Meditation on Amen

Roger Zare

General Info

Year: 2018
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Roger Zare
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $70.00 | Score Only (digital) - $15.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass 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, including:

Bass Drum
Glockenspiel
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Meditation on "Amen" was commissioned by Darby Stanton and the Ridgeview Charter Middle School Bands in honor of the retirement of Michael Gibson, director of bands. This piece is based on one of Mike's favorite gospel hymns, Curtis Mayfield's Amen. Mayfield's upbeat tune is transformed into a dreamlike reminiscence at the beginning of the piece, with a solo clarinet singing a wistful melody. Over the course of the piece, Mayfield's Amen gradually comes into focus as melodies are passed around the ensemble, until finally the key changes and a grandiose march-like beat emerges. The whole band plays the Amen together twice before the solo clarinet brings the music to a close.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Indiana State University Wind Symphony (Nikk Pilato, conductor) - 14 October 2020

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

All Aboard the Hoodlebug. See: Ghost Town Triptych
Buena Vista Furnace. See: Ghost Town Triptych
December Lullaby (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
Ghost Town Triptych (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- All Aboard the Hoodlebug (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Laurel Run (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Buena Vista Furnace (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
Interstellar Tarantella (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
Laurel Run. See: Ghost Town Triptych
Mare Tranquillitatis (Octet) (Flex instrumentation) (2012/2020)
Meditation on Amen (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
Three Ostinatos (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
Water Bear Jig (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)

All Wind Works

Aerodynamics (2010)
Awakening (2023)
Bennu's Fire
Biomimicry (2019)
December Lullaby (2017)
December Lullaby (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
Ghost Town Triptych (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- All Aboard the Hoodlebug (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Laurel Run (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Buena Vista Furnace (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
Hydrostatics (2020)
Interstellar Tarantella (2019)
Interstellar Tarantella (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
Lift-Off (2015)
Little Jig (2017)
Mare Tranquillitatis (2007/2012)
Mare Tranquillitatis (Octet) (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2012/2020)
Mare Tranquillitatis (Saxophone octet) (2007/2012)
Meditation on Amen (2018)
Meditation on Amen (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
Ocean of Undiscovered Truth (2019)
Pastorale (2021)
Tangents (2014)
Three Ostinatos (2015)
Three Ostinatos (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2020)
Water Bear Jig (2017)
Water Bear Jig (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
We Choose to Go to the Moon (2020)

Resources

Perusal score
Roger Zare website Accessed 14 July 2020