Faith and Fortitude

Julie Davila

General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: c.
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - 45.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone 1
Player 3: Vibraphone 2
Player 4: Chimes
Player 5: Marimba 1 & Suspended Cymbal
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Marimba 3 & Suspended Cymbal
Player 8: Marimba 4 & Suspended Cymbal & Vibraslap
Player 9: Timpani & Suspended Cymbal
Player 10: Concert Bass Drum & Tam Tam & 4 Concert Tom Toms & Djembe & Brake Drum & Wood Block & Triangle & Triangle & Suspended Cymbal & Splash Cymbal
Player 11: Impact Drum & Vibra-Tone & Snare Drum & 4 Concert Tom Toms & Suspended Cymbal & Hi Hat & Splash Cymbal & China Cymbal

Program Notes

Julie Davila's Faith and Fortitude is a medium-advanced percussion ensemble piece that explores a range of emotions motivated by adversity and the resilience one can draw from such an experience. Davila completed the work after experiencing the trials and tribulations of her daughter's critical health experience, which reaffirmed her views on strength, perseverance, and faith. The piece draws specific inspiration from the word "faith" and its five-letter structure. This pentagonal structure prompts various five-note themes, quintuplet rhythmic figures, and other musical treatments based upon the number five. Its wide range of emotions will give performers opportunities to craft their musicianship and provide audiences with a relatable theme. Faith and Fortitude is written for eleven performers across traditional and nontraditional found percussion instruments.

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