Concert Band - Grade 2.5
SKU: FJ.B1866
Composed by Brian
Balmages. Concert Band.
FJH Young Band. Score and
Part(s). The FJH Music
Company Inc #98-B1866.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1866).
English.
Based
on the hymn Guide Me, O
Thou Great Redeemer, this
heartfelt work begins
delicately, relying on
fragments of the hymn.
Overlapping entrances
establish a sense of
timelessness as the music
develops, ultimately
reaching a powerful
climax where the piece's
original melody and the
full hymn tune are
presented simultaneously.
As the music fades, the
listener is left with a
sense of peace and
closure. Simply
magical.
About FJH
Young
Band
Appro
priate for middle school
and smaller high school
groups. Second clarinets
usually stay below the
break. Parts are written
with more independence,
and instrumentation
increases slightly. There
is still adequate
doubling in the lower
voices. Grades 2 -
2.5
