Broken Glass for Wind Symphony (2023)

Cody Myre

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Wind Ensemble

2022

6 min.

Alto Saxophone

Baritone Saxophone

Bass Clarinet

Bassoon

Clarinet

Flute

Oboe

Soprano Saxophone

Tenor Saxophone

Winds

Program Notes: The sound of shattering glass is not usually one accompanied by delight. No, the sound of shattering glass, brief as it is, is often preceded by shouting or despair, or really any form of distraught and hopelessly futile exclamation. What I find more interesting, however, is the sound that comes after the moment of impact. To be more precise, the lack thereof. The sound of shattering glass is usually followed by crushing silence, panic, and, finally, guilty acceptance. The world is torn out from beneath the feet of whoever lays claim to those clumsy hands and thus ensues a lengthy and (in the case of those like myself whose path has pulled them to parenthood, particularly of young children) stressful cleanup. Everything and everyone around seems to pause for a moment before resuming their day because they know, deep down, that somebody is having a rough go of it, and they’re just glad that it isn’t them. For full performance notes, see score.
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