Requiem for 9/11 was composed for the 10th anniversary of September
11th, a day that will always be remembered in U.S. history. It is a
peace dedicated to those who lost their lives that day, and in the
years after the attack, protecting our country and freedom. This is
my 45th composition so I decided to write something about that
tragic day. Although the events are quite different, the United
States suffered another colossal attack on American soil at Pearl
Harbor in 1941. On that day, World War II began for America,
although the war was in progress between other countries. In 1945,
the war ended, and thus the number connection of Opus 45. Major
events happened in 1945 and 2011; justice being served to two major
enemies of the United States that were responsible for so many
deaths. There are several times the numbers 9 and 11 are used. The
time signatures are obviously in connection with the date of the
attack, but there are also instances when the juxtaposition of
dynamics and the number of 16th notes are indicative of the 9/11
motive. The piece begins in E minor, before settling in E-flat
minor for the majority of the piece. This is done to mirror the
cadence: Neapolitan 6, Dominant 7, Tonic 6. E minor acts as the
enharmonic version of a N6 tonality, before moving to E-flat minor.
The dies irae appears in the beginning and a few more times in the
piece. Although this piece is a Requiem, I did not use other
portions of the Mass. The inspiration to write a Requiem comes from
Benjamin Britten, while infusing elements of my compositional
technique reminiscent of the works from Sergei Rachmaninoff and
Frederic Chopin. I chose to compose this piece for marimba because
the instrument captures so many different emotions. The marimba can
produce warm, lush sounds while exhibiting aggressive and violent
attributes. The piece opens with the dies irae as an impending
representation of tolling bells of death.I tried to combine the
effects of an ominous tone and tranquility because no one except
the terrorists realized the disaster that was to unfold. The
chaotic section represents all that happened with the planes and
also the battles that have taken place in the past decade. The
solemn section is reflecting on the lives lost, which then builds
to another climactic point in the piece. Although the piece was
completed May 2nd, I started working on the piece weeks before. On
May 1st, the world heard the news that the mastermind of the
September 11th attacks had been found. Osama bin Laden was
eliminated. The end of the piece represents the conflict that
occurred that night, followed by a small portion of "My Country tis
of Thee" as a way of giving hope to all Americans and others in the
world who have been victims of terrorist acts. Requiem for 9/11
requires a 4.6 octave marimba, or low E, at the minimum. The
performer should use discretion when choosing mallets for this
piece; choose a mallet that provides enough articulation for fast
passages and can handle roll passages. The sticking indications
used for this piece are to serve as a guide for the performer, but
the artist has freedom to alter the sticking patterns if necessary.
I used the standard ordering of mallets that most composers use:
"1" is for the outside mallet in the left hand, "2" is for the
inside mallet in the left hand, "3" is for the inside mallet in the
right hand, and "4" is for the outside mallet in the right hand.
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