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Count On Me, Singapore
(arr. 2012/2022)

Instrumentation: 

wind band​

3.1.4(IV=bcl).1 - 2asax.tsax.barsax - 2.3.3.euph.tuba - perc(6): bd/cym/chim/glock/vib/mar

 

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Duration: 3' 30"

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Originally composed by Hugh Harrison for the 1986 National Day Parade, this was re-arranged for the Singapore Wind Symphony (SWS), under the late Adrian Tan.

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This arrangement of "Count of Me Singapore" reveals the nostalgia of the composer's youthful days growing up in Singapore. The built-in resonance, overlapping textures and poetic orchestration asks for a subtlety in all facets of performance, especially of the clarity in tone and expressive phrasing. 

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A poem accompanies this personal re-imagination of the National Day tune. 

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Count the colours

the flag that honours

us almost patriotic

as Rothko might depict

 

Count the textures I paint

On lines that are faint

Me, esoteric?

some, wildly critic 

 

Counter-melodious answer

serves to deter

or meaningfully suffer

a potpourri of laughter

 

Count the turning points 

On crossroads of life

Meandering over 

Singapore river 

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Country like none other

One to truly savour

Meant to be a world-leader

Singapore would never falter

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The score and parts are published by Retsel Mil Publications (2012 version)

https://retselmil.com/

© 2024 by Wynne Fung

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