on "Herzliebster Jesu"
based on a hymn by Johann Cruger
for | Concert band |
Musical Editions | Score, Parts |
Item no. | 679623 |
Author / Composer | Johann Crüger |
Arranger | Todd Stalter |
Level | advanced |
Release year | 2018 |
Publisher / Producer | Alfred Music |
Producer No. | ALF0046673 |
"Chorale Variants" is cast more as a fantasia than a set of variations. The woodwind flourishes purposely infer what an organist might play while improvising on a chorale theme, and the full dynamic power of the wind band brings the piece to a passionate and vibrant close.