 articulate downbeat Tbn 1 articulate downbeat Tbn 2 articulate downbeat Tbn 3 articulate downbeat Euph. Tba D. B. Perusal Score - Not For Performance Use Timp. gliss. Hp Pno Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Vib. 1 Vib. 2 Tam. 9 10 11 12 4 I. Screaming at the Sky
articulate downbeat rit.rit.
Fl. 1 articulate downbeat Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cbsn Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 Cb. Cl. A. Sax. 1 Bar. Sax. Solo A. Sax. rit.rit. F. Hn in F 1 F. Hn in F 2 F. Hn in F 3 F. Hn in F 4 Euph. Tba Timp. Hp Pno Mar. 1 Vib. 1 Vib. 2 13 14 15 16
Very Free ( = c. 35) (number of notes is approximate) sim. sim. Solo A. Sax. Hp Perusal Score - Not For Performance Use Pno
Mar. 1
Mar. 2 Vib. 1 Vib. 2 17 I. Screaming at the Sky 5
Solo A. Sax. Hp ( ) Pno ( )
Mar. 1 ( )
Mar. 2 ( )
Vib. 1 ( ) Vib. 2 ( ) 18 Use
sim.
Solo A. Sax. sub. [18] Performance
Metered ( = 48) Very Free ( = c. 35) Fl. 1 For Fl. 2 Cl. in B♭ 1 Not Cl. in B♭ 2 - Cl. in B♭ 3 B. Cl. Cb. Cl. sim. Solo A. Sax. Score Metered ( = 48) Very Free ( = c. 35) Tbn 1 Tbn 2 Tbn 3
Hp ( ) Perusal Pno ( ) ( )
Mar. 1 ( ) ( )
Mar. 2 ( ) ( ) Vib. 1 ( ) ( ) Vib. 2 [18] ( ) 19 20 21 ( ) 22 6 I. Screaming at the Sky
23 Metered ( = 48)
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cbsn
Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3 Use B. Cl. Cb. Cl. A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax. Solo A. Sax. 23 Metered ( = 48) open Tpt in B♭ 1 Performance open Tpt in B♭ 2 open Tpt in B♭ 3 F. Hn in F 1 For F. Hn in F 2 F. Hn in F 3 Not F. Hn in F 4 - open
Tbn 1 open
Tbn 2 open
Tbn 3 open Score Euph. open Tba D. B. Timp. gliss. sim. Hp Perusal Pno col Ped. sempre Mar. 1
Mar. 2
Vib. 1 Vib. 2 Tam. 23 24 25 26 I. Screaming at the Sky 11
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cbsn Cb. Cl. A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax. cresc. into multiphonic (1-2-3-5-6-7-Tf) Solo A. Sax. sotto voce Tbn 1 Use Tbn 2 Tbn 3 Euph. Tba D. B. Hp Pno dim. poco a poco P. Gongs 1 P. Gongs Performance P. Gongs 2 Vib. 1 Vib. 2 For Tam. 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Not -
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Very Free ( = c. 44) rit. A tempo rit.
Solo Alto Saxophone
Harp sub.
cresc. Piano sub. sub. sub.
u.c. Ped. u.c. u.c. u.c. Sost. Ped. Sost. Ped. Ped. Vibraphone 1 Vibraphone 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Use A tempo Solo A. Sax. espr. sub. Hp Pno Ped. u.c. Ped. Ped. Ped. u.c. Ped. Vib. 1 Performance Vib. 2 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 For Not -
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Rubato ( = c. 72–80) Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1
Ob. 2 Bsn 1 sub.
Bsn 2 sub.
Cbsn
sub. Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 Use B. Cl. sub. Cb. Cl.
sub. A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax.
sub. Solo A. Sax. Rubato ( = c. 72–80) Performance Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2 Tpt in B 3 For ♭ F. Hn in F 1 F. Hn in F 2 Not F. Hn in F 3 - F. Hn in F 4 Tbn 1
Tbn 2 Score
Tbn 3 Euph. sub.
Tba
sub. D. B.
sub. Perusal gliss. (as before) gliss. gliss. gliss. gliss. Hp gliss. gliss. gliss. Pno col Ped. sempre Mar. 1
sub. Mar. 2 Vib. 1 Vib. 2 24 25 26 27 20 21 22 23 14 II. It Has to Be Beautiful
rit. In Exact Time ( = c. 72) Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cbsn Cl. in B♭ 1 sub. Cl. in B 2 ♭ sub. Cl. in B♭ 3 sub. B. Cl. Use Cb. Cl. A. Sax. 1 sub. A. Sax. 2 sub. T. Sax. sub. Bar. Sax. sub. Solo A. Sax. appass. sub. rit. In Exact Time ( = c. 72) Tpt in B♭ 1 sub. Tpt in B♭ 2 sub. Performance Tpt in B♭ 3 sub. F. Hn in F 1 sub. For F. Hn in F 2 sub. F. Hn in F 3 sub. Not F. Hn in F 4 sub. - Tbn 1 sub. Tbn 2 sub. Tbn 3 sub. Euph. Score sub. Tba sub. D. B. sub. Timp. bisbigl. Hp Perusal
Pno sub. dim. poco a poco Mar. 1 Mar. 2 pitch bend (bend pitch with hard mallet) Vib. 1 pitch bend (bend pitch with hard mallet) Vib. 2 Tam. 28 29 32 33 34 35 36 37 30 31 II. It Has to Be Beautiful 15
= c. 76
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Solo A. Sax. mesto Hp Pno u.c. Mar. 1 Mar. 2 use soft cluster bar (use white notes; notes are approximate) Vib. 1 use soft cluster bar (use white notes; notes are approximate) Vib. 2 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 Use 46
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poco accel. molto rit.
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cbsn Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Use Cl. in B♭ 3 B. Cl. Cb. Cl. A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2
Solo A. Sax. con energia Performance poco accel. molto rit. harmon mute stem out Tpt in B♭ 1 harmon mute stem out Tpt in B♭ 2 For harmon mute stem out Tpt in B♭ 3 F. Hn in F 1 Not F. Hn in F 2 - F. Hn in F 3 F. Hn in F 4
harmon mute stem out Tbn 1 Score harmon mute stem out Tbn 2 harmon mute stem out Tbn 3 straight mute Euph. straight mute Tba Perusal D. B. Timp.
Hp
ord. Vib. 1 ord. Vib. 2
52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 III. Illumine
= 66
Flute 1 ord. flz. Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 stagger breathe Contrabassoon stagger breathe Contrabass Clarinet stagger breathe Baritone Saxophone Solo Alto Saxophone = 66 Use straight mute, stagger breathe Euphonium straight mute, stagger breathe Tuba Double Bass Timpani Piano cresc. poco a poco 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 col Ped. sempre 1 Performance For Not -
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Perusal 22 III. Illumine
=
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cbsn div., stagger breathe Cl. in B♭ 1
cresc. poco a poco dim. poco a poco div., stagger breathe Cl. in B♭ 2 cresc. poco a poco dim. poco a poco div., stagger breathe Cl. in B♭ 3 cresc. poco a poco dim. poco a poco Use Cb. Cl. A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax.
Solo A. Sax. = harmon mute stem out Tpt in B♭ 1 harmon mute stem out Tpt in B♭ 2 Performance harmon mute stem out Tpt in B♭ 3 F. Hn in F 1 For F. Hn in F 2 F. Hn in F 3 F. Hn in F 4 Not - harmon mute stem out Tbn 1 harmon mute stem out Tbn 2 harmon mute stem out Tbn 3 Euph. Score Tba D. B. Timp. Hp cresc. poco a poco dim. poco a poco Perusal Pno Mar. 1 cresc. poco a poco Mar. 2 cresc. poco a poco Vib. 1 Vib. 2 Tam.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 III. Illumine 23
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 unis. Cl. in B♭ 1 unis. Cl. in B♭ 2 unis. Cl. in B♭ 3 A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax.
Use Bar. Sax.
Solo A. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1 Tpt in B♭ 2 F. Hn in F 1
F. Hn in F 2 Performance F. Hn in F 3 F. Hn in F 4 For
Tbn 1 Not Tbn 2 - Tbn 3 Euph.
D. B. Score Timp.
Hp Perusal Pno
Mar. 1
Mar. 2
Vib. 1
Vib. 2
Tam. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 24 III. Illumine
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2
Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 Use B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax.
Solo A. Sax. Performance
Tpt in B♭ 1 Tpt in B♭ 2 For
Tpt in B♭ 3 F. Hn in F 1 Not - F. Hn in F 2 F. Hn in F 3 F. Hn in F 4
Score Tbn 1 Tbn 2 Tbn 3 Euph. Perusal
Hp
Pno ( )
Mar. 1
Mar. 2 Vib. 1 Vib. 2 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 III. Illumine 25
38 Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cbsn Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 Use B. Cl. Cb. Cl. A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax. circular breathe Solo A. Sax. Performance agitato 38 open Tpt in B♭ 1 open Tpt in B♭ 2 For open Tpt in B 3 ♭ F. Hn in F 1 F. Hn in F 2 Not - F. Hn in F 3 F. Hn in F 4 open Tbn 1 open Score Tbn 2 open Tbn 3 open Euph. Tba D. B. Perusal Timp. Hp Pno Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Vib. 1 Vib. 2 Tam. 38 41 42 45 39 40 43 44 26 III. Illumine
46
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cbsn Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 Use B. Cl. Cb. Cl.
A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax. Performance
Solo A. Sax. For 46
Tpt in B♭ 1 Tpt in B♭ 2 Not Tpt in B♭ 3 - F. Hn in F 1 F. Hn in F 2 F. Hn in F 3 Score F. Hn in F 4 Tbn 1 Tbn 2 Perusal Tbn 3 Euph. Tba D. B.
Hp Pno 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 III. Illumine 27
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 B. Cl. Cb. Cl. A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Use Bar. Sax. cresc. into multiphonic (1-2-3-5-Tf-C1-C2) Solo A. Sax. Tbn 1 Tbn 2 pizz. D. B.
Hp Pno 53 54 55 56 Performance For
Not -
rit. Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Score Ob. 1 Ob. 2
Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cl. in B♭ 1 Perusal Cl. in B♭ 2 A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax. Solo A. Sax. Hp Pno 57 58 59 60 61 28 III. Illumine
Very Free ( = c. 54) Metered ( = c. 54)
Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 B. Cl. A. Sax. 1 Use A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax. Solo A. Sax.
Hp Performance
( ) Pno For 62 63 64 65 66 67
Very Free ( = c. 54) = 44 Fl. 1 Not Fl. 2 - Bsn 1 Bsn 2 Cl. in B♭ 1 Score Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 B. Cl. A. Sax. 1 Perusal
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Solo A. Sax. cresc. poco a poco tranquillo
Vib. 1 non cresc. Vib. 2
68 69 70 71 72 non cresc. III. Illumine 29
Fl. 1
Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn 1
Bsn 2
Cbsn Cl. in B♭ 1 Cl. in B♭ 2 Cl. in B♭ 3 Use B. Cl. Cb. Cl. A. Sax. 1 A. Sax. 2 T. Sax. Bar. Sax. Solo A. Sax. Performance Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2 Tpt in B♭ 3 For stagger breathe F. Hn in F 1 stagger breathe F. Hn in F 2 Not
stagger breathe F. Hn in F 3 - stagger breathe F. Hn in F 4
stagger breathe Tbn 1 stagger breathe Tbn 2 Score stagger breathe
Tbn 3 stagger breathe
Euph. stagger breathe
Tba D. B. Perusal Timp. Hp non. cresc. Pno non. cresc. Mar. 1 non cresc. Mar. 2 non cresc. Vib. 1
Vib. 2
73 74 75 76 78 79 80 77