Concert band (1st Flute, 2nd Flute/Piccolo (opt), Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb...(+)
Concert band (1st Flute,
2nd Flute/Piccolo (opt),
Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet,
2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb
Clarinet, Bb Bass
Clarinet*, Bassoon*, 1st
Eb Alto Saxophone*, 2nd
Eb Alto Saxophone*, Bb
Tenor Saxophone*, Eb
Baritone Saxophone*, 1st
Bb Trumpet, 2nd Bb
Trumpet, 1st F H) - grade
3
SKU: CN.S11271
Composed by Michael
Brand. Arranged by
Michael Brand. Band
Music. Pioneer Band
Series. Score only.
Duration 2:15. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11271).
Touted as
Britain's second national
anthem, this stately tune
by C. Hubert H. Parry
transcribes beautifully
for wind band and would
be perfect for concert or
festival
settings.
By the
late 19th century Charles
Hubert Parry was probably
the most influential
figure in English music.
His works were performed
at all the major
festivals and as Director
of the Royal College of
Music, London, he founded
a tradition of teaching
form which many of the
finest British composers
benefitted. Much of his
music nowadays in
scarcely performed but
some works have retained
their popularity and none
more than his setting of
Blake's Jerusalem,
published in 1916 and
instantly taken up as an
anthem during the First
World War. Today it
rivals Land of Hope and
Glory in expressing the
spirit of England in
music.