Ruin
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Ruin (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Matt Boehler |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Todd Boss |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Barns; Cabarets; Dad; Decay; Family; Fathers; Ford; Fortune; Gambling; Gowns; Inheritance; Pacing; Personification: Pride; Personification: Ruin; Poverty; Pride; Riding; Roads; Ruin; Rumors; Rural; Trucks; Wheels; Working |
| First Line | Ruin was rumored to be rooming up the road (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 2015 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.vqronline.org/ruin |
| Larger Work | Foursquare Cathedral (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://ecspublishing.com/catalog/product/view/sku/8555* |
| Audio Source | https://soundcloud.com/user-529358909/foursquare-cathedral?in=user-529358909/sets/2017-nats-art-song-composition-award-winners-and-finalists |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/Young Artist (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Bass |
| Range: | G2 - D4 (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Jocelyn Dueck and Benjamin de la Fuente (Search) |
| Premiered By | Matt Boehler, bass; Kevin Korth, piano (Search) |
| Commissioned By | Arthur Jacobson and Peninah Petruck (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | EC Schirmer (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |