Psalm 46
General Info
Year: 1967 / 1971 / 1999
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00; (digital) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tenor Drum
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Psalm 46 is based upon the chorale melody from A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, the best known Martin Luther hymn which was composed sometime between 1527 and 1529. The hymn’s words paraphrase Psalm 46. Zdechlik’s setting is divided into four major sections with a wide variety of styles and meters that draw to a powerful heroic conclusion.
The work, originally published in 1971, is dedicated to Mr. Leon Titus and the Concordia College Band, St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony (Richard R. Fischer, conductor) - 2017
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class B
- Arkansas: IV
- Georgia: IV
- Iowa: IV
- Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP II
- Kansas: IV
- Louisiana: IV
- Maryland: IV
- Michigan: Senior High A
- Minnesota: MN HS LEAGUE BAND CATEGORY 2
- Mississippi: MS Band Class 5A
- North Carolina: V
- Oklahoma: CONCERT BAND CLASS 4A
- Oregon: REQUIRED BAND LIST 4A
- South Carolina: V
- Tennessee: IV
- Texas: IV. Complete
- Virginia: IV
- Wisconsin: Event 3000 Concert Band Class A
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee) Symphonic Winds (Timothy Kaiser, conductor) - 3 March 2023
- University of Texas Arlington Symphonic Winds (Christopher Evans, conductor) - 9 December 2020
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Craig V. Hamilton, conductor) - 27 October 2020
- Oregon State University (Corvallis) Wind Symphony (Olin Hannum, conductor) – 21 November 2019
- Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble (Oneonta, N.Y.) (Andrew Pease, conductor) – 19 November 2017
- Culver-Stockton College (Canton, Mo.) Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (Trent A. Hollinger, conductor) – 12 November 2017
- Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble (Oneonta, N.Y.) (Andrew Pease, conductor) – 29 October 2017
- Chaparral High School (Las Vegas, Nev.) Wind Ensemble – 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Balade (2007)
- Barcarole for Flutes (1997/2000)
- Caprice for Trumpet and Band (1994/1995)
- Celebrations (1991)
- A Centennial Fanfare (2002)
- Chorale and Shaker Dance (1972)
- Chorale and Shaker Dance II (1989)
- Concerto for French Horn and Band (1993)
- Dance Variations
- Dialogues on "In Dulci Jubilo" (1987)
- Faces of Kum Ba Yah (1978)
- Fox River Valley Overture (2008)
- Grace Variants
- Grand Rapids Suite (1994)
- Hats Off to Thee (1998/1999)
- Images of Aura Lee (1982)
- In Dulce Jubilo (1988)
- Intermezzo (1985)
- Lake Washington Suite
- Lyric Statement (1975)
- Meyer March (1996)
- Mother Machree (as arranger) (1910/1988)
- On a Thomas Tallis Theme (as arranger) (1567/2008)
- Passacaglia
- Prelude (1987)
- Prelude and Fugue (1996)
- Psalm 46 (1967/1971/1999)
- Romance for Band (1980)
- Rondo Capriccio
- Rondo Jubiloso (2001)
- Sing My Tongue, Alleluia (2004/2006)
- Two Andean Folksongs (as arranger) (2002)
- Windsong (2004)
- Z's Blues
Resources
- John Zdechlik website Accessed 20 August 2017
- Pasquale, John D. "Psalm 46." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 6, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 408-415. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2007.
- Perusal score
- Zdechlik, J. [1971]. Psalm 46 [score]. Schmitt, Hall & McCreary: Melville, N.Y.