Variations on a Hymn by Louis Bourgeois
General Info
Year: 1984
Duration: c. 8:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Claude T. Smith Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $130.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
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 Contra-alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-VI, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This work was commissioned by and for the United States Marine Band, Col. John R. Bourgeois, conductor. Its premiere performance was June 14, 1984, by the United States Marine Band, at the National Band Association Convention in Knoxville, Tenn. This work is based on The Old One Hundredth which is often used as the doxology in religious services.
- Program Note from publisher
Loys "Louis" Bourgeois (c. 1510 – c. 1560) was a French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance. He is most famous as one of the main compilers of Calvinist hymn tunes in the middle of the 16th century. One of the most famous melodies in all of Christendom, the Protestant doxology known as the Old 100th, is commonly attributed to him.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
- Audio CD: Bowling Green State University Symphonic Band (Mark Kelly, conductor) – 1987
- Audio CD: Naniwa Orchestral Winds (Shigenori Nakagawa, conductor) – 2012
- Audio CD: Tokyo Geidai Wind Orchestra (Masahiro Yamamoto, conductor) – 2015
State Ratings
- Kansas: VI
- Maryland: VI
- Tennessee: VI
Performances
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- West Virginia University (Morgantown) Wind Symphony (Scott C. Tobias, conductor) - 22 October 2023
- Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Wind Symphony (Don L. Peterson, conductor) – 14 February 2018
- West Virginia University (Morgantown) Wind Symphony (Scott C. Tobias, conductor) – 13 November 2017
- University of North Texas (Denton) Symphonic Band (Dennis W. Fisher, conductor) – 19 September 2017
- Marshall University (Huntington, W.V.) Wind Symphony - 2012
- WISH Wind Orchestra (Japan) (conductor unknown) – 5 May 2011
- Seika Girls High School Band (Fukuoka City, Japan) (Yoshihisa Fujishige, conductor) – 18 December 2010 (2010 Midwest Clinic)
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor) – 12 December 2009
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Avondale Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1986/2020)
- Castlebrook Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1985/1996/2021)
- Declaration Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1976/2020)
- Dramatic Prelude (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1966/1994/2021)
- Emperata Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1964/1992/2020)
- Stone Mountain Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1984/2021)
All Wind Works
- Acclamation (1969)
- Across the Wide Missouri
- Affirmation and Credo
- Allegheny Portrait
- Allegro and Intermezzo
- America the Beautiful (as arranger) (1882/1983)
- American Folk Song Trilogy
- Anthem for Winds and Percussion (1978)
- Avondale Overture (1986)
- Avondale Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1986/2020)
- Bainbridge Fair
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic (as arranger) (1861/1982/1997)
- Beguine on a Brazilian Folk Song (1984/1998)
- Black Watch March
- Bombasto (as editor) (1895/1985/1998)
- Boys of the Old Brigade (as editor)
- Bulgarian Folk Dance (1983)
- Canticle: All Creatures of Our God and King
- Castlebrooke Overture (1985/1996)
- Castlebrook Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1985/1996/2021)
- Chorale and Allegro (1968/1996)
- Chorale and Fugato (1989)
- Chorale Prelude on a German Hymn Tune
- Chorale Prelude: All Things Bright and Beautiful (as arranger) (1848/1985)
- Chorale Prelude: For the Beauty of the Earth (as arranger) (1859/1984)
- Chorale Prelude: Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart
- Citation March (1959)
- Commemoration Fanfare and Chorale (1985)
- Concert Celebration
- Concert Dance and Intermezzo
- Concert Piece (1980/2020)
- Concert Suite for Low Brass (/ 2016)
- Concert Variations
- Credence
- Cresset Variations
- Dance Prelude
- Danse Folâtre (1991)
- Danza Sonora
- Declaration Overture (1976)
- Declaration Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1976/2020)
- Distant Trumpet, The
- Dramatic Prelude (1966/1994)
- Dramatic Prelude (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1966/1994/2021)
- Emperata Overture (1964/1992)
- Emperata Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1964/1992/2020)
- Eternal Father, Strong to Save (1860/1975)
- Fanfare, Ballad and Jubilee
- Fantasia for Alto Saxophone (1983)
- Fantasy for Trumpet (1967)
- Festival Variations (1982)
- Festive Proclamation
- Flight (1985)
- Flourish and Hymn of Praise (1981/1994)
- Gala XXV (1982/1991/2000)
- Galop Humoresque (1985)
- God of Our Fathers (as arranger) (1876/1974)
- Golden Regiment (1987)
- Greensleeves (1979)
- Harry S. Truman (1996)
- Honor Guard March (1959/2017)
- Horizons West
- Hymn to Saint Avold
- Incidental Suite (1966)
- Indiana State Band March (as editor) (1896/1986)
- Inscriptions for Band
- Intrada: Adoration and Praise
- Introduction and Caccia
- Introduction and Fugato (1979/1989)
- Invocation and Jubiloso
- Island Fiesta
- Joyance (1977)
- Jubilant Prelude
- Jubilee for Winds
- Jubilesta
- Jubilo, a Concert Overture
- Legacy for Band
- March on a Scottish Air
- March on an Irish Air (1978/1996)
- March Spiritoso
- Meramec Rhapsody (1986)
- Moresca (1980)
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel
- Overture for a Festival
- Overture for Winds and Percussion. See: Emperata Overture
- Overture on an Early American Folk Hymn
- Overture Romantique
- Oxford Point Overture
- Peter Schmoll (as arranger)
- Prelude and Toccata
- Prelude for Band (1972)
- Prelude Variations
- Raise Your Voice In Song
- Rejoice in Glorious Hope
- A Rhapsody on Christmas Carols (1987)
- Rondo for Trumpet
- Royal Lancer
- Santiago Carnival (1980)
- Serenade and Dance
- Shenandoah: A Sea Fantasy
- Silver Salutation
- Sonus Ventorum (1970)
- Spirit of Texas
- Star Song (1986/1996)
- Stone Mountain Overture (1984)
- Stone Mountain Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Earp) (1984/2021)
- Suite for Solo Flute, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone (1987/2002)
- Summer in Rio (1981)
- Sunbird
- Symphonic March on an English Hymn Tune (1985/1994)
- Symphonic Prelude on "Adeste Fidelis" (1983)
- Symphonic Psalm (1979)
- Symphonic Variations on "In Dulci Jubilo" (1984)
- Symphonic Variations on "Amazing Grace" (1987)
- Symphony No. 1 for Band (1979)
- A Thousand Hills Overture (1980)
- Three Contrasts for Horn and Wind Ensemble (1977/1994)
- Variations on a Hymn by Louis Bourgeois (1984)
- Variations on a Revolutionary Hymn
- Variations on an English Folk Song (1981)
- Variations on an English Hymn
- The Water Is Wide
- Were You There When They Crucified My Lord (Four Symphonic Chorales)
- Windgate Festival
- Windstar
- World Freedom March
- Zia, Zia!
Resources
- Louis Bourgeois (composer), Wikipedia
- Smith, C. (1985). Variations on a Hymn by Louis Bourgeois [score]. Jenson Publications: [New Berlin, Wisc.]