Winter Dusk Concert Band

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cramer, Benjamin Winter Dusk -- Concert Band

Benjamin M. Cramer

Winter Dusk for Concert Band

Copyright Š 2018 Benj Cramer Publications (ASCAP)

Winter Dusk was originally commissioned and premiered by the Linn-Mar High School Chamber Singers in 2017, under the direction of Tyler Hagy. This arrangement and edition was created in 2018 for the Lin-Marr High School Wind Ensemble, conducted by Aaron Nuss.

Although good effort should be made to maintain the instrumentation below, every ensemble has their unique strengths and weaknesses for which they may elect to adapt. When making such considerations, it may be helpful to think less about this instumentation as ideal, and instead reference the original Choral edition from which this arrangement is derived. Both score and recording are available from the composer.

For artistic purposes, I have included the text of the poem which was set for the Choral version of Winter Dusk. I would highly advise including a copy of the text in the concert program, and made available to the ensemble early on in the rehearsal process.

I WATCH the great clear twilight Veiling the ice-bowed trees; Their branches tinkle faintly With crystal melodies.

The larches bend their silver Over the hush of snow; One star is lighted in the west, Two in the zenith glow.

For a moment I have forgotten Wars and women who mourn— I think of the mother who bore me And thank her that I was born. ~Sara Teasdale

-- Instrumentation -Piccolo Flute Oboe Bassoons – 2 E  Clarinet  B Clarinets – 3 Bass Clarinet Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Trumpets – 4 French Horns –2 Trombone Bass Trombone Euphonium Tuba Double Bass Timpani Marimba Bass Drum Suspended Cymbals Crash Cymbals Tuned Water Glasses

Please don't steal my music. It deeply upsets me

arranged for the Linn-Mar High School Wind Ensemble, Aaron Nuss, Conductor, and dedicated to its members’ families in recognition of their unending support.

Score Duration ~ 5 mins

Piccolo

Flute

Oboe

Bassoon 1

Bassoon 2

Clarinet in E  Clarinet in B  1 Clarinet in B  2 Clarinet in B  3

Bass Clarinet

Alto Sax

Tenor Sax

Baritone Sax

Trumpet in B  1 Trumpet in B  2 Trumpet in B  3 Trumpet in B  4

Horn in F 1

Horn in F 2

Trombone

Bass Trombone

Euphonium

Tuba

Double Bass

Timpani

Marimba

Percussion 1

Percussion 2

Voices Humming

Water Glasses

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Winter Dusk

with gentle stillness q = 48

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Benjamin Cramer

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   

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





         



 

  



   

                               





 

a tempo



17

Mrb.

 

-- Score --



solo







   









   

   

   

   





   

      

   

 















    





 



    

 

 





3

3



         3















3









3

     





 

tutti        3         3 

 

       

 



3

    





3

    











 







 







 





 









 



































Winter Dusk

32

Picc.



Fl.



Ob.



Bsn. 1



Bsn. 2



E  Cl. B  Cl. 1 B  Cl. 2 B  Cl. 3

B. Cl.

A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

B  Tpt. 1 B  Tpt. 2 B  Tpt. 3 B  Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

  

    

 

-- Score -





















































































































32

 

32

       

Tbn.



B. Tbn.

  













     

         











Euph.







Tuba







D.B.





Timp.



32 32 32

Mrb.





32

W. G.











  

  

C















   



  



   

  



   

 

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

       

  

   





   

   



   

   

    

  



  



 

 

   











 

 





 

 

  



 



 

 

 

 





  

 





 

  

       

        

 

       



  

 



     

     

  

 

 

  

 

 





  



 



 

 





 

 

 





    



     



 







































  





  

 

 



 







 

 









 





 



  





 

 











 

 

 

 

 







  





 

 





5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4

D

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4



































































       





4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

  







 

 









     

5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4

 

      









    

solo



   





















































       3         3      

















3 4 3 4 3  4 3  4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4

solo

3

  3



3



      3



























 



5 4





4 4





3 4





  

 

5 4





4 4





3 4





5 4 5 4

  













3 4 3 4





4 4 4 4





5 4

 



4 4





3 4





      

 





3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4

 

5 3





 

 





         

 



Cramer



Winter Dusk

46

Picc.

Fl.

Ob.

Bsn. 1

Bsn. 2

E  Cl. B  Cl. 1 B  Cl. 2 B  Cl. 3

B. Cl.

A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

B  Tpt. 1 B  Tpt. 2 B  Tpt. 3 B  Tpt. 4

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

  



              3         3

 





  



      





46 46

      



    



tutti





Tuba





D.B.



Timp.



46 46





46

  

       3        3        3       

 3         3  tutti                

46



3

  



         3          3  

3







             3  3              3 







        3            3                 

3

Euph.

Mrb.

E

3





-- Score --

         









   

      

 

    

3           3 





 

   

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

   

   

   

   

 











            





 





 



   



 

 

     

   







 

      









  



 



 



 



 



 





 





 







4 4



























4 4 4 4







 

4 4 4 4



























4 4









       



 



 



   







w  suspended cymbal roll w 

  









 







 

 



 

 



 



  

 



 

  



 

  

 

  

 



  w   

 hit

̇ ̇ 

  

   





    





  



  



 



 









  





˙

 

    

 



 

 

   





 



 



  









 











  



 



 







 





 œ   

 















 







 





   

̇ 















  

 

 



 









 







 

 



  



  





      



 

 



 

  



crash cymbal

6

 



  

 





 





  

 

 

 





 





 

 

 

 

 



 

  

 



bass drum roll



 

  



4 4



 





 





 





 





  





  

 



 







 











 

 

 





Perc. 2













 



 







 



 



 



   



 





   



  



      

     





 





 

 



 





 





 

   

 

 



 

   

                                                                

                    





 

 







 







 













3



3







      



W. G.



      

Perc. 1

46



4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4



Cramer

Winter Dusk

F

-- Score --

Bsn. 1











 

Bsn. 2

















E  Cl. B  Cl. 1 B  Cl. 2 B  Cl. 3

B. Cl.

B  Tpt. 1 B  Tpt. 2 B  Tpt. 3 B  Tpt. 4

     

 

  

58

 

58















  























  

Hn. 1



Hn. 2



 



Tbn.



B. Tbn.





Euph.





Tuba



D.B.



Timp.



58 58 58

Mrb.



      







 















 





































    

 

















 













  





58

W. G.









 

















































 









 









 





 





 

 

   

 









   

 

 



 



 



    



 



    



 



  

 



     

  

 



 

























(mute release)







 w

suspended cymbal roll

Perc. 2













 































 







 













 















 











 





Cramer

 





w





 

 



Waco, 2018

7

You fool!

You turned too many pages!

The piece is over!