Symphony II (Jager)
Subtitle: The Seal of the Three Laws
General Info
Year: 1976 / 1978
Duration: c. 17:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Kjos Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Movements
1. Shogyo-Mujo (All Things Are Impermanent)
2. Shoho-Muga (Nothing Has an Ego)
3. Nehan-Jakujo (Nirvana is Quiescence)
Instrumentation
Full Score
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-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Celesta
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tambourine
- Timbales (4)
- Triangle (small)
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Subtitled The Seal of the Three Laws, Ostwald Award winning composer Robert Jager wrote this symphony for the Tokyo Wind Orchestra. The work is programmatic in nature and is musically demanding.
Commissioned by Rissho Kosei-kai for the Tokyo Wind Orchestra on the occasion of the seventieth birthday celebration of Nikkyo Niwano, the ensemble’s founder.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
- Arkansas: V
- Virginia: VI
Performances
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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
- Jager, R. (1978). Symphony No. 2: (The Seal of the Three Laws) [score]. Kjos West: San Diego, Calif.
- Robert Jager website Accessed 11 December 2020
- "Symphony no. 2 (The Seal of the Three Laws)." The Wind Band Symphony Archive. Web. Accessed 11 December 2020