Angel of Mercy David Maslanka

979-0-3022-0083-3
979-0-3022-0082-6
979-0-3022-0084-0
Wind Ensemble, Large Group
for Wind Ensemble

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I have been playing and singing the Bach 371 Four-Part Chorales for more than 25 years. Although they have a Christian/Lutheran context, they are primarily, and for me most importantly, just music, glorious and powerful in themselves.

After all these years I have come to feel that singing the Chorales is an act of prayer, and to date I have sung through the entire book ,all four voices, of each Chorale some 23 times. These ancient melodies are the voice of peace, and over the years, they have formed a peaceful center in me.

Angel of Mercy is a prayer for peace in our troubled time. Three Chorale melodies are the foundation for this music: O Fear, Disquiet, and Apprehension, Oh, How Blest Are Ye, and I Leave All Things to God's Direction. This piece was commissioned by Timothy Mahr and the St. Olaf Band in honor of the band's 125th anniversary. It is dedicated to them with profound gratitude and respect.

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I was taken by this work ... (I) can't wait for this one! I loved it with Tim's band.

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We had another significant performance today of Angel of Mercy. The audience was quite taken with the work - it was the talk of the hallways following the concert.

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Find program notes and more information at davidmaslanka.com."

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Concert-Pencil Full Score v1.1

Transposition:	Concert
Notation Style:	Handwritten in Pencil
No. of Pages:	84
Page Size:	11×17
Binding:	Coil

Concert-Pencil Study Score v1.1

Transposition:	Concert
Notation Style:	Handwritten in Pencil
No. of Pages:	84
Page Size:	8½×14
Binding:	Coil

Part Details

Notation Style:	Engraved (Prepared using computer software.)
Page Size:	9×12
Binding:	Booklet

Qty	Item	Instrument
1	Piccolo	Piccolo
4	Flute 1	Flute (Low B) 1
4	Flute 2	Flute (Low B) 2
2	Oboe 1	Oboe 1
1	Oboe 2	Oboe 2
1	Eb Soprano Clarinet	Eb Soprano Clarinet
4	Bb Clarinet 1	Bb Clarinet 1
4	Bb Clarinet 2	Bb Clarinet 2
4	Bb Clarinet 3	Bb Clarinet 3
1	Bb Bass Clarinet	Bb Bass Clarinet (Low C)
1	Eb Contra Alto Clarinet	Contra Alto Clarinet (in Eb)
1	Bb Contrabass Clarinet	Contrabass Clarinet (in Bb)
1	Bassoon 1	Bassoon 1
1	Bassoon 2	Bassoon 2
1	Contrabassoon	Contrabassoon
1	Soprano Saxophone	Soprano Saxophone
1	Alto Saxophone 1	Alto Saxophone 1
1	Alto Saxophone 2	Alto Saxophone 2
1	Tenor Saxophone	Tenor Saxophone
1	Baritone Saxophone	Baritone Saxophone (Low A)
2	F Horn 1	F Horn 1 Mute
2	F Horn 2	F Horn 2 Mute
2	F Horn 3	F Horn 3 Mute
2	F Horn 4	F Horn 4 Mute
4	Bb Trumpet 1	Bb Trumpet 1 Straight Mute Cup Mute Harmon Mute
4	Bb Trumpet 2	Bb Trumpet 2 Cup Mute
2	Cornet 1	Cornet 1 Straight Mute Cup Mute
2	Cornet 2	Cornet 2 Straight Mute Cup Mute
1	Cornet 3	Cornet 3 Straight Mute
2	Trombone 1	Trombone 1 Straight Mute Harmon Mute
2	Trombone 2	Trombone 2
1	Bass Trombone	Bass Trombone
1	Euphonium	Euphonium
1	Euphonium (Bb Treble Clef) [alt. for Euphonium]	Euphonium (Bb T.C.)
1	Tuba	Tuba Mute
1	Double Bass	Double Bass (Low C)
1	Piano	Piano
1	Timpani	Timpani (23 in) Timpani (25-26 in) Timpani (28-29 in) Timpani (30-32 in)
1	Percussion 1	Vibraphone
1	Percussion 2	Marimba (5 oct.) Orchestral Bells (shared with Perc. 3) Anvil (Sus.) (shared with Perc. 5)
1	Percussion 3	Crotales Orchestral Bells (shared with Perc. 2) Wood Block (Lg.) Crash Cymbals (shared with Perc. 4)
1	Percussion 4	Crash Cymbals (shared with Perc. 3) Tam-tam Xylophone
1	Percussion 5	Anvil (Sus.) (shared with Perc. 2) Snare Drum Suspended Cymbal (Lg.) (shared with Perc. 6) Tom-tom (Sm.) Tom-tom (Med.) Bongos (High) Bongos (Low)
1	Percussion 6	Bass Drum Bell Plate Suspended Cymbal (Lg.) (shared with Perc. 5)

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Program Note

I have been playing and singing the Bach 371 Four-Part Chorales for more than 25 years. Although they have a Christian/Lutheran context, they are primarily, and for me most importantly, just music, glorious and powerful in themselves.

After all these years I have come to feel that singing the Chorales is an act of prayer, and to date I have sung through the entire book ,all four voices, of each Chorale some 23 times. These ancient melodies are the voice of peace, and over the years, they have formed a peaceful center in me.

Angel of Mercy is a prayer for peace in our troubled time. Three Chorale melodies are the foundation for this music: O Fear, Disquiet, and Apprehension, Oh, How Blest Are Ye, and I Leave All Things to God's Direction. This piece was commissioned by Timothy Mahr and the St. Olaf Band in honor of the band's 125th anniversary. It is dedicated to them with profound gratitude and respect.

Program note by David Maslanka (December 2015)

Instrumentation
Picc Fl-2 Ob-2 E?Cl B?Cl-3 BCl CbCl Bsn-2 Cbsn SSx ASx TSx BSx | Hn-4 B?Tpt-2 Ct-3 Trb-2 BTrb Euph Tuba | DB Pno Timp Perc-6