Hymns for Brass Ensembles

Comfort, Comfort These My People
Tune: Freu Dich Sehr/Psalm 42
Arranged by Dale Elmshaeuser

This arrangement from the Hymns for Brass Ensembles series contains four settings in a lush, legato style. In one setting, the melody alternates between higher and lower instruments. The fourth setting is topped with a descant.

This arrangement can be played by as few as four instruments (typically I & II Trumpets, and I & II Trombones). Parts are included for I & II F Horns, Baritone T.C., and Tuba, so that quartets can be formed in different ways, or various doublings may be made for larger ensembles. The arrangement can accompany a congregation, or it can be played as an instrumental suite of variations on the hymn. The difficulty level is 3.

Full set includes a Conductor/Keyboard Score, transposed parts for individual instruments, background notes, and suggestions for performance with or without the congregation and choir.