Tribute to Canterbury

Gordon Jacob

Gordon Jacob

General Info

Year: 1972 / 1977
Duration: c. 15:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print   |   Score Only (print) - £10.50

Movements

1. Chorale Prelude (Ein' feste Burg)
2. Scherzo for the King's School
3. March for All Pilgrims

Instrumentation

Full Score
C 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
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornets I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion

(Percussion instrumentation undifferentiated in score)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Tribute to Canterbury is a suite dedicated to the great cathedral in Canterbury, England, with each movement freely based upon themes from Johann Sebastian Bach's magnificent chorale Ein' Feste Burg ist Unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God). Commissioned by Trevor Wye, renowned English flutist and teacher, and the Kent Wind Society, the Tribute was first performed in March 1971 in the Chapterhouse of Canterbury Cathedral, with Wye conducting.

London-born composer Gordon Jacob ranks as one of the foremost contributors to the repertoire of original works for large wind ensembles. --James Huff 06:57, 13 May 2008 (UTC) (from the program notes of The Claremont Winds, submitted with permission)

- Program Note from Wikia

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

• Florida: V
• Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
• Maryland:: IV
• Michigan: Senior High AA
• Michigan: Junior High AA
• Minnesota: II
• New York: Concert Band IV
• Tennessee: V
• Virginia: V

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Sacramento (Calif.) Symphonic Winds (Timothy M. Smith, conductor) – 30 October 2016
• Civica Orchestra di Fiati di Torino (Antonino Tatone, conductor) – 24 April 1988

Works for Winds by this Composer

• The Battell (as transcriber) (1964)
• Cameos for Bass Trombone and Wind Band
• Celebration Overture (1984)
• Concerto for Band (1969)
• Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (or Band) (1948)
• Concerto for Horn (tr. Rogers) (1951)
• Concerto for Timpani and Band (1984/1988)
• Concerto for Trombone (1956/1995)
• Concerto for Trombone (arr. Denis Wick) (1956/1999)
• Divertimento in E-flat for Wind Octet (1969)
• Double Concerto for Clarinet and Trumpet and Band (1929/1979/1983)
• Fantasia for Euphonium and Band (1969/1973)
• Fantasia on an English Folk Song (1984)
• Flag of Stars (1956)
• Giles Farnaby Suite
• Moorside March (as arranger) (1928/1960)
• More Old Wine in New Bottles (1978)
• Music for a Festival (1951)
• Old Wine in New Bottles (1958)
• An Original Suite (1928)
• Overture: Alexandra Palace (1975/1994)
• Prelude to a Comedy
• Sir Godfrey Kneller's March
• Suite in B-flat
• Sweet Nightingale
• Symphony AD 78
• Tribute to Canterbury (1972/1977)
• William Byrd Suite (1924/1960)
• William Byrd Suite (ed. Trachsel) (1924/1960/2007)

Resources

• Jacob, G. (1977). Tribute to Canterbury [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: London.
• "Tribute to Canterbury," Wikia Accessed 22 September 2016