Liturgical Music for Band
This work bears the designation Opus 33.
General Info
Year: 1967
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00 | Score Only - $15.00
Movements
1. Introit - 2:33
2. Kyrie - 3:40
3. Gloria - 2:09
4. Alleluia - 2:45
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Chimes
- Glockenspiel (extended range with high E-natural required)
- Marimba
- Suspended Cymbal
- Timbales
- Tom-Tom
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
- Contact (Matthew Mailman)
Program Notes
Liturgical Music for Band, Op. 33, completed in 1963 in Greenville, North Carolina, was commissioned by the Greenville County High School Band, Emporia, Virginia, John Savage, director, and was premiered by that group in 1963. Since then, the piece has become a landmark work in the band repertoire with countless performances and several generations of students having played it. The piece is based on four movements selected from the Mass Proper and Ordinary. The band plays in a chime-like style to announce the opening movement, Introit. The second movement has the same three sections as the Kyrie from the Mass (Kyrie eleison – Christe eleison – Kyrie elieison). The musical theme of this movement has the same rhythm as the word “Kyrie”. The theme of the third movement is the same rhythm as the word “Gloria” and the style is jubilant, just like the Mass text (“Glory to God in the highest...”). The fourth movement, Alleluia, features an energetic fugue and an exciting climax.
- Source of notes unidentified
In this composition, Mailman attempts to capture the essence of a worship experience. In the first movement, Introit, we hear a joyful church processional accompanied by bells, chimes and a triangle. The second movement, Kyrie, symbolizes the prayer "Lord have mercy upon us." The mood of this movement is dark and somber, with the rhythms based on speech inflections taken from the first word of this traditional Latin prayer, "Kyr-i-e." The third section, Gloria, represents the exaltation of the words "Glory to God in the highest." The last movement, Alleluia, expresses the jubilance of man's faith, with sustained brass chords set against an ascending theme in the woodwinds, representing man's heavenly aspiration.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Streaming Audio: Oklahoma City University Wind Philharmonic (Matthew Mailman, conductor)
- CD: Teaching Music through Performance in Band, Vol. 1, Grade 4 Resource Recordings (CD-490)
State Ratings
- Kansas: IV
- Maryland: V
Performances
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- Benedictine College (Atchison, Kan.) Wind Symphony (Brian Casey, conductor) - 2 May 2021
- Penn State University (University Park) Concert Band (Robert Hickey, conductor) - 27 April 2021
- Benedictine College (Atchison, Kan.) Wind Symphony (Brian Casey, conductor) - 25 April 2021
- University Of North Carolina, Greensboro, University Band (Cole Hairston, Conductor) – 19 November 2019
- Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Steven M. Knight, conductor) – 5 December 2018
- Exeter (Calif.) Union High School Symphonic Band (Kirk Clague, conductor) - 21 March 2015 (2015 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- Marquette University Symphonic Band (Jason S. Ladd, conductor) - 16 November 2014
- Omaha Symphonic Winds (William Hall, conductor) - 27 October 2013
- Oklahoma City University Wind Philharmonic (Matthew Mailman, conductor)
- High School Concert Band [Interlochen, Mich.] (Frederick Fennell, conductor) - 12 August 1988
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Alarums for Band, Op. 27 (1962)
- Alleluia for Chorus and Band, Op. 15 (1960)
- Associations
- Association No. 1 for Band, Op. 45 (1968)
- Bouquets (1991)
- Commencement March for Band, Op. 14 (1960)
- Concertino for Clarinet and Band, Op. 83 (1990)
- Concertino for Trumpet and Band, Op. 31 (1963)
- Concerto for Wind Orchestra (Variations), Op. 89 (1993)
- Decorations for Band, Op. 54 (1974)
- Exaltations, Op. 67 (1981)
- For precious friends hid in death’s dateless night (1988)
- Four Miniatures for Band, Op. 19 (1960)
- Four Variations in Search for a Theme for Narrator and Band, Op. 36, (1965)
- From the Leaves of Grass for Narrator, Chorus, and Band, Op. 30b (1963)
- Geometrics No. 1 for Band, Op. 22 (1961)
- Geometrics No. 2. See: Geometrics in Sound
- Geometrics No. 3 for Band (1965)
- Geometrics No. 4 for Band, Op. 43 (1968)
- Geometrics No. 5 for Band, Op. 58 (1976)
- Geometrics in Sound (1964)
- Jewel in the Crown, Op. 78 (1987)
- Let Us Now Praise Famous Men for Band, Narrators, and Solo Voice, Op. 56 (1975)
- Liturgical Music for Band, Op. 33 (1963)
- Night Vigil, Op. 66 (1980)
- Overture 1962
- Partita for Band, Op. 10 (1958)
- Pledges for Band, Op. 98(1998)
- Secular Litanies, Op. 90 (1993)
- Shouts, Hymns, and Praises for Band, Op. 52 (1972)
- Simple Ceremony: In Memoriam John Barnes Chance, Op. 53 (1973)
- The Whaleman's Chapel, from "Moby Dick"
- Toward the Second Century, Op. 82 (1989)
Resources
- Mailman, M. (1967). Liturgical Music for Band, Op. 33 [score]. Mills Music: New York.
- Martin Mailman website
- Martin Mailman. Wikipedia.
- Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. (2010). Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 1. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 505-514.
- Perusal score
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 399.