Emmanuel Variants

Robert E. Foster

General Info

Year: 1989
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $11.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto 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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III

Bass Drum
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-tam
Tambourine
Temple Blocks
Tom-toms (3)
Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Emmanuel Variants is an exceptionally innovative setting of the ancient and well known Christmas carol O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Beginning with a stirring brass fanfare leading into a quiet, meditative setting of the hymn, a series of developments utilizing different voicings, rhythmic treatments and harmonic developments follows. This most appealing treatment then concludes with a return of the brass fanfare for a brilliant finale.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Georgia: V
Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP II
Mississippi: V-A
South Carolina: V
Virginia: V

Performances

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Frostburg (Md.) State University Wind Ensemble (Ash Glenn, conductor) - 5 December 2021
Sacramento (Calif.) State University Concert Band (Matthew Morse, conductor) – 5 December 2018
Mercyhurst University (Erie, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (Scott Meier, conductor) – 18 November 2018
McMurry University (Abilene, Texas) Wind Ensemble (David Robinson, conductor) - 4 December 2014
San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor) - 13 December 2008

Works for Winds by This Composer

Agüero (as editor) (1925/1999)
Americans We (as editor) (1929/2011)
Bonnie Annie Laurie (as arranger)
Broadway Salute (as arranger) (1972)
Brontosaurus Rock (2010)
The Circus Bee (as arranger)
The Crosley March (as arranger)
Emmanuel Variants (1989)
Esprit de Corps (as arranger) (1878/2011)
Esprit March (1986)
Fantasia on a Hymn by Praetorius (1984)
The Footlifter March (as arranger)
Golden Friendships (as editor)
Greensleeves Variants (2007)
The High School Cadets (as arranger)
His Honor March (as arranger)
La Tregenda (as editor) (1883/1996)
Lassus Trombone (as editor)
Light Cavalry Overture (as editor)
Lightning Fingers (as arranger)
Miami (as editor)
Men of Ohio (as arranger)
The Orange Bowl (as editor) (1939/2004)
Overbrook (1984)
Peace Variations (1991)
The President's March (as arranger)
A Review March to the U.S. of A. Armed Forces (as editor) (1942/2013)
The Roosters Lay Eggs in Kansas (as arranger)
Salute to Kansas (as arranger with Corrie) (c. 1930/1990)
A Sousa Portrait (as arranger)
Stars and Stripes for Christmas (2003)
Teddy Trombone (as arranger)
The Triton (as arranger) (1879/1892/2009)
The U.S. of A. Armed Forces (as editor). See: A Review March to the U.S. of A. Armed Forces
Valley Brook (1987)
The Volunteers (as editor) (1918/2008)
The Walking Frog (as arranger) (1919/1993)

Resources

Foster, R. (1989). Emmanuel Variants [score]. Wingert-Jones: Kansas City, Mo.
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Robert E. Foster." Accessed 26 May 2015.