Trombone Quartet -
moderately advanced
SKU: CY.CC2755
Composed by Anton
Bruckner. Arranged by
Ralph Sauer. German
Romantic. Score and
parts. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2755).
Bruckner's
Pange Lingua motet,
composed in 1868 is a
hymn by the
thirteenth-century
theologian, St. Thomas
Aquinas. The setting of
the simple hymn is
chorale-like, with the
same music used for all
three verses, and a
lovely Amen being added
to mark its finish. The
text haunted Bruckner
since his early years and
he wrote a few settings
of it during his
lifetime. The music with
all of its simplicity has
some unexpected
dissonances.
Mr. Sauer's
lovely arrangement of
about 3 minutes in length
is appropriate for
moderately advanced
performers.