Fantasia on Silent Night
Franz Gruber (arr. Bond)
General Info
Year: 1818 / 2011
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: III 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bells
- Mark Tree
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
In Parts:
- Bass Clarinet: Rehearsal Marks 43 and 53 are misplaced. Both should be on the respective double bar line.
Program Notes
Franz Gruber's famous Christmas melody is the subject of this colorful and romantic adaptation. Interweaving fanciful jazz harmony with a touch of passionate dissonance, this fantasia explores the wide variety of flavors available to the concert band.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 12 December 2021
- Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble (Chestertown, Md.) (Charles Thai, conductor) – 16 December 2018
- Encore Concert Band (Mokena, Ill.) (Bill Schuetter, conductor) – 13 December 2015
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 14 December 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Silent Night (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Booker) (1818/2015/2020)
All Wind Works
- All is Calm (arr. Smith) (2002)
- Fantasia on Silent Night (arr. Bond) (1818/2011)
- Season of Peace (arr. Milford) (2014)
- Silent Night (arr. O'Bryant) (1818)
- Silent Night (arr. Clark) (1818/2001)
- Silent Night (arr. Dawson) (1818/1992)
- Silent Night (arr. Holcombe) (1818/1993/2008)
- Silent Night (arr. Marlatt) (1818/2014)
- Silent Night (arr. Swearingen) (1818/2008)
- Silent Night (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Booker) (1818/2015/2020)
- Silent Night in Gotham (arr. Giroux)
- Stille Nacht (arr. Davis and Longfield) (1818/1987?)
- Stille Nacht (arr. Davis and Vinson) (1818/1985)
- A Winter's Night (arr. Kirby) (1818/2011)
Resources
None discovered thus far.