Testament (Jager)
General Info
Year: 1988
Duration: c. 6:35
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion (3 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbal
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tenor Drum
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Testament was commissioned by Educational Tour Consultants, Inc., of Winchester, Virginia, in commemoration of twenty-fifth anniversary of the Six Flags Festivals. During their history, the Six Flags Festivals have earned the reputation of a 'national' contest, with over 1200 school bands, orchestras, and choruses competing each year in a Six Flags Festival.
Testament is a festival piece, titled as a tribute to the contribution that the Six Flags Festivals have made to music education over the past twenty-five years. The work was premiered on October 16, 1988, performed by the U.S. Navy Band in Washington, D.C., and conducted by the composer.
- Program Note by Ira Novoselsky for liner notes of Mark Masters CD Testament: The Music of Robert Jager
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds (Ron Hufstader, conductor) - 2014
State Ratings
- Georgia: VI
- Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
- Kansas: V
- Michigan: Senior High AA
- Tennessee: VI
- Virginia: V
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble (Oneonta, N.Y.) (Andy Pease, conductor) – 3 May 2020 (performance scheduled but concert canceled)
- University of St Andrews (U.K.) Wind Band – 23 November 2018
- United States Navy Band (Washington, D.C.) (Robert Jager, conductor) – 16 October 1988 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Apocalypse (1972)
- Appalachian Carol Festival (1983)
- Blithe Bells (as arranger) (1989)
- Bold Venture (1990)
- Carpathian Sketches (1978)
- Cliff Island Suite (1990)
- Chorale and Toccata (1967/1971)
- Colonial Airs and Dances (1987)
- A Commemorative Suite (1987)
- Concert in the Park (2004)
- Concerto for Band (1981)
- Concerto for Bass Tuba and Concert Band (1981)
- Concerto for Euphonium and Band (1985)
- Concerto for Percussion and Band (1984)
- Concerto No. 2 for Alto Saxophone (1977)
- Courage to Serve March (1971)
- Diamond Variations (1968)
- Eagle Rock Overture (1986)
- Epilogue: "Lest We Forget" (1992)
- Esprit de Corps (1984)
- Eternal Vigilance (2008)
- First Suite for Band (1995)
- Hebraic Rhapsody (2000)
- Heroic Saga (1986)
- Highland Fling (2005)
- In Sunshine and Shadows (2004)
- Japanese Prints (1976)
- Joan of Arc (2008)
- Jubilate (1978)
- The Last Full Measure of Devotion (1995)
- Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire (1997/2013)
- Litany (1981)
- Lord, Guard and Guide (1993)
- March Dramatic (1967/1996)
- March of the Dragonmasters (1984)
- Meditations on an Old Scottish Hymn Tune (1993)
- Mystic Chords of Memory (1999/2001)
- Old Time Spirit (1986/1997)
- Pastorale and Country Dance (1979)
- Potomac Festival Overture (1990)
- Preamble (1975)
- Prelude: Concert Liberte (1976)
- Prelude on an Old Southern Hymn (1983)
- A Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire. See: Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire
- Second Suite (1965)
- Shivaree (1976)
- Sinfonia Hungarica (1998)
- Sinfonia Noblissima (1965)
- Sinfonietta (1973)
- Stars and Bars (1965)
- Suite from "Edvard Munch" (1967/1996)
- Symphony for Band (1965)
- Symphony No. 2 (1976)
- Symphony No. 3 (2003/2018)
- Tableau (1982)
- The Tennessean March (1968)
- Testament (1988)
- Third Suite (1966)
- Three Chinese Miniatures (1993)
- To Music (2003)
- The Tour de Force March (1970)
- Triumph and Tradition (1985)
- Uncommon Valor March (1991)
- Under the Big Top (1987)
- Variants on the Air Force Hymn (2000)
- Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann (1968)
- The Wall (1993)
- The World Turned Upside Down (1983)
Resources
- Jager, R. (1989). Testament [score]. Neil A. Kjos: San Diego, Calif.
- Robert Jager website Accessed 21 May 2020