Chorale Prelude on Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Band / Grade 4 / ca. 3:00 / (2005) / Pensively q= 120
The Nativity ( Illustration by Gustave Dore)
$85.00 - (Conductor Scores are available as print only. A Master Set of Parts is available as Print or PDF with permission to print as many parts as needed. There is no tax applied to PDF parts.)
Program Notes
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Written in 2005, this Chorale Prelude is a brief setting of the Advent Hymn Veni, Veni Emmanuel for Wind Ensemble. The piece was composed for the California High School Band, under the direction of Mr. Doug Nordquist. The melody for the Christian Advent Hymn Veni, Veni Emmanuel, has been traced back to the 15th century.
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For this setting, the Wind Ensemble version is transposed from the Key of E minor to F minor. The work begins with the percussion section softly setting a rhythmic pulse and mood that prepares for the entrance of the piccolo solo. The piccolo, joined by the flute section, quickly grows in energy and volume as the other instruments enter. The Full band cadences at letter E, where the hymn tune is clearly stated and played with majesty. (You will find, in one of the counter-lines, the brief reference to Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor.)
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Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1-2
Oboe 1-2
Bb Clarinet 1-3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Eb Alto Saxophone 1-2
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet 1-3
Horn in F 1-4
Trombone 1-3
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion - (S.D., B.D., Triangle, Tambourine, Wind Chimes, Cymbals, Gong, Sleigh Bells, Brake Drum)
Mallets - (Chimes, Vibraphone, Marimba, Xylophone, Glockenspiel/Crotales)
Piano
