Concert Variations on "Deo Gracias"

Gordon Ring

General Info

Year: 1992 / 2018
Duration: c. 6:35
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Gordon Ring
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet/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 I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Finger Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Tam-Tam
Tenor Drum
Triangle
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Commissioned and premiered on April 16, 1992, by the Kewanee (lll.) High School Band, James Blucker, director, Gordon Ring, guest conductor.

- Program Note from publisher

Deo Gracias was composed by the English composer John Dunstable (ca. 1385-1453) as the burden, or chorus, of a ballad written to celebrate the victory of King Henry V of England over the French at Agincourt in 1415, so the melody is often referred to as Agincourt Hymn. The hymn is often found set with the text “O Love, How Deep, How Brad, How High,” attributed to Thomas à Kempis, a fifteenth-century priest from Holland. The text is suitable for use during Epiphany, and the hymn is thought to be a precursor of modern Christmas and Epiphany carols.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Longwood Wind Symphony (Gordon Ring, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Longwood University (Farmville, Va.) Wind Symphony (Gordon Ring, conductor) - 17 April 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

High Street Fanfare (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2020)
The Impresario Overture (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1786/2020)
Intrada (Flex instrumentation) (2001/2020)
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) ( ? /2020)
Prelude on "Resignation" (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Prelude on "Resignation" (Adaptable Band) (2020)
Trumpet Concerto (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1796/2021)
Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1826/2020)

All Wind Works

Celebrate Christmas (1998)
Celebrations on "St. Anne" (1993)
Concert Variations on "Deo Gracias" (1992/2018)
Concerto for Piano, Winds and Percussion (Ring) (1982)
Divertimento (1994)
Fanfare and Ceremonial Music (1986)
Gymnopedie and Variations (1983, revised 2001)
Harry's Trumpet (1995)
High Street Fanfare (2005)
High Street Fanfare (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2020)
The Impresario Overture (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1786/2020)
Intrada (2001)
Intrada (Flex instrumentation) (2001/2020)
MetroDance (2005)
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) ( ? /2020)
Prelude on "Resignation" (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Prelude on "Resignation" (Adaptable Band) (2020)
Suite for Christmas (1977)
Summer's Overture, A (1995)
Symphony No. 2 (1990, revised 2005)
Trumpet Concerto (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1796/2021)
Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1826/2020)

Resources

Gordon Ring, personal correspondence, September 2018
Gordon Ring website Accessed 13 September 2018
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Gordon Ring." Accessed 13 September 2018
Perusal score