{"id":619,"date":"2015-12-24T19:03:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T19:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spindrift.com\/store\/shop\/time-to-stand-and-stare\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T22:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:04:42","slug":"time-to-stand-and-stare-trumpet","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.spindrift.com\/store\/product\/time-to-stand-and-stare-trumpet\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Stand and Stare"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Download a Preview PDF of the Score<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Time to Stand and Stare for trumpet &#8211; Preview (371 kB)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><form action=\"https:\/\/www.spindrift.com\/store\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=3965\" method=\"post\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-form sdm-download-form\"><div class=\"sdm-recaptcha-button\"><input type=\"hidden\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-v3-response\" name=\"g-recaptcha-response\"\/><a href=\"#\" class=\"sdm_download teal sdm_download_with_condition\">Download Watermarked Score for Perusal<\/a><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"download_id\" value=\"3965\" \/><\/form><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Printing is disabled for Preview scores.<\/p>\n<h2>Notes<\/h2>\n<p>This contemporary solo for trumpet alone contrasts heedless bustle with moments of clarity and reflection. The music is very busy, buzzing along with fast notes and an undercurrent of restlessness. Sudden suspensions of time, with long notes and legato phrases, should be played with arresting beauty and a warm sound, as if you suddenly notice life&#8217;s breathtaking wonder.<\/p>\n<p>The music is inspired by the poem <em>Leisure<\/em> by Welsh poet William Henry Davies.<\/p>\n<p>Composer&#8217;s note:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I discovered this poem at the suggestion of Natalie DeJong, trumpeter with the Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass ensemble. I met her at the Chamber Music America conference in 2011 and we shared stories of poetry and family. This was her grandfather&#8217;s favorite poem.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Part of Pamela&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spindrift.com\/store\/product-category\/themed-collections\/poetry-inspired-music\/\">Poetry-Inspired Music collection<\/a>\u00a0of instrumental solos and chamber music.<\/p>\n<h2>Poem<\/h2>\n<div class=\"poem\">\n<h3>Leisure<\/h3>\n<p><em>by William Henry Davies (1871-1940) (Welsh)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What is this life if, full of care<br \/>\nWe have no time to stand and stare.<br \/>\nNo time to stand beneath the boughs<br \/>\nAnd stare as long as sheep or cows.<\/p>\n<p>No time to see, when woods we pass,<br \/>\nWhere squirrels hide their nuts in grass,<br \/>\nNo time to see, in broad day light,<br \/>\nStreams full of stars, like skies at night.<\/p>\n<p>No time to turn at beauty&#8217;s glance<br \/>\nAnd watch her feet, how they can dance.<br \/>\nNo time to wait till her mouth can<br \/>\nEnrich that smile her eyes began.<br \/>\nA poor life this if, full of care,<br \/>\nWe have no time to stand and stare.<\/p>\n<p>from Songs Of Joy and Others (1911)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download a Preview PDF of the Score Time to Stand and Stare for trumpet &#8211; Preview (371 kB) Printing is disabled for Preview scores. Notes This contemporary solo for trumpet alone contrasts heedless bustle with moments of clarity and reflection. The music is very busy, buzzing along with fast notes and an undercurrent of restlessness. 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