Variants on the Air Force Hymn

From Wind Repertory Project
Robert Jager

Robert Jager


Subtitle: Quebec


General Info

Year: 2000
Duration: c. 7:20
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Hymn
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tam-Tam
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Based on the seventeenth century hymn tune Quebec, these ingenious variations present a diversity of musical styles.

- Program Note from publisher


Commissioned by the Air Force Band of Flight – Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Captain Kelly G. Bledsoe, Conductor/Commander, in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United States Air Force.

- Program Note from score


Media


State Ratings

  • Alabama: Class A
  • Virginia: VI


Performances

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Works for Winds by this Composer


Resources

  • Jager, R. (2000). Variants on the Air Force Hymn: Quebec [score]. Neil A. Kjos: San Diego, Calif.