Symphony III (Jager)
Subtitle: The Grandeur of God
General Info
Year: 2003 / 2016 / 2020
Duration: c. 26:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Children's chorus and orchestra
Publisher: Robert Jager
Cost: Score and Parts - Contact composer
Movements
1. – 6:20
2. – 5:25
3. – 2:55
4. – 7:10
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Concert Toms (4)
- Crash Cymbals
- Mark Tree
- Slapstick (large)
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Robert Jager's retirement piece from Tennessee Tech called Grandeur of God (adjusted parts) and was later published as Symphony No. 3: The Grandeur of God.
- Program Note from Tennessee Tech University
The premiere of Robert Jager's Symphony No. 3 For Band took place on May 1, 2018, by the Troy University Symphonic Winds under the direction of Dr. Mark Walker, director of bands at Troy University.
The symphony, subtitled The Grandeur of God, is in four movements and is inspired by writings of the Jesuit author and priest Gerard Manley Hopkins. In this sense it is rather a "tone poem/symphony". The work is a grade six and the performance time is approximately 25 minutes long.
- Program Note from publisher
Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame established him among the leading Victorian poets. His manipulation of prosody – particularly his concept of sprung rhythm – established him as an innovative writer of verse, as did his technique of praising God through vivid use of imagery and nature.
By 1930 his work was recognized as one of the most original literary accomplishments of his century. It had a marked influence on such leading 20th-century poets as T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas, W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender and Cecil Day-Lewis.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Commercial Discography
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony (Bradley J. Genervo, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Hiroshima (Japan) Wind Orchestra (Tatsuya Shimono, conductor) – 17 December 2020 (2020 Midwest Clinic)
- Hiroshima (Japan) Wind Orchestra (Tatsuya Shimono, conductor) – 24 October 2020 (*Revised Edition Premiere Performance*
- Troy (Ala.) University Symphonic Winds (Mark Walker, conductor) – 1 May 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Apocalypse (1972)
- Appalachian Carol Festival (1983)
- Blithe Bells (as arranger) (1989)
- Bold Venture (1990)
- Carpathian Sketches (1978)
- Cliff Island Suite (1990)
- Chorale and Toccata (1967/1971)
- Colonial Airs and Dances (1987)
- A Commemorative Suite (1987)
- Concert in the Park (2004)
- Concerto for Band (1981)
- Concerto for Bass Tuba and Concert Band (1981)
- Concerto for Euphonium and Band (1985)
- Concerto for Percussion and Band (1984)
- Concerto No. 2 for Alto Saxophone (1977)
- Courage to Serve March (1971)
- Diamond Variations (1968)
- Eagle Rock Overture (1986)
- Epilogue: "Lest We Forget" (1992)
- Esprit de Corps (1984)
- Eternal Vigilance (2008)
- First Suite for Band (1995)
- Hebraic Rhapsody (2000)
- Heroic Saga (1986)
- Highland Fling (2005)
- In Sunshine and Shadows (2004)
- Japanese Prints (1976)
- Joan of Arc (2008)
- Jubilate (1978)
- The Last Full Measure of Devotion (1995)
- Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire (1997/2013)
- Litany (1981)
- Lord, Guard and Guide (1993)
- March Dramatic (1967/1996)
- March of the Dragonmasters (1984)
- Meditations on an Old Scottish Hymn Tune (1993)
- Mystic Chords of Memory (1999/2001)
- Old Time Spirit (1986/1997)
- Pastorale and Country Dance (1979)
- Potomac Festival Overture (1990)
- Preamble (1975)
- Prelude: Concert Liberte (1976)
- Prelude on an Old Southern Hymn (1983)
- A Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire. See: Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire
- Second Suite (1965)
- Shivaree (1976)
- Sinfonia Hungarica (1998)
- Sinfonia Noblissima (1965)
- Sinfonietta (1973)
- Stars and Bars (1965)
- Suite from "Edvard Munch" (1967/1996)
- Symphony for Band (1965)
- Symphony No. 2 (1976)
- Symphony No. 3 (2003/2018)
- Tableau (1982)
- The Tennessean March (1968)
- Testament (1988)
- Third Suite (1966)
- Three Chinese Miniatures (1993)
- To Music (2003)
- The Tour de Force March (1970)
- Triumph and Tradition (1985)
- Uncommon Valor March (1991)
- Under the Big Top (1987)
- Variants on the Air Force Hymn (2000)
- Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann (1968)
- The Wall (1993)
- The World Turned Upside Down (1983)
Resources
- Gerard Manley Hopkins, Wikipedia. Accessed 24 December 2020
- Jager, R.; Hopkins, G. (2003). The Grandeur of God [score]. Pietmont Music Co.: [Milwaukee, Wisc.?]
- Robert Jager, personal correspondence, January 2021
- Robert Jager website Accessed 24 December 2020
- "Symphony No. 3." Tennessee Tech. Web. Accessed 24 December 2020