Concert band (1st Flute, 2nd Flute, Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd...(+)
Concert band (1st Flute,
2nd Flute, 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 Horn, 2nd
F Hor) - grade 3
SKU:
CN.S11260
From
'The Childhood of
Christ'. Composed by
Geoffrey Brand. Arranged
by Geoffrey Brand. Band
Music. Score only.
Duration 5:15. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11260).
Geoffrey
Brand's arrangement of
Berlioz's Shepherds'
Farewell form L'Enfance
du Christ is restrained,
delicate, and
contemplative. In this
arrangement for small
wind orchestra, the
instruments are called
upon to display their
softer persuasive sounds
in order to retain the
sensitive nature of this
tender
music.
L'Enfance
du Christ (The Childhood
of Christ), written
between 1850 and 1854, is
the nearest that Berlioz
got to writing an
oratorio. It is in three
parts; he called it a
'sacred trilogy.'
Throughout, the music is
restrained, delicate, and
contemplative. In its
original version, The
Shepherds' Farewell is
scored for chorus
accompanied by two oboes,
two clarinets, and
strings. With these
selected colors, Berlioz
achieves a masterpiece of
delicacy and serenity. In
this arrangement for
small wind orchestra
without chorus, the wind
instruments are called
upon to display their
softer persuasive sounds
in order to retain the
sensitive nature of this
tender music. This
arrangement may be used
with chorus utilizing the
original chorus parts.
The key is one half tone
lower than the original
setting.
Berlioz The Shepherd
