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Brigid's Cross
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 4:05
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00; (digital) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto 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
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This beautiful work draws inspiration from Celtic folklore. Solemn and pure, the music lines pine for safety and refuge as they invoke the power of Brigid, the goddess of spring. The colors of the opening percussion and woodwinds will instantly engage, and the full band sections will move the audience. Simplicity interacts with lush harmonies, resolving into incredible moments of power and unbridled expression.
- Program Note from publisher
Brigid's cross or Brigit's cross is a small cross usually woven from rushes. Typically it has four arms tied at the ends and a woven square in the middle. Historically, there were also three-armed versions.
Brigid's crosses are associated with Brigid of Kildare, one of the patron saints of Ireland. The crosses are traditionally made in Ireland on St Brigid's feast day, 1 February, which was formerly celebrated as a pagan festival (Imbolc) marking the beginning of spring. Many rituals are associated with the making of the crosses. Traditionally they were set over doorways and windows to protect the home from any kind of harm.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Lamar University (Beaumont, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Eric Shannon, conductor) - 6 October 2022
- VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Alfred Watkins, conductor) - 17 December 2021 (2021 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Lost Woods Fantasy (Flexible instrumentation) (2019/2020)
All Wind Works
- Brigid's Cross (2020)
- The Country Club Stomp! (2022)
- Critical Call (2020)
- Keystone
- Loch Lomond (as arranger) (2021)
- Lost Woods Fantasy (2019)
- Lost Woods Fantasy (Flexible instrumentation) (2019/2020)
- Silver Fanfare (2022)
- Through the Storm (2022)
- Toboggan (2022)
- Tripwire (2020)
- You Better Sleigh
- Zipline (2022)
Resources
- Brigid's Cross, Wikipedia Accessed 24 January 2021
- The Horizon Leans Forward..., compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 345-346.
- Perusal score