Variations on a Bach Chorale

From Wind Repertory Project
Jack Stamp

Jack Stamp


General Info

Year: 2000
Duration: c. 9:20
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00


Movements

1 Fanfare, Chorale – 2:25
2. Cantus Firmus – 1:35
3. Recitative – 3:00
4. Fugue and Final Chorale – 2:00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bells
  • Bass Drum
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Variations on a Bach Chorale was commissioned by the Maine Chapter of the National Band Association and premiered by the Maine All-State Band in 1996, with Lewis Buckley conducting.The work is based on the Bach chorale Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott (Have mercy, Lord, and hear our prayer) BWV 101, and is in four movements.

- Program Note from publisher


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Class A
  • Georgia: VI
  • Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
  • Kansas: I
  • Louisiana: V
  • Oklahoma: IV-A
  • Texas: V. Complete


Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


All Wind Works


Resources

  • Jack Stamp website
  • Miles, Richard B. 2000. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 3. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 439-445.
  • Stamp, J.; Bach, J. (2000). Variations on a Bach Chorale [score]. Neil A. Kjos Music: San Diego, Calif.