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Heart Songs
General Info
Year: 2001
Duration: c. 17:50
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Sheetmusic Plus
Cost: Score and Parts - $120.00 | Score Only - $40.00
Movements
1. Quiet Song - 6:15
2. Song with Variations - 5:10
3. Heart Song - 5:45
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cabasa
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Maracas
- Marimba
- Orchestra Chimes
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal, small and large
- Tambourine
- Tam-Tam
- Tenor Drum
- Tom-Tom, medium
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The title Heart Songs comes from the image of watering the tree of life with the blood of the heart. It is my hope with this music to provide a substantial and deeply-felt piece for young players. The second and third songs are based on melodies from the 371 Chorales by J.S. Bach.
This work was commissioned by the Harwood Junior High School Band of Bedford, Texas, conducted by Joe Green. It was premiered in April of 1998 by the Harwood High School Symphonic Band, conducted by Christopher Ferrell.
- Program note by composer
Commercial Discography
Media
State Ratings
- North Carolina: VI
Performances
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- Humboldt State University (Arcata, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Paul Cummings, conductor) – 28 February 2020
- Black Forest Youth Wind Orchestra VJBO (Donaueschingen, Germany) (Alexander Beer, conductor) – 23 September 2018
- Truman State University (Kirksville, Mo.) Wind Symphony I (Curran Prendergast, conductor) – 27 April 2018
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Symphonic Band (Craig V. Hamilton, conductor) – 13 March 2018
- University of Minnesota High School Honor Band (Emily Threinen, conductor)– 21 January 2018
- University of Illinois (Champaign) Hindsley Symphonic Band (Barry L. Houser, conductor) – 3 December 2017
- University of Arizona (Tucson) Wind Symphony (Chad Shoopman, conductor) – 30 November 2017
- University of Colorado Boulder Concert Band (Matthew Dockendorf, conductor) – 1 March 2017
- Illinois State University (Normal) Symphonic Band (Dan Belongia, conductor) - 1 March 2015
- California Lutheran University Wind Ensemble (Michael D. Hart, conductor) - 16 March 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Alex and the Phantom Band (2002/2015)
- Angel of Mercy (2015)
- California (2016)
- A Child's Garden of Dreams (1981)
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (1999)
- Concerto for Marimba and Band (1990)
- Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble (2015)
- Concerto for Piano, Winds, and Percussion (1979)
- Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble (2012)
- Concerto No 2 for Piano, Winds, and Percussion (2002)
- Concerto No 3 for Piano and Wind Ensemble (2016)
- Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble (2007)
- Crown of Thorns (1991)
- Desert Roads (2005)
- Fanfare-Variations on the Chorale Melody "Durch Adams Fall" (Through Adam's Fall) (2006)
- First Light (2016)
- Four Pieces for Band (1980)
- Give Us This Day (2005)
- Golden Light (1990)
- Heart Songs (2001)
- Hell's Gate (1997)
- Hosannas (2015)
- Husa (2016)
- Hymn for World Peace (2014)
- Illumination (2013)
- In Memoriam (1990)
- Laudamus Te (1995)
- Letter to Martin (2015)
- Liberation (2012)
- Little Concerto (1990)
- Mass (1996)
- Montana Music: Chorale Variations (1993)
- Morning Star (1997)
- Mother Earth (2008)
- Mountain Roads (1997)
- On This Bright Morning (2013)
- Peace (2012)
- Prelude on a Gregorian Tune (1981)
- Procession of the Academics (2008)
- Quintet for Winds Number 2
- Recitation Book (2006)
- Remember Me (2013)
- Requiem (2013)
- Rollo Takes a Walk (1980)
- Saint Francis (2015)
- Sea Dreams (1998)
- The Seeker (2016)
- Song at the End of Time
- Songs for the Coming Day (2012)
- Song Book (2001)
- Symphony No. 2 (1987)
- Symphony No. 3 (1991/2007)
- Symphony No. 4 (1993)
- Symphony No. 5 (2000)
- Symphony No. 6 (tr. Rose) (2004/2021)
- Symphony No 7 (2004)
- Symphony No 8 (2008)
- Symphony No. 9 (2011)
- Symphony No. 10 (2018)
- Tears (1994)
- Testament (2001)
- Traveler (2003)
- A Tuning Piece: Songs of Fall and Winter (1995)
- ufo dreams (1999)
- Unending Stream of Life (2007)
- Variants on a Hymn Tune (1995)
Resources
- David Maslanka website Accessed 9 February 2017
- Maslanka, D. (2001). Heart Songs : Medium Band [score]. Carl Fischer : New York.