Sing Of My Failures (for Horn & Fusion Orchestra) [Sheet Music]
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Composer: Marcus Norris
Year: 2023
Instrumentation: Horn in F (Solo), Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Piano, Strings, Contrabass, Optional: Drummer/ Suspended Cymbal/ Percussionist
Duration: 2 minutes
About the Work:
“Sing of My Failures” is a short cinematic piece I composed for Madison Dorsett to premiere as part of the South Side Symphony Live Mixtape recording in 2023 at Ms. Tina Knowles’ WACO Theater in North Hollywood.
The WACO team tasked me with thinking about “Black Futures” and my dreams for the future of Black people. While composing the piece, I was reflecting on personal missteps and things throughout my life that I wish I had done differently. Sometimes these shortcomings can be hard to discuss, or painful to reflect on. I don’t think this silence or shame serves us. Having hard discussions with loved ones makes it easier to do in the future and strengthen our relationships. We blow the bugles and sound the horns at our triumphs, but I wonder what would change if we also sang of our failures.
- Marcus Norris