Season of Peace
Franz Gruber (arr. Gene Milford)
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: I-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Daehn Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00 | Score Only - $5.00
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
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Crash Cymbals
- Chimes
- Orchestra Chimes
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Season of Peace combines two familiar melodies, the traditional round Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace) and the beloved Austrian carol Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night, Holy Night) composed in 1818 by Franz Gruber with lyrics by Joseph Mohr. The first verse of the carol concludes with the repeated phrase "Sleep in heavenly peace."
Historical Note: In December 1914, during the bloody days of the trench warfare during World War I, there were brief moment of unofficial ceasefires when German and British troops would cross over the dangerous “no man’s” land to celebrate the season with the enemy. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day of that year, gifts of food and souvenirs were exchanged, soldiers participated in joint burial services, and some were friendly enough to play soccer matches and sing carols.
- Program Note by arranger
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Salem Band (Winston-Salem, N.C.) (Eileen M. Young, conductor)– 18 December 2018
- Indian Springs Middle School (Keller, Tx.) Band (David Puckett, conductor) – 18 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)
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.