Hymns for Brass Ensembles

As with Gladness Men of Old/For the Beauty of the Earth
Tune: Dix
Arranged by Dale Elmshaeuser

There is a great deal of energy and variety in these five settings, including one filled with fanfares, one with a descant, and one containing canonic entries. The final setting has many fast, sixteenth-note, descending and ascending scale passages. The arrangement is from the Hymns for Brass Ensembles series.

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 ranges from 3 to 4.

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.