Praises! (Spears)
General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 2:40
Difficulty: I+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Guiro (or Vibraslap)
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tom-toms (2: high and low)
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Jared Spears has here written another wonderfully exciting, creative, and very approachable work for young bands that works well for almost any combination of wind and percussion instruments. The title comes from the main rhythmic motif of the piece, as if the word Praises! were spoken emphatically. This is a finely crafted work.
- Program Note from publisher
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Scott County High School Symphonic Winds (Tom Brawner, conductor) - 2010]
Media
State Ratings
- West Virginia: I
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Scott County High School (Georgetown, Ky.) Symphonic Winds (Tom Brawner, conductor) – 10 December 2010 (2010 Midwest Clinic)
- Oak Grove Middle School Concert Band - 2009
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adventurers
- Adventures (1979)
- Affirmation (1989)
- Africa!
- Allegro Fantastica
- Alleluias (1979)
- American Folk Hymn
- As the Eagle Soars
- At a Dixieland Jazz Funeral (1980)
- Axon (1986)
- Bold Journey (2004)
- Brass Ring
- Bravo! (2000)
- Briar Street Strut (2016)
- Cahokia (2006)
- Cantica
- Canticles (1982)
- Cantilena (1988)
- Cantique and Festival (1982)
- Castles of Llyr (1990)
- Chatham Overture
- Colorado Blue (2011)
- Colorama (1987)
- Colorama!
- Concerto for Percussion Section and Band (2012)
- The Country Express (1989)
- Crestview (1982)
- Cyber Quest (1996)
- Dance Celebrations
- Dawn Seeker
- Day of the Shofar (1981)
- Deo Gratias (1993)
- Diabolique (1984)
- The Dream Chasers (2004)
- The Drums of Blackhawk (2005)
- Dueling Drums (2007)
- Duke Street (1984)
- El Dorado
- English Portraits
- Fallen, Fallen is Babylon! (1977)
- Fantasia on Native American Music
- Fire Dancer (2006)
- For the Courageous
- Forest Park Overture (1979)
- Frenzy! (2015)
- From a Distant Star
- From A Schumann Album (1982)
- A Furious Fable (1980)
- A Gathering of Angels (1996)
- The Great, Awesome Go-Cart Race (2009)
- Gulf Island Sketches
- Heart of America Overture
- Heartland Sketches
- Heritage Hills (1985)
- Images Diabolique
- Incantation and Festal Dance
- Invincia
- Jazzers on the Loose (2013)
- Journey
- Joyous Alleluias (2000)
- Jubilation Overture (1999)
- Kickstarter March (2016)
- La Solana
- Legacy
- Lost Battalion
- March of the Martian Chickens (1985)
- March for Moderns (1965)
- Meditation and Festiva (1974)
- Mission Creek (1987)
- Momentations (1977)
- Monday's Song (2007)
- Moonmarch (2006)
- Mosaics (1975)
- Mountain Song (2006)
- Mountain View Portrait
- New Century Overture (1984)
- New River Suite (1987)
- Northstar Overture
- Novelette (1978)
- Of Honor, Joy, and Celebration (2004)
- Of Times Medieval (2005)
- Overland Trails
- Overture Fantastica
- Postcards from the Heartland (2010)
- Praeludium (1996)
- Praises! (2004)
- Prayer and Proclamation (1983)
- Pride of Lions (2010)
- Prologue, Dream, and Festa
- Prologue and Pageant (1972)
- Return to Bayport
- Return to Wind River (2006)
- Ritual and Capriccio (1981)
- The River Red (1996)
- Roaring River Overture (2005)
- Rondo Fantastica
- Run
- A Sacred Set (as arranger) (1983)
- Sansketch (1981)
- Scenario
- Silverwind
- Snow Child (2001)
- Sourwood Suite
- Spirit Canyon March (1998)
- Spiritual (1992)
- Spiritus!
- Spooky Hollow Saga
- Springfield Mountain (1984)
- Star Chaser (1995)
- Star Gazer
- Starmarch (1983)
- Stormy Point Overture (1989)
- Suite Romantique (as arranger) (1983)
- Sun Island (1988)
- Sunday Song (1985)
- Sunnygate March (2008)
- Symphonic Prelude
- Tales from Deep Space One
- Third Set for Band (1972)
- Thunder Mountain Overture (1982)
- Thunderstone
- Tilford Celebration (2005)
- A Time With Nicolas (2011)
- To the Spirit of Youth (2006)
- Treasure Valley (1988)
- Unleashed! (2014)
- Upon Wings of the Wind
- Wabash County Saga (1979)
- Waters of Myth
- Westwood Portrait (1980)
- Wild Country Overture
- A Wilderness Overture (1976)
- Wind Rider (2008)
- Wind River Portrait
- Winds from the Prairie
- The Winds of Change (2015)
- Windwood Overture (1985)
- Wings of the Morning
- World Tour
Resources
- Perusal score
- Spears, J. (2004). Praises! [score]. Grand Mesa Music: Grand Junction, Colo.