Storm And Urge: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
By Edward Fairlie
Grade: 5
Item: 35-PK00312499
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Edward Fairlie's "Storm and Urge" is a significant work for wind band and portrays a journey of emotional turbulence. The title comes from the German "Sturm und Drang," a literary and musical movement of the late 1700s which focused on extremes of emotion. Opening with a simple and reflective theme, we are then taken through a range of emotional settings from uncertainty to resistance, and then calm resolve and self-knowledge. With a variety of textures and vivid imagery, this is a masterful work for the contemporary ensemble.
Dur: 9:00
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00312499
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About the Composer: Edward Fairlie
Edward Fairlie has established himself as a composer whose work bridges classical forms with contemporary concert band idioms. His compositions demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of wind band orchestration and a commitment to creating pieces that challenge and inspire performers at all levels.
Why we love this
Fairlie's treatment of emotional arc here is genuinely theatrical without resorting to cheap effects. The progression from introspection through turbulence to earned resolution gives your ensemble a complete dramatic narrative to inhabit, and the Grade 5 writing ensures that the visceral impact lands even in bands still developing their technical facility.
What to expect
The music moves through psychological weather. It opens hushed and introspective, then builds into genuine conflict where doubt and resistance speak through dissonant harmonies and unsettled rhythms. The resolution that follows feels hard-won, with a clarity and spacious beauty that comes only after the storm has passed.
Who it's for
Concert bands working at Grade 5 and seeking substantive festival repertoire that demands interpretive maturity. This score rewards ensembles ready to engage with emotional storytelling and instrumental voices that carry thematic weight.
How to get the most out of it
- Establish the opening reflection with unhurried phrasing and genuine dynamic restraint; this quietude makes the emotional escalation that follows feel earned rather than sudden.
- Mark the transitions between emotional territories clearly in rehearsal so players understand they're navigating distinct psychological states, not just playing through different sections.
- Balance the vivid textures by resisting the urge to even out volumes across sections during the turbulent passages; let the layered writing create natural peaks and valleys.
- Shape the final resolve without sentimentality; the calm here comes from clarity and acceptance, not resignation.
How to use it
Consider placing this as a festival submission or as the centerpiece of a thematic concert exploring emotional landscapes. Its nine-minute duration and substantial emotional arc make it an excellent anchor work for a program built around narrative or introspection rather than lighter fare.
Skills your students will build
- Shaping extended melodic lines with awareness of emotional context
- Reading complex polyrhythmic and polytonal passages
- Ensemble balance across varied textural densities
- Interpreting dynamic contrast as a storytelling tool
- Sustaining ensemble focus through structural transitions