Fantasia
On Moravian Hymns (1998) (3 Bb Trpts.,4 Hns.,3
Troms.,Euph.,Tuba,Timp.,organ) - Fantasia On Moravian Hymns
was composed during 1998 as a result of a commission by the 20th
Moravian Music festival and transcribed for this instrumentation.
The work is in three sections; fast, slow, fast. The first
section uses phrases from the hymns Sing Hallelujah, Praise
the Lord and Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice in a festive
duple meter with a continuous triplet accompaniment. The phrases
are used separately, in canon, and in counterpoint against each
other. The second section uses the hymn When My Love To Christ
Grows Weak which is turned into a passacaglia bass line.
Eight variations over this bass line follow the initial
statement. The last section uses the hymns All the World Give
Praises Due and To Avert from Men God's Wrath. All
the World Give Praises Due is divided into phrases separated
by a fanfare-like descant. The descant then becomes the basis of
a short fugal section that leads directly into the hymn, To
Avert from Men God's Wrath. The harmony becomes more
chromatic and is accompanied by a descant that grows out of the
previous fugue. All the World Give Praises Due returns but
is expanded as it leads to the climactic end. Duration 7:00 Grade
3 Score and Parts $25.00
