Instrumentation
1 - Piccolo
4 - Flute 1
4 - Flute 2
1 - Oboe 1
1 - Oboe 2
4 - B♭ Clarinet 1
4 - B♭ Clarinet 2
4 - B♭ Clarinet 3
2 - B♭ Bass Clarinet
1 - B♭ Contrabass Clarinet
1 - E♭ Contra Alto Clarinet
1 - Bassoon 1
1 - Bassoon 2
1 - Contrabassoon
2 - E♭ Alto Saxophone 1
2 - E♭ Alto Saxophone 2
2 - B♭ Tenor Saxophone
1 - E♭ Baritone Saxophone
3 - B♭ Trumpet 1
3 - B♭ Trumpet 2
3 - B♭ Trumpet 3
2 - F Horn 1 & 2
2 - F Horn 3 & 4
2 - Trombone 1
2 - Trombone 2
2 - Trombone 3
2 - Bass Trombone
2 - Euphonium B.C.
2 - Euphonium T.C.
4 - Tuba
1 - Double Bass
1 - Piano
1 - Timpani
2 - Orchestra Bells 1, Chimes
1 - Orchestra Bells 2
3 - Orchestra Bells 3 & 4, Marimba
2 - Vibraphone 1 & 2
4 - Percussion 1 & 2 (Mark Tree,
Triangle, Wind Chimes,
Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum)
Fields of Gold
Grade 4
by Julie Giroux
Commissioned by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Humanities and Arts in honor of Professor Douglas Weeks for his distinguished career of tireless dedication to music education as a mentor, colleague, and friend.
This is the story of an alien child sent to Earth, the last survivor of a doomed planet and civilization. It is a story that has been capturing the imaginations of Earthlings since its first publishing in Actions Comics #1, June, 1938. Raised by farmers with love, taught to be fair, humble, hard-working and to never tell a lie, the child grows into the son they could never have and the superhero everyone can admire. Jonathan and Martha Kent weren't just his parents. They were his mentors, like real mentors the world over, silently contributing to the world in a remarkable, Earth-defining way.
Fields of Gold tells the early story of Superman. The piece starts out with a child's journey from Krypton to Earth. Then we meet the Kents and rural America. Then two times events happen in his young life: when Superman uses his powers for good and when he comes to terms with who he is, who he is to become. There are scenes from Superman movies that always strike home with me - when Superman is standing alone, surrounded by fields of gold as a farmer, a son and an honest man of quality and just worth. That is how I will always think of him, how I will always think of Superman. J.G.MP 99171
Duration: 8:30
Score & Parts: $125.00
Score only: $25.00
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