Jessica Rudman
for
Still I Rise!
Orchestra 2015 ca. 10:00
Piccolo
Flute 1&2
Oboe 1&2
English Horn
Clarinet in B-flat 1&2
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1&2
Contrabassoon
Horn in F 1-4
Trumpet in C 1-3
Still I Rise!
* TRANSPOSED SCORE *
Tenor Trombone 1-2
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1-3 (see below)
Piano
Harp Violin I & II
Viola
Cello
Bass
• Arrows indicate a gradual change from one state to another (i.e. from ord. to sul. pont.).
• Grace notes should be played before the beat.
Percussion List and Keys
Percussion 1
Crotales
Marimba
Percussion 2
Glockenspiel
Percussion 3
Tubular Bells
Xylophone
Vibraphone
Program Notes
Still I Rise! is named after Maya Angelou’s eponymous poem. Her words express a profound sentiment of perseverance: they reflect not only surviving hardships, but coming out of them with one’s spirit in tact. The narrator’s sassiness, quirky humor, and energy are manifested in the music’s grooves, flirty lines, and vibrant colors. Angelou’s theme of endurance is expressed as the main motive or “protagonist” travels through periods of confidence, adversity, manic excitement, questioning, and catharsis. Even when the identity of the main motive is almost obliterated by the heavy, static chords of the climax, it emerges to close the piece with a wink and a flourish - always rising again.
Composer Contact Information
Jessica Rudman
Phone: 774-239-5878
Email: jessica_rudman@yahoo.com
Website: www.jessicarudman.com