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This document provides a repertoire evaluation form for the concert band piece "Rest" by Samuel R. Hazo. It summarizes key details about the piece including that it is a hymn-setting based on the carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" featuring melody and countermelody. The piece has a reflective nature meant to allow the performer and listener to absorb the feelings of the Christmas season.

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Rest

This document provides a repertoire evaluation form for the concert band piece "Rest" by Samuel R. Hazo. It summarizes key details about the piece including that it is a hymn-setting based on the carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" featuring melody and countermelody. The piece has a reflective nature meant to allow the performer and listener to absorb the feelings of the Christmas season.

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Reviewer: Krista M.

Reeder

REPERTOIRE EVALUATION FORM

Title: Rest
Mvt. 11 - Minnesota Portraits

Composer / Arranger: Samuel R. Hazo

Publisher: MusicWorks - Hal Leonard

Date of Publication: 2008

Price: $60 Band Set & Score; $7.50 Extra Score
$195 Complete Suite (Sets & Scores)

Ensemble Type: Concert Band

Description/Genre: Hymn-setting

Duration: >3:30

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 ! (Solo Fl if no Oboe) Ob2 ! EHn ! Bsn1 ! Bsn2 !
CBsn !
EbCl! Cl1 ! Cl2 ! Cl 3 ! Alto Cl ! Bass Cl !
CAltoCl ! EbCBCl ! (Opt.) SSax! ASax1 ! ASax2 !
TSax ! BarSax ! BassSax !

Cor1 ! Cor2 ! Cor3 ! Trp1 ! Trp2 ! Trp3 !
Hn1 ! Hn2 ! Hn3 ! Hn4 ! Flg1 ! Flg2 !
Tbn1 ! Tbn2 ! Tbn3 ! BTbn ! (opt) BarTC ! BarBC !
Euph1 ! Euph2 ! Tuba1 ! Tuba2 ! StBass !

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

Other Considerations:
Highest Pitch Trumpet: A5 Highest Pitch Clarinet: F6

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

Other Range Concerns: High (& unison) piccolo part

Technical Concerns: Sustained playing
Slur patterns
Flourishes in upper ww

Articulations/Bowings: Mostly slur/phrase patterns
Few accented parts primarily in bass voices

Meter(s): Quarter Note = 42
4/4 - 2/4

Rhythmic Complexities: Flourishes
32nds in Glock & 16ths in Chimes

Key(s): Dm (elements of FM) - Gm (elements of BbM)

Harmonic Concerns: Balance/Blend
Suspensions & harmonic dissonance
Keep melody ever present

Primary Texture(s): Chordal

Featured Instrument(s)/Solo(s):

Compositional Techniques: Melody-Counter Melody
Suspensions

Form: Intro
V1 - Hymn-tune
Transition
V2 - Hymn-tune (key change)
Coda

Program Notes:
The reective nature of Christmastime, coupled with the holiday atmosphere of beautiful lights, smell of
replaces, and decorations, gives Rest its life. A micro-title for God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, this
version is in anything but the boisterous and declamatory style of the original hymn and really does allow
us to take a rest to absorb the season. (Portions paraphrased from Hazos program notes.)

Similar Pieces (Title/Composer): Most of Hazos stuff

Additional Comments:

What is at the heart of this piece? Rest & reection

I would play this piece with: High School Band

I would recommend this piece: Yes ! No !

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