BENJAMIN DEAN TAYLOR, composer
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To Raise Up

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To Raise Up (2010) - tenor saxophone, piano, interactive electroacoustics.

Commissioned by Jeff Heisler 

Program Note: In the Arab tradition, the call to prayer, known as azán, is not considered singing; rather the Shaykh (or caller) is said to “give” or “raise up” the call. In my studies of the the azán and qur'an recitation I was interested to find out that Shaykh improvise melodies within a given system, similar to what jazz musicians do during an improvised solo. Thus, my influences for this piece come from my own experience with jazz as well as my studies of azán and qur'an recitation. I appreciate that in each art form, similar ideals are expressed; namely casting off our naturally competitive natures, putting aside our prejudices and stereotypes about others and more importantly ourselves, and placing value on spontaneously created beauty.

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  • Home
  • Biography
  • Works
    • Orchestra >
      • Flex Works
      • Snitchin' in the Kitchen (grade 3 with audio track)
      • Electric Breakdance (string orchestra)
      • Aurum Tetra (Saxophone Quartet Concerto)
      • Aurum Tetra (string quartet concerto)
      • Worlds Without End
      • Dizzy Overture
      • Mile-High City (string orchestra)
      • Leaving White
      • Leap (chamber orchestra)
      • Drifting Indigo
    • Wind band >
      • Flex Works >
        • Electric Breakdance (grade 1) with audio track
        • Earth Resonance (grade 3 with audio track)
        • Intermountain Underground (grade 3 with audio track)
        • Snitchin' in the Kitchen (grade 3 with audio track)
        • Legos Emit Gnarly Overtones (grade 2 with audio track)
        • Techno Blade (grade 2) with audio track
      • Electric Breakdance (grade 1) with audio track
      • STACK (grade 1)
      • Legos Emit Gnarly Overtones (grade 2 with audio track)
      • Techno Blade (regular version, grade 2) with audio track
      • Pandemic Pandemonium (grade 2)
      • A Flicker in Time (grade 2.5)
      • Scooter Time (grade 2.5)
      • A Father's Hymn (grade 3)
      • Epic Bacon Funk (grade 3)
      • Intermountain Underground (regular version, grade 3 with audio track)
      • Into The Mist (grade 3)
      • Maze of 1000 Mirrors (March, grade 3)
      • Motorcycle Time (grade 3)
      • Our Puzzle (grade 3)
      • The Hope Within (grade 3)
      • Another Day in the Park (grade 4)
      • Chinese Fire Drill (grade 4)
      • Cold Lights (band+video) (grade 4)
      • Mile a Minute (grade 4)
      • Seeds of Glass (band+video) (grade 4)
      • Shattering Infinity (grade 4)
      • Trailing Clouds Of Glory (grade 4)
      • With Wings As Eagles (grade 4)
      • Leaving White (grade 5)
      • Whiz-Bang (grade 5)
    • Jazz Big Band >
      • Baby Jack's Blues
      • Can I See Your Socks
      • Chocolate Covered Cherries
      • Concerto por Trombonito
      • Garapan
      • High Road
      • No Improv Monday
      • The Greasy Toaster
      • White Cliffs of Dover (arr.)
    • Choir >
      • Little Lamb (SATB choir)
      • Eternity's Heirs
    • Saxophone(s) >
      • Get More Epic!
      • Digital Goldfish (Sax Quartet)
      • Drum N Bari
      • Shipbreaking
      • The Secret Life
      • To Raise Up
    • Bass Clarinet >
      • Drum N Bass Clarinet
    • Trumpet >
      • Stop.Rewind.Play. (solo + video)
      • Now You Will ... (solo)
    • Trombone(s) >
      • Funky Bone (trombone choir)
      • Beyond Coincidence (trombone choir)
      • A Call for Courage (trombone choir)
      • Can You Crack It? (solo and tape)
    • Euphonium >
      • FLOW (euph + CD)
    • Contrabass >
      • First Punch
      • FE26 (contrabass + electronics)
      • Digital Assistant
      • 7 Million Results
    • Percussion >
      • Silounds
      • Standard Literature (ensemble)
      • Unrepeatable Expression (ensemble)
      • Non-REM Sleep
    • Chamber Works >
      • All That Remains (Piano + Electronics)
      • Panic Later (mixed quartet)
  • Contact
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  • Commissions
    • Sax Quartet Concerto Consortium Commission
    • Grade 2 Band Consortium Commission
    • Grade 3 Band Consortium Commission
    • Trumpet Consortium Commission