Ordway: Rights
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- Composer: Scott Ordway (1984-)
- Instrumentation: TTBB Choir, Bass Drum
- Work: Rights (2924)
- Work Language: English
- Size: 8.5 x 11.0 inches
Description
In 1948, a subcommittee of the nascent United Nations General Assembly crafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document which reflects both the trauma and the optimism of the immediate postwar period and is now recognized as a landmark text in the global history of human and civil rights.
Anyone reading it, however, will recognize that many of its provisions remain wildly aspirational and unevenly distributed. It espouses ideals of which we perennially fall short, but which are still worth aspiring to. We must credit its authors for the fact that they valued these forward-looking rights, and for their strength to believe that the future could be better than the past.
To create the text, I selected lines directly from the Declaration. I lightly edited some of them in order to make them more suitable for use as a text for music. I have set them in the second person in order to create a more dramatic dialogue between the singers and their audience.
In making my selections, I sought to focus on the rights which are most relevant to our public discourse in 2024. These include rights which are resonant because they have been fully secured only recently, as well as rights which remain stubbornly insecure in some parts of the world.
—Scott Ordway (2024)
Publishers use a lot of words to describe what they sell, and we know it can be confusing. We've tried to be as clear as possible to make sure you get exactly what you are looking for. Below are descriptions of the terms that we use to describe the various formats that music often comes in.
Choral Score
A score for vocalists that only contains the vocal lines. The instrumental parts are not there for reference. Generally, cheaper than a vocal score and requires multiple copies for purchase.
Facsimile
Reproductions of the original hand-written scores from the composer.
Full Score
For ensemble music, this indicates that the edition contains all parts on a single system (there are not separate parts for each player). In larger ensembles, this is for the conductor.
Hardcover
Hardbound. Generally either linen-covered or half-leather.
Orchestral Parts
Similar to a wind set, this is a collection of parts. In the case of strings, the numbers listed are the number of copies included, though generally these are available individually (often with minimum quantities required).
Paperback
When publishers offer multiple bindings (e.g. hardcover) or study scores, this is the "standard" version. If you're planning to play the music, this is probably what you want.
Performance / Playing Score
A score of the music containing all parts on one system, intended for players to share. There are not separate parts for each player.
Set of Parts
For ensemble music, this indicates that there are separate individual parts for each player.
Solo Part with Piano Reduction
For solo pieces with orchestra, this is a version that contains a piano reduction of the orchestra parts. For piano pieces, two copies are typically needed for performance.
Study Score
A small (think choral size) copy of the complete score meant for studying, and not playing. They make great add-ons when learning concertos and small chamber works.
Vocal Score
A score prepared for vocalists that includes the piano/organ part or a reduction of the instrumental parts.
Wind Set
For orchestral music, this is a collection of wind and percussion parts. The specific quantities of each instrument are notated.
With Audio
In addition to the printed music, the edition contains recordings of the pieces. This may be an included CD, or access to files on the internet.
With / Without Fingering (Markings)
Some publishers prepare two copies - a pure Urtext edition that includes no fingering (or bowing) suggestions and a lightly edited version that includes a minimal number of editorial markings.
Ordway: Rights
