Clarinet choir
SKU:
P2.30029
Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Arranged by Tierney
O'Brien. Chamber music.
Published by Potenza
Music (P2.30029).
Johann
Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750) wrote the
cantata Nun Komm, der
Heiden Heiland BWV 62
based on the chorale by
Martin Luther of the same
name. Its first
performance was in
Leipzig in 1724. This
arrangement is the first
movement of the
six-movement work, which
was originally scored for
chorus and orchestra. The
inspiration for arranging
this work was the pure
desire to play Bach in a
group that could
otherwise not. In using
four Bb clarinets, three
A clarinets, and two Bb
bass clarinets, I hoped
to achieve a diversity of
timbre like that of the
original
instrumentation.