Rest
Subtitle: 2nd Movement from Minnesota Portraits
General Info
Year: 2008
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00 | Score Only - $7.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Eb 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
Bass Trombone
Baritone(Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Back in the late 1990s, I surprised my wife with a trip to Minnesota's Mall of America. When we arrived at the mall we were completely overwhelmed, not just by the mall's immensity but by my stupidity in scheduling this trip right before Christmas. We were there with fifty thousand of our closest friends.
In complete contrast to our harried visit to the mall was the unique Minnesota holiday atmosphere, especially at night: beautiful lights, the smell of fireplaces, tasteful decorations, etc. Between the "Minnesota-nice" charm of the people and the reflective time of year, it was an experience I can never forget.
Rest is simply a microtitle for God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. I always hoped I could write a piece about this experience, and fortunately I had this opportunity.
- Program Note by composer
Based on the familiar carol God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Samuel Hazo incorporates featured melodies for oboe and horn along with dense textures and harmonic alterations in this moving and reverent setting suitable for special holiday occasions.
- Program Note from publisher
Commissioned by the Edina High School Band, Edina, MN, William Webb, conductor.
- Program Note from score
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Rising Starr Middle School Symphonic Band (Steve Tyndall, conductor) - 2008
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Symphonic Band (Brian Youngblood, conductor) - 6 December 2022
- Cuesta Wind Ensemble (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 13 December 2019
- Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) University Band (Jim Lloyd, conductor) – 2 December 2019
- Wayne (Neb.) State College Wind Ensemble (David Bohnert, conductor) – 27 February 2018
- Spotswood (N.J.) High School Wind Ensemble (Sarah Carino-Koza, conductor) – 14 December 2017
- Cuesta Wind Ensemble (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 13 December 2017
- University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) Wind Ensemble (Travis J. Cross, conductor) – 25 May 2016
- Sunnyside High School (Fresno, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Michael Angel, conductor) - 11 March 2016 (2016 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- University of Massachusetts (Amherst) Wind Ensemble (Frank Ticheli, conductor) – 10 March 2016 (CBDNA 2016 Eastern Division Conference, New London, Conn.)
- San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (Anthony Yi, conductor) – 20 December 2015
- Kennesaw (Ga.) State University Concert Band (Debra Traficante, conductor) – 17 November 2015
- Vienna (VA) Community Band (Cornelius Young, conductor) - 14 December 2014
- Clovis (Calif.) West Wind Symphony (John Lack, conductor) - 21 March 2014 (2014 Sutherland Wind Festival, Fresno, Calif.)
- Cuesta Wind Ensemble (Jennifer Martin, conductor) - 12 December 2012
- San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (Jennifer Martin, conductor) - 11 December 2011
- Rising Starr Middle School (Fayetteville, Ga.) Symphonic Band (Steven Tyndall, conductor) – 17 December 2008 (2008 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Our Kingsland Spring (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2015)
All Wind Works
- Across the Halfpipe. See: Minnesota Portraits
- Ascend. See: Georgian Suite
- Alleluia (2012)
- Arabesque (2008/2009)
- Arrows (2014)
- As Winds Dance (2003)
- Autumn on White Lake (2010)
- Blessings
- Blue and Green Music (2011)
- Books With Blank Pages (2015)
- Bridges (2007)
- Chorus Angelorum (2009)
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2008/2011)
- The Christmas Music of Samuel Hazo
- Danny Boy (as arranger) (2013)
- Diamond Fanfare (2006)
- Drums of the Saamis (2014)
- Each Time You Tell Their Story (2003)
- Echoes (2005)
- Enchanted Spaces (2012)
- Everything Beautiful (2015)
- The Stillness of Remembering (2015/2016)
- Exultate (2001/2003)
- Fantasy on a Japanese Folksong (1997/2005)
- For Heaven and the Future (2016)
- From Gold (2015)
- Georgian Suite (2002-2006)
- Our Kingsland Spring (2006)
- Our Kingsland Spring (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2015)
- Rivers (2002)
- Ascend (2005)
- Glorificare (2013)
- ...Go (2008)
- Hennepin County Dawn. See: Minnesota Portraits
- In Flight (2000/2008)
- In Heaven's Air (2002)
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (as arranger) (2012)
- Jubilatéo (Fanfare and Allegro) (2013)
- Keltic Variations (2003)
- Minnesota Portraits (2008)
- Mountain Thyme (2013)
- Novo Lenio (2002)
- Olympiada (1997/2002)
- Our Kingsland Spring. See: Georgian Suite
- Our Yesterdays Lengthen like Shadows (2010)
- Parkour (2011)
- Perthshire Majesty (2003/2004)
- Psalm 42 (2004)
- The Quest (2002)
- Rest. See: Minnesota Portraits
- Ride (2002)
- Rising Star (2006)
- Rivers. See: Georgian Suite
- Rush (2006)
- Seconds Out (2013)
- Sevens (2005)
- Siorai September (2011)
- Sky Is Waiting (2006)
- Sòlas Ané (2006)
- Southern Hymn (2009)
- Stella Maris (2014)
- The Stillness of Remembering. See: Everything Beautiful
- Their Blossoms Down (2002)
- Three Concert Fanfares (2007)
- To Be (2019)
- Today Is the Gift (2006)
- Voices of the Sky (2005)
- We Meet Again (2010)
- Whisper to their Souls (2008)
- A Zillion Nickels (2015)
Resources
- Hazo, Samuel R. (2008). Rest [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.