Symphonic Prelude on Adeste Fidelis

From Wind Repertory Project
Claude T. Smith

Claude T. Smith


General Info

Year: 1983
Duration: c. 3:05
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00   |   Score Only - $5.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Glockenspiel (or Orchestral Bells)
  • Gong (Tam Tam)
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tubular Bells (or Chimes)
  • Triangle


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

O Come, All Ye Faithful (originally written in Latin as Adeste Fideles) is a Christmas carol which has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), with the earliest copies of the hymn all bearing his signature, John Reading (1645–1692) and King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656).

The original four verses of the hymn were extended to a total of eight, and these have been translated into many languages. The English translation of O Come, All Ye Faithful by the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley, written in 1841, is widespread in most English speaking countries. The present harmonisation is from the English Hymnal (1906).

- Program Note from Wikipedia


Media


State Ratings

  • Virginia: IV


Performances

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  • Metropolitan Winds (Lewisville, Tx.) (Frank Felice, conductor) - 3 December 2023
  • Atlanta (Ga.) Wind Symphony (David Kehler, conductor) - 4 December 2022
  • Salem Band (Winston-Salem, N.C.) (Eileen Young, conductor) – 19 December 2019
  • Atlanta (Ga.) Wind Symphony (David Kehler, conductor) – 14 December 2019
  • Foothill Symphonic Winds (Los Altos, Calif.) (David Bruce Adams, conductor) – 9 December 2018
  • University of Charleston (S.C.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (John Christian, conductor) – 8 December 2019
  • Callanwolde Concert Band (Decatur, Ga.) (Glenn Moore, conductor) – 6 December 2018
  • Knightdale High School (Raleigh, N.C.) Concert Band (Ronzel Bell, conductor) - 16 December 2014
  • California State University Northridge Wind Ensemble (Lawrence Stoffel, conductor) - 10 December 2013


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