David Solomons

singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer

Prayer before the Close of Day – tuba quartet

SM-000085698
Alternative title
Te lucis ante terminum
Composer
David W Solomons
Publisher
David W Solomons
Genre
Classical / Instrumental
Instrumentation
Euphonium, Tuba
Scored for
Quartet
Type of score
Full score, Parts
Duration
6'22"
Difficulty
Advanced
Year of composition
1995

Description
Written for Tubalaté (2 tubas and 2 euphoniums), who recorded it - as can be heard in the sound sample here, and which appears on their CD "Move"
(Their CDs can be ordered from: http://www.tuba-artist.com/shop/tubalate-c-167_174.html )
The underlying theme is the old Gregorian chant Te lucis ante terminum (To Thee before the close of day...).
The score in the sample here is untransposed, but the zip file contains both transposed and untransposed parts, for convenience.
Although this is a slow piece, I have rated it as "Advanced" because of the large amount of stamina and breath control required. It featured in a tuba quartet workshop in Greensboro a few years ago, to great acclaim.

Upload date
10 Jan 2012

Price

Sheet music file
15.00 USD
ZIP, 217.8 Kb

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