Sine Nomine

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr. Alfred Reed)


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Subtitle: Ceremonial March in English Style


General Info

Year: 1906 / 1976
Duration: c. 4:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Organ
Timpani
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

For All the Saints was written as a processional hymn by the Anglican Bishop of Wakefield, William Walsham How. The hymn was first printed in Hymns for Saints' Days, and Other Hymns, by Earl Nelson, 1864.

The hymn was sung to the melody Sarum, by the Victorian composer Joseph Barnby, until the publication of the English Hymnal in 1906. This hymnal used a new setting by Ralph Vaughan Williams which he called Sine Nomine (literally, "without name") in reference to its use on the Feast of All Saints, 1 November (or the first Sunday in November, All Saints Sunday in the Lutheran Church). It has been described as "one of the finest hymn tunes of [the 20th] century."

- Program Note from Wikipedia


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Bemidji (Minn.) State University Symphonic Band (Ryan Webber, conductor) – 15 November 2022
  • James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) Concert Band (Scott D. Rikkers, conductor) – 18 November 2019
  • The Ohio State University (Columbus) Honors Scarlet Symphonic Band (Scott A. Jones, conductor) – 20 January 2019
  • Keene (N.H.) State College Concert Band (James Chesebrough, conductor) - 20 April 2017
  • Virginia Grand Military Band (Alexandria) (Loras John Schissel, conductor) - 1 November 2014


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


All Wind Works


Resources

  • For All the Saints, Wikipedia Accessed 21 January 2019
  • Vaughan Williams, R.; Reed, A. (1976). Sine Nomine: Ceremonial March in English Style [score]. Schmitt, Hall & McCreary: Melville, N.Y.