1861

Jonathan Newman

Subtitle: A Hymn Fantasia for Concert Band

General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: OK Feel Good Music
Cost: Score & Parts - $95.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon (opt.)
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
Trombone I-II-III
Baritone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Crotales
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Mark Tree
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangles (3)
Tubular Bells
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

1861 is a lyric hymn-fantasia for concert band, accessible to all levels of high school ensembles, and based on the beautiful 19th-century Anglican Hymn Lead Me, Lord (written in 1861 by Charles Sebastian Wesley). I was very attracted to that work's gorgeous line above biting harmonies and striking counterpoint, so the hymn itself provides the work's pillars: first presented soloistically, then with dramatic full-band tutti, and finally through evocative humming -- all framed by choral textures and colorful improvisitory accompaniment.

The work is dedicated to the commissioner, Amy M. Knopps and Center High School of Kansas City, Missouri.

- Program Note by Jonathan Newman

Media

M3U file at Jonathan's Website
Audio CD: Tarleton Wind Ensemble (composer conducting)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire High School 11-12 Blue Honor Band (Phillip Ostrander, conductor) - 2 November 2019
Indiana University (Bloomington) All-Campus Band (Ryan M. Yahl, conductor) – 18 April 2016
Gatesville (Texas) High School Honors Band - May 22 2008
Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble; Marietta, GA - Mar 18 2007
Bethel College Summer Music Camp Band - Jun 16 2006

Works for Winds by This Composer

3 O'Clock Mix (2012)
1861 (2004)
As the scent of spring rain (2003)
Avenue X (2005)
Blow It Up, Start Again (2012)
Climbing Parnassus (2008)
Concertino (flute solo, chamber winds, and piano)
Chunk
De Profundis
Moon by Night (2001)
Novel Romance (2018)
OK Feel Good
Pi’ilani and Ko’olau (2019)
The Rivers of Bowery (2005)
Single (2013)
Sowing Useful Truths
Symphony No. 1 (2009)
Tender Hearts (2019)
Uncle Sid

Resources