|
Help keep the WRP alive by making a small donation. Visit here to find out more.
|
1861
Contents |
General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: OK Feel Good Music
Cost: Score & Parts - $95.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon (opt.)
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Baritone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crotales
- Cymbal (crash and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Mark Tree
- Snare Drum
- Triangles (3)
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
1861 is a lyric hymn-fantasia for concert band, accessible to all levels of high school ensembles, and based on the beautiful 19th-century Anglican Hymn "Lead Me, Lord" (written in 1861 by Charles Sebastian Wesley). I was very attracted to that work's gorgeous line above biting harmonies and striking counterpoint, so the hymn itself provides the work's pillars: first presented soloistically, then with dramatic full-band tutti, and finally through evocative humming—all framed by choral textures and colorful improvisitory accompaniment. The work is dedicated to the commissioner, Amy M. Knopps and Center High School of Kansas City, Missouri.
Program Note by Jonathan Newman
Commercial Discography
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Gatesville High School Honors Band; Gatesville, TX - May 22 2008
- Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble; Marietta, GA - Mar 18 2007
- Bethel College Summer Music Camp Band - Jun 16 2006
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- 1861
- As the scent of spring rain
- Avenue X
- Climbing Parnassus
- Concertino (flute solo, chamber winds, and piano)
- Chunk
- De Profundis
- Moon by Night
- OK Feel Good
- The Rivers of Bowery
- Sowing Useful Truths
- Symphony No. 1 ("My Hands Are a City")
- Uncle Sid
Additional Resources
