All Is Calm

Franz Gruber

Franz Gruber (arr. Robert W. Smith)

General Info

Year: 1818 / 2002
Duration: c. 3:09
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00   |   Score Only - $8.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bells
• Suspended Cymbal
• Triangle
• Wind Chimes

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The cherished carol Silent Night is found here in a serene, slightly contemporary setting that is, in a word, magnificent. The delicate, soothing lines are a seamless match to the understated elegance of the carol.

-Program Note from publisher

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
• Audio CD: Westlake High School Band (Thomas Lee, conductor) – 2002

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Ohlone Wind Orchestra (Fremont, Calif.) (Tony Clements, conductor) – 1 December 2018
• Lone Star Wind Orchestra (Dallas, Tex.) (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) - 14 December 2014
• Escondido (Calif.) High School Cougar Band - December 2013
• Westlake High School (Austin, Tx.) Band (Thomas Lee, conductor) – 19 December 2002 (2002 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Silent Night (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Booker) (1818/2015/2020)

All Wind Works

• All is Calm (arr. Smith) (2002)
• Fantasia on Silent Night (arr. Bond) (1818/2011)
• Season of Peace (arr. Milford) (2014)
• Silent Night (arr. O'Bryant) (1818)
• Silent Night (arr. Clark) (1818/2001)
• Silent Night (arr. Dawson) (1818/1992)
• Silent Night (arr. Holcombe) (1818/1993/2008)
• Silent Night (arr. Marlatt) (1818/2014)
• Silent Night (arr. Swearingen) (1818/2008)
• Silent Night (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Booker) (1818/2015/2020)
• Silent Night in Gotham (arr. Giroux)
• Stille Nacht (arr. Davis and Longfield) (1818/1987?)
• Stille Nacht (arr. Davis and Vinson) (1818/1985)
• A Winter's Night (arr. Kirby) (1818/2011)

Resources

• Gruber, F.; Smith, R. (2002). All Is Calm: Based on Silent Night [score]. Belwin Music: Miami, Fla.