Cantus
Subtitle: Song of Night
General Info
Year: 2007
Duration: c. 8:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Mitropa, through De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts - $147.00 | Score Only - $26.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Piano/Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
- Wind Chimes
Electronic tape
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Cantus is the Latin word for song -- and so this tranquil piece is a meditation set to music in a melodious vocal style. It should motivate both players and audience to turn their gaze inward, to switch off and let themselves be carried away by the music, to find an inner rest that opens up a window to the ‘self’.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Valdosta (Ga.) State University Concert Band (Skye Holmes, conductor) - 2 March 2022
- University of North Texas (Denton) University Band (Jacqueline Townsend, conductor) – 7 October 2015
- Bozeman (Mont.) High School Symphony Band (Kelly Berdahl, conductor) – May 2009
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Alpina Saga (2001)
- Aurora (2001)
- Ave Maria (as arranger) (1861/2012)
- Black River Overture (2007)
- Blackout (2017)
- Cantus (2007)
- Green Hills Fantasy (2006)
- A Little Suite of Horror (2010)
- Luceafarul (2015)
- Magic Overture (2001)
- Majestic Waters (2019)
- Momentum (2012)
- Montana Fanfare (2002)
- Of Castles and Legends (2007)
- Os Justi (as aranger) (1879/2004)
- Out of Space (2019)
- Powerplay (2004)
- Pulse (2017)
- Romanian Dances (2007)
- Romantic Ballad (2003/2004)
- Scherzpolka (2004)
- Sidus (2002)
- Solaris (2007)
- Spotlights (2015)
- St Florian Chorale (2002)
- Stone Age (2015)
- Sunset Serenade (2011)
- Symphony in Green (2011)
- Symphony No. 1. See: Zeppelin Sinfonie
- Symphony No. 2. See: Symphony in Green
- Symphony No. 3. See: Symphony of Freedom
- Symphony of Freedom (2020)
- Theme from "Star Trek" (as arranger) (1966/2015)
- Traffic (2006)
- Triumphal Prelude (2007)
- Trumpets and Bridges (2007)
- Zeppelin Sinfonie (2008)
Resources
- Batcheller, James. "Cantus: Song of the Night." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 9, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 315-321. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2013.
- Doss, T. (2007). Cantus: Song of Night [score]. Mitropa Music: Hagendorn, Swit.
- Perusal score (in Attachments)