Prayer & Canto (score only) Luigi Zaninelli

Wind Orchestra
Number of Players:Standard
Copyright:2008
Piccolo
Flute 1/2
Oboe 1/2
English Horn
Solo Clarinet in Bb 1/2
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinet in Bb 2/3
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Contralto Clarinet in Eb
Bassoon 1/2
Alto Saxophone in Eb 1/2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Trumpet in Bb 1
Trumpet in Bb 2/3
Horn in F 1/3
Horn in F 2/4
Trombone 1/2
Trombone 3
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba

String Bass

Timpani
Bells, Chimes
Vibraphone
Percussion 1 (Tam-Tam, Suspended Cymbal)
Percussion 2 (Bass Drum)
Commissioned by the University of Southern Mississippi Wind Symphony, Thomas V. Fraschillo, Conductor

Prayer and Canto is a lyric work in two parts. Both works are inspired by love the first sacred and the second secular. In Prayer, plaintive melodic material creates a mystical atmosphere of gentle spirituality. The scoring, while at times transparent, gives way, often, to vibrant richness. A warm interlude joins Prayer to Canto. In Canto, modal melodies unfold over a compelling ostinato. The work grows steadily in polyphonic intensity culminating in an emotional ending of powerful nobility.