Concert Band - Grade 2
SKU: AP.49551
By Gordon Jacob
(1895-1984). Composed
by Gordon Jacob
(1895-1984). Arranged by
Douglas E. Wagner.
Concert Band; MakeMusic
Cloud; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Belwin Young Band.
Concert Band Classics;
Masterwork Arrangement.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 2:33. Belwin
Music #00-49551.
Published by Belwin Music
(AP.49551).
ISBN
9781470649104. UPC:
038081569888.
English.
Of all of
Gordon Jacob's major
contributions to the
British wind band
repertoire, the William
Byrd Suite (written in
1923) stands as his
most-often programmed
work. Though originally
based on six movements
from William Byrd's
Fitzwilliam Virginal
Book, this setting for
developing band
incorporates two
contrasting movements
including The Earle of
Oxford's Marche and
Wolsey's Wilde. Like
Jacob's wind band work,
the music is not a mere
transcription from the
original keyboard
collection, but rather
stylized with his own
inventive musical spirit
for modern concert band.
A wealth of material here
that opens doors to
teachable moments as
musical
textures---dynamic
contrasts, articulations,
scoring options---are
continually changing.
Bravo! (2:33) This title
is available in MakeMusic
Cloud.