Concert Band Pending -
Advanced; Grade 5
SKU:
PE.TSGB026S
Composed
by Tyler S. Grant.
Concert Band; Performance
Music Ensemble. Tyler S.
Grant Music Works. Score.
Edition Peters
#98-TSGB026S. Published
by Edition Peters
(PE.TSGB026S).
UPC:
038081585109.
The
Sacred Spheres by Tyler
S. Grant is written in
two contrasting
movements. The title of
the first movement, From
Harmony, from heav'nly
harmony..., comes
directly from the first
line of John Dryden's
poem, A Song for St.
Cecilia's Day. The first
few notes musically
depict the beginning of
the universal framework
described in the text
through delicate textures
and orchestrations that
develop as the movement
progresses. The second
stanza of the poem
highlights the capacity
for musical elements to
inspire passion, which is
represented at the climax
of the first movement.
The second
movement, Cries, hark the
foe comes, picks up the
poem from the third
stanza, highlighting the
spectrum of emotions that
can be summoned by
various instruments. The
beginning of the movement
highlights the trumpet's
loud clangor along with
drums that inspire war
and conflict. The
movement transitions to a
section of mourning
through the sound of a
warbling flute. The
ending of the movement
combines the final
stanzas along with the
Grand Chorus to
recapitulate earlier
material and create a
celebratory and impactful
finale.
Commissioned by a
consortium of bands in
honor of Randall O.
Coleman; Recorded by the
Kennesaw State University
Wind Ensemble.
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