Reviewer: Krista M.

Reeder

REPERTOIRE EVALUATION FORM

Title: Adventum

Composer / Arranger: arr. Jared Barnes

Publisher: Alfred

Date of Publication: 2013

Price: $75 Band Set & Score; $9 Extra Score

Ensemble Type: Full Band

Description/Genre: Christmas; variation/fantasy on themes
O Come, O Come
Carol of the Bells
Good Christian Men

Duration: 4:15-4:30

Difculty: V. Easy ! Easy ! Mod. ! Diff. ! V. Diff. !

Score: Full Score ! Reduced Score ! / Transposed ! C-Score !

Instrumentation:
Picc ! Fl1 ! Fl2 ! Fl3 ! Alto Fl ! Bass Fl !
Ob1 ! Ob2 ! EHn ! Bsn1 ! Bsn2 ! CBsn !
EbCl! Cl1 ! Cl2 ! Cl 3 ! Alto Cl ! Bass Cl !
CAltoCl ! CBCl ! SSax! ASax1 ! ASax2 ! TSax ! BarSax
! BassSax !

Cor1 ! Cor2 ! Cor3 ! Trp1 ! Trp2 ! Trp3 !
Hn1 ! Hn2 ! Hn3 ! Hn4 ! Flg1 ! Flg2 !
Tbn1 ! Tbn2 ! Tbn3 ! BTbn ! BarTC ! BarBC !
EuphBC! EuphTC ! Tuba1 ! Tuba2 ! StBass !
Other Brass:

Harp ! Celeste! Glock. ! Xylo ! Mar. ! Vibes !
Piano ! Synth ! Chimes ! Crotales ! Timp ! Bass Dr. !
Snare ! Toms ! CrCym ! SusCym ! Tam ! Tri. !
MarkTree ! RainStick ! Gong !

Unusual Instrumentation/Usage: World Parts available for download

Other Considerations:
Highest Pitch Trumpet: A5 Highest Pitch Clarinet: E6

Clarinet Crosses Break?: Yes ! No ! N/A !

Other Range Concerns: ASax1 E6 Tmb1 G4 Tuba G2

Technical Concerns: Mostly related to style
Clarinet runs can be divided into 2 alternating players

Articulations/Bowings: Pretty straight-forward and nothing unusual

Meter(s): 4/4 3/4 (could be in 1)

Rhythmic Complexities: A few triple over duple or vice versa

Key(s): Gm

Harmonic Concerns: Bringing out all the textures
Be more deliberate with the suspensions
Need a meaty low brass/ww for real effectiveness
Octave melody with /oboe

Primary Texture(s): Monody - Polyphony


Featured Instrument(s)/Solo(s):Flute solo
Oboe solo

Compositional Techniques: Thematic Material
Medley

Form: A: Lyrical, lush O Come, O Come
Transition - Angels proclamation to the shepherds
B: Whirlwind, style change Carol of the Bells
Transition - hints back to O Come - all the bells of the world
begin to ring on their own accord
C: Juxtaposition of melodies from O Come & Carol
Ending: Cacophony of ringing bells & sampling of Good
Christian Men Rejoice

Program Notes:
Written to depict the events and stories surrounding the rst Christmas, Adventum captures the anticipation,
arrial, and celebration of the holidays throughout the use of sacred and secular carols alike. Quiet and reective;
proclamatory and celebratory, Adventum explores the marvel and wonder of this season.

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Additional Comments:

What is at the heart of this piece?
Anticipation, arrival, & celebration

I would play this piece with: High School

I would recommend this piece: Yes ! No !