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Sacred Harp by Jay Bocook. For Concert Band (Score & Parts). MusicWorks Grade 5. Grade 5. Published by Hal Leonard.
Commissioned for the 2012 South Carolina All-State High School Band, Jay's impressive three-movement suite based on melodies from the early American “Sacred Harp” singing tradition is a masterwork of dramatic orchestrational devices. “Stratfield” opens with a striking statement by the saxes and double reeds, then builds intensity using woodwind flourishes and soaring brass lines. “Idumea” begins in a quiet and delicate manner then gives way to thundering percussion and striking harmonic effects. The joyous “Pisgah” has a barn dance quality that provides the perfect conclusion to this powerful work for winds. Dur: c. 8:00.
Instrumentation:
- PICCOLO 3 pages
- FLUTE 1 8 pages
- FLUTE 2 4 pages
- OBOE 1 4 pages
- OBOE 2 3 pages
- ENGLISH HORN 3 pages
- BASSOON 1 3 pages
- BASSOON 2 3 pages
- BB CLARINET 1 8 pages
- BB CLARINET 2 4 pages
- BB CLARINET 3 4 pages
- BB BASS CLARINET 3 pages
- BB CONTRA BASS CLARINET 3 pages
- EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 1 8 pages
- EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 2 4 pages
- BB TENOR SAXOPHONE 4 pages
- EB BARITONE SAXOPHONE 3 pages
- BB TRUMPET 1 3 pages
- BB TRUMPET 2 3 pages
- BB TRUMPET 3 3 pages
- F HORN 1 3 pages
- F HORN 2 3 pages
- F HORN 3 3 pages
- F HORN 4 3 pages
- TROMBONE 1 3 pages
- TROMBONE 2 3 pages
- TROMBONE 3 3 pages
- EUPHONIUM IN TREBLE CLEF 4 pages
- EUPHONIUM IN BASS CLEF 4 pages
- TUBA 3 pages
- STRING BASS 3 pages
- PERCUSSION 1 3 pages
- PERCUSSION 2 2 pages
- TIMPANI 2 pages
- MALLET PERCUSSION 4 pages
- FULL SCORE 48 pages