THE ESSENCE OF BEING
SAX CHOIR
(with opt. strings & percussion)
INSTRUMENTATION:
Soprano Sax
Alto Sax 1
Alto Sax 2
Tenor Sax 1
Tenor Sax 2
Baritone Sax
OPTIONAL ADDITIONS:
Contrabass
Timpani
Percussion 1:
Marimba
Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 2:
Xylophone
Triangle
Percussion 3:
Tam-Tam
Glockenspiel
Percussion 4:
Crotales
Cymbals
Percussion 5:
Vibraphone
Drums
Percussion 6:
Bass Drum
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ABOUT:
Balancing heartfelt introspection with perpetual motion, and arranged for saxophone choir and additional, optional parts by Josh Trentadue, acclaimed composer Kevin Day's "The Essence of Being" is purely delightful from start to finish and will resonate with performers and audiences everywhere.
FROM THE COMPOSER:
"The Essence of Being" is a saxophone choir arrangement completed by Josh Trentadue of my fifth string quartet of the same name. This is a work of two contrasting movements, one that is introspective and reflective, and the other being one that channels energy in motion. It had been about 5 years since I wrote my last string quartet composition, and with this fifth one, I was eager to try some sounds and melodies that I haven't delved into before.
The two contrasting movements represent the two halves of my writing that I have been seeking to grow deeper in the last few years. This work is an exploration of self, as I continue to understand more about what it means to be a composer, and ultimately, what is my place in the world.
DURATION: 12'47"
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First printing, May 2023
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3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 Largo dolce Marimba Xylophone Tam-Tam tacetthismovement Vibraphone SopranoSax AltoSax1 AltoSax2 TenorSax1 TenorSax2 BaritoneSax Contrabass (optional) Timpani Percussion1 (Marimba SuspendedCymbal) Percussion2 (Xylophone Triangle) Percussion3 (Tam-Tam Glockenspiel) Percussion4 (Crotales CYMBALS) Percussion5 (Vibraphone DRUMS) Percussion6 (BassDrum) PERCUSSION (optional) 7 OriginalversionforstringquartetcommissionedbytheSheffieldChamberPlayers(Boston,MA) THEESSENCEOFBEING forSaxophoneChoir Copyright©2022T.U.X.People’sMusicPublishingCompany,LLC.InternationalCopyrightSecured. PrintedandengravedintheU.S.A.AllRightsReservedincludingPublicPerformance. LearnmoreaboutallofouramazingtitlesatTuxpeoplesmusic.com Transposed Score KevinDay arr.JoshTrentadue 2020/arr.2022 I.Tranquillo SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
pizz. arco 3 33 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 (marimba) (xylophone) (tam-tam) (vibraphone) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 9 2 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 dolce S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 15 3 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
3 3 3 3 3 3 moltorall.moltorall. (marimba) (xylophone) (tam-tam) (vibraphone) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 21 4 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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ord. pizz. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 atempo slap-tongue slap-tongue ord. slap-tongue slap-tongue softmallets (nopedal) toglockenspiel S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 26 *Anyorallslap-tonguesthroughoutthispiecemaybesubstitutedwithstaccato-accentednotes. 5 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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arco 3 33 3 3 3 6 6 333 6 6 333 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 ord. ord. (marimba) SuspendedCymbal (xylophone) (vibraphone) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 31 6 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 po corall.pocorall. sub. sub. sub. sub. atempo dampen! Glockenspiel totam-tam dampen! tomarimba totam-tam S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 40 36 7 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
3 sottovoce (marimba) Marimba (vibraphone) (pedaladlib.) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 42 8 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
33 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. 52 49 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. 55 9 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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3 3 3 3 3 3 pocorall.pocorall. atempo S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. 61 (marimba) Tam-Tam (vibraphone) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.3 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 66 10 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
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ord. ord. pizz. Allegro
120 slap-tongue slap-tongue slap-tongue slap-tongue ord. slap-tongue ord. slap-tongue ord. Marimba SuspendedCymbal dampen! Triangle Glockenspiel CYMBALS Vibraphone (nopedal) tomarimba SopranoSax AltoSax1 AltoSax2 TenorSax1 TenorSax2 BaritoneSax Contrabass (optional) Timpani Percussion1 (Marimba SuspendedCymbal) Percussion2 (Xylophone Triangle) Percussion3 (Tam-Tam Glockenspiel) Percussion4 (Crotales CYMBALS) Percussion5 (Vibraphone DRUMS) Percussion6 (BassDrum) PERCUSSION (optional) 3 11 THEESSENCEOFBEING
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ord. DRUMS toxylophone toDRUMS S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 7 12 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
ord. 6 Xylophone S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 12 13 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
(marimba) (xylophone) (glockenspiel) (cymbals) lightaccentsthroughout (drums) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 16 14 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
6 ( ) tosuspendedcymbal SuspendedCymbal tovibraphone S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 21 15 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
3 (suspendedcymbal) (xylophone) (glockenspiel) (cymbals) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 25 16 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
arco 6 Marimba Crotales Vibraphone tomarimba totam-tam tocrotales S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 30 29 17 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
(marimba) (xylophone) totriangle Tam-Tam toglockenspiel (crotales) toCYMBALS (vibraphone) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 35 18 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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ord. pizz. Triangle Glockenspiel S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 42 19 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
3 3 () (marimba) (triangle) (glockenspiel) CYMBALS (vibraphone) DRUMS toxylophone todrums S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 49 20 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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pizz. RRLRRL RRLRLR 3 3 3 Xylophone S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 54 21 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
arco 3 3 (marimba) 2ndtime:tosus.cym. (xylophone) (glockenspiel) (bellofcrash) (cymbals) (drums) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 58 22 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
pizz. tomarimba Marimba Sus.Cym. dampen! totriangle totam-tam tocrotales tovibraphone S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 62 23 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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3 3 3 3 Tam-Tam Vibraphone S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 68 24 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
arco 3 3 3 3 3 Triangle S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 74 25 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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3 3 3 333 3 3 3 (marimba) (triangle) (tam-tam) Crotales (vibraphone) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 79 26 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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3 3 S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 84 27 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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sub. sub. sub. sub. sub. sub. flz. flz. flz. flz. (marimba) dampen! (triangle) toglockenspiel dampen! dampen! (vibraphone) dampen! S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 88 28 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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sub. sub. flz. toxylophone S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 95 29 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
(marimba) Xylophone Glockenspiel (crotales) (vibraphone) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 101 30 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
tosuspendedcymbal SuspendedCymbal totriangle toCYMBALS CYMBALS S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 108 31 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
6 3 3 tomarimba Marimba Triangle (glockenspiel) (cymbals) toDRUMS DRUMS S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 114 32 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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6 6 (crashbell) S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 118 33 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
6 6 6 6 33 33 33 3 3 (marimba) (triangle) (glockenspiel) (cymbals) (drums) tosuspendedcymbal S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 126 123 34 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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33 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 33 33 33 3 3 33 33 3 3 3 3 33 33 33 33 3 3 3 2ndtime:toxylophone S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 127 35 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
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Marimba Triangle toxylophone S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 137 37 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
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lightaccentsthroughout S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 147 39 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
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arco 6 3 totriangle totam-tam Tam-Tam S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 157 41 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01
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3 3 S.Sx. A.Sx.1 A.Sx.2 T.Sx.1 T.Sx.2 B.Sx. Cb. Timp. Perc.1 Perc.2 Perc.3 Perc.4 Perc.5 Perc.6 PERCUSSION (optional) 165 43 THEESSENCEOFBEING SE0096-01 PERUSALCOPY legaluserequirespurchase
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