Coventry Carol-Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Calvin Custer

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The title of this medley is correctly punctuated with a slash: Coventry Carol/Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring.

General Info

Year: 1996
Duration: c. 6:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Carols
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass 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

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Possibly the most powerful holiday concert work ever to come into print, this blending of the Coventry Carol, Lully, Lullay and the final chorus of Bach's Cantata No. 147 is a brilliant scoring for the contemporary concert band or wind ensemble. Inventive introductions weave into the familiar melodies, each of which builds to a dramatic conclusion.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio: U.S. Navy Band (John R. Pastin, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Callanwode Concert Band (Decatur, Ga.) (Glenn Moore, conductor) – 3 December 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adagio from "Adagio for Strings" (as arranger)
American Frontier, The
Andante Cantabile (as arranger) (1934/1995)
Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Concert Celebration (as arranger, with Brymer) (1994)
Appalachian Suite
Ashokan Farewell (as arranger) (1983)
Beauty and the Beast Medley
Bluemound Overture
Brandenburg Jubilee
A Canadian Brass Christmas Suite (as arranger) (1992)
Chanukah Is Here! (as arranger) (1992)
Chronicle
The Circus Bee (as arranger) (1994)
Coventry Carol-Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (as arranger) (1996)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (as arranger)
Duke Ellington! (as arranger) (1994/2004)
Fanfare, Canto and Fandango (as arranger) (1887/1996)
Fantasia on a Triumphant Hymn
Festival Fanfare (1994)
Festive Jubilee
Forrest Gump Suite (as arranger) (1995)
A Fresh Aire Christmas (as arranger, with Davis) (1990)
Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits (as arranger)
Highlights from "Guys and Dolls" (as arranger)
Highlights from "Bye Bye Birdie'' (as arranger)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (as arranger) (1996)
Just a Closer Walk with Thee (as arranger)
King and I, Selections
La Virgin de la Macarena (as arranger) (1974/1972)
Lion King: Soundtrack Highlights (as arranger)
Little Fugue (as adapter) (c. 1705/1974/1991)
March Elegant
Music for Brass and Percussion (1982)
Music of the Night
O Holy Night (as arranger)
Ontario Overture
Pachelbel's Canon (as arranger, adapt. Mills) (1975/1991)
Passacaglia
Procession of the Sardar (as arranger) (1894/1995)
Prologue and Fantasia (1993)
Saints' Hallelujah, The (as arranger) (1991)
Selections from "Carousel" (as arranger)
Suite from "The Planets" (as arranger) (1916/1991)
Summertime (as arranger)
Theme from "Schindler's List" (as arranger) (1994)
Tribute to Rogers and Hammerstein
Tribute to Spike Jones, A (as arranger)
Variations on "Scarborough Faire" (1989)
Washington Heights March

Resources

Bach, J.; Custer, C. (1996). Coventry Carol/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring [score]. Belwin Mills: Miami, Fla.