Quiet Journey Home, A
General Info
Year: 2006
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C L Barnhouse
Cost: Score & Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
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
French Horn I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Based on the well known spiritual, His Eye Is on the Sparrow, this Grainger-esque setting is an outstanding programming choice for better bands. Pitched in the key of D-flat, the close harmonies require mature legato phrasing and close attention to dynamics at a slow tempo. Challenging, but well worth the effort, A Quiet Journey Home is an eloquent composition that will allow a group to expand its musical horizons.
A Quiet Journey Home was written in remembrance of my grandmother, Gloria L. Shabazz.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Symphonic Band (Jerry Luckhardt, conductor) - 18 October 2022
- Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) Symphonic Band (Kelvin Jones, conductor) – 5 March 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adventures (2007)
- Atlantica (2022)
- Christmas Fantasia (2007)
- From the Eye of the Storm (2006)
- Infinite Horizon (2010)
- In His Grace (2007)
- In Pursuit of Troy (2006)
- Of Honor and Valor Eternal (2005)
- On Freedom's Wings (2005)
- A Quiet Journey Home (2006)
- Red Tails (2020)
- The Sea at Night (2019)
- Shores of New England (2006)
- Toward the North Star (2008)
Resources
- Devmusic Publishing Accessed 17 March 2021