M
JASON K. NITSCH
SERENITY CONCERT BAND INSTRUMENTATION: 4
Flute 1
2
Trombone 1
4
Flute 2
2
Trombone 2
4
Oboe
2
Trombone 3
4
Clarinet in Bb 1
2
Euphonium (T.C.)
4
Clarinet in Bb 2
4
Euphonium (B.C.)
4
Clarinet in Bb 3
4
Tuba
2
Bass Clarinet
2
Bassoon
1
Timpani &
4
Alto Sax
2
Tenor Sax
1
Baritone Sax
Cymbal 1
Glockenspiel & Wood Chimes
2
Horn in F 1
1
2
Horn in F 2
Wind Chimes
3
Trumpet in Bb 1
Rainstick
3
Trumpet in Bb 2
3
Trumpet in Bb 3
1
Vibraphone &
Marimba & Wind Chimes
1
Chimes
3
Percussion: Triangle Cymbals Gong
AB OUT: With no shortage of thoughtfulness in its harmony, Jason Nitsch's latest lyrical work is decidedly delicate in its texture and positive in its message. Its graceful woodwinds, combined with bold brass and unique percussi on textures, create a beautifully uplifting work that lives up to its inspiration. FROM THE COMPOSER: Serenity was composed in honor of Anna Cesario, and premiered by her father Dr. Robert Cesario and the Wind Ensemble from the University of Missouri M&T in 2011. Anna was a gifted oboe and clarinet player, and so those instruments are featured in the peace. It was the desire of the family that the work be a celebration instead of a work of mourning. So, great care was taken in constructing a lovely melody and utilizing pleasant chords and harmonic structures to signify the beauty of thi s life which was lost too young. This piece has some very specific tempo markings, but eh conductor should take great discretion to allow the music to li ve in a calm and un-rushed manner always. Although it is intended to be a pleasant and harmonious experience, there is some intended harmonic dissonance which should be embraced and not retreated from. Great care should be taken approaching measure 94 as the musical momentum pushing into that phrase should build and retreat in favor of the soloists. The title is taken from a quote attributed to American di plomat Adlai Stevenson II: “Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends.” DURATION: 6'05" Scan to let the composer
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Anonymously commissioned in memorium Anna Cesario
Clarinet in B 1
Clarinet in B 2/3
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Alto Sax
= 60
Horn in F 1
Horn in F 2
Trumpet in B 1
Trumpet in B 2/3
Trombone 2/3
Euphonium
Tuba
Glockenspiel
Vibraphone
Chimes
Triangle
Cymbals
Gong
(Wood Chimes)
(Wind Chimes Rainstick)
Marimba
(Wind Chimes)
2
eq
mute
Wind Chimes Vibraphone 3 3 Marimba
1 CB0040-01
3
Glockenspiel
le
PE
Timpani (Cymbal)
R ga U lu se S r A
Trombone 1
tutti
L
Baritone Sax
tutti
2. solo
Tenor Sax
6
C pu rc O ha P se Y
Oboe
Jason K. Nitsch 2011
f o r C o nce rt B an d
s
Flute 1/2
SERENITY
ui re
Transposed Score
4
3
3
5
6
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2
SERENITY 7
Fl. 1/2
Ob.
11 = 72
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2/3
B. Cl.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Vib.
Mrb.
le
3
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
7
8
9
CB0040-01
10
11
open
Chm.
open
3
s
L
PE Glk.
ui re
eq
Tbn. 2/3
R ga U lu se S r A
Tbn. 1
mute
A. Sx.
C pu rc O ha P se Y
Bsn.
12
13
SERENITY
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
le
PE
14 CB0040-01
Gong
Chm.
Mrb.
Cym.
Vib.
Trgl.
Glk.
3
Timp.
3
15
16
molto rall.
a tempo
19
a tempo
C pu rc O ha P se Y
Bsn.
s
B. Cl.
L
B Cl. 2/3
ui re
B Cl. 1
eq
Ob.
3
(3+2) molto rall. 1. solo 2. solo solo solo
R ga U lu se S r A
Fl. 1/2
(2+3) 14 3 3 3 3 3 3
17
3
3
3
18
19
4
SERENITY 27 20
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2/3
B. Cl.
Fl. 1/2
1. solo
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Glk.
Vib.
PE
Timp.
Mrb.
Chm.
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
le
20
CB0040-01
C pu rc O ha P se Y
Hn. 1
s
B. Sx.
L
T. Sx.
ui re
A. Sx.
eq
Bsn.
R ga U lu se S r A
Ob.
29
SERENITY
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2/3
6
5
Bsn.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
L
R ga U lu se S r A
eq
le
PE Vib.
36
B. Cl.
Glk.
C pu rc O ha P se Y
Ob.
s
Fl. 1/2
ui re
30
5
Mrb.
Chm.
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
CB0040-01
6
SERENITY 38
Ob.
B Cl. 1
B. Cl.
6
6
B Cl. 2/3
Bsn.
6
6
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Timp.
s
L
ui re
eq
Tuba
R ga U lu se S r A
PE
Euph.
Tbn. 2/3
Hn. 1
Tbn. 1
B. Sx.
T. Sx.
3
A. Sx.
44 = 72
solo
6
rit.
3
6
C pu rc O ha P se Y
Fl. 1/2
Glk.
Vib.
Mrb.
Chm.
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
38
39
41
42
43
44
45
CB0040-01
le
40
SERENITY
Ob.
6
tutti
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2/3
B. Cl.
Bsn.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tuba
Timp.
Vib.
le
Glk.
ui re
6 6
PE
Euph.
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
Tbn. 2/3
L
A. Sx.
Tbn. 1
C pu rc O ha P se Y
Fl. 1/2
tutti
s
46
7
Mrb.
Chm.
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
46
47
48
49
CB0040-01
50
51
52
8
SERENITY
Ob.
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2/3
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Vib.
Mrb.
Chm.
Wood Chimes Rainstick Wind Chimes triangle beater on chimes, ad lib. triangle or other metallics, ad lib. w/ triangle beater, ad lib.
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
53
54
ad lib. place cymbals upside-down on one or more drums gliss. randomly
solo
le
Glk.
CB0040-01
PE
Timp.
eq
A. Sx.
R ga U lu se S r A
Bsn.
L
ui re
B. Cl.
55
C pu rc O ha P se Y
s
Fl. 1/2
53
55
56
57
58
59
SERENITY
9
64
60
Ob.
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2/3
B. Cl.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Vib.
Mrb.
Chm.
Cym.
Gong
R ga U lu se S r A
62
63
Wood Chimes
eq
61
60 CB0040-01
le
Trgl.
PE Glk.
L
Hn. 1
ui re
Bsn.
C pu rc O ha P se Y
s
Fl. 1/2
Rainstick
Wind Chimes
64
65
66
67
10
SERENITY rit. 68
71
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Glk.
Vib.
Mrb.
Chm.
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
le
PE
Timp.
68 CB0040-01
69
70
71
C pu rc O ha P se Y
Bsn.
L
B. Cl.
ui re
B Cl. 2/3
eq
B Cl. 1
tutti 3 3 3 3 3 | |
R ga U lu se S r A
Ob.
= 60 (3+2)
s
Fl. 1/2
72
73
SERENITY 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Glk.
Vib.
Mrb.
le
PE
Timp.
3
solo
3
3
3
74
75
76
Gong
3
3
Cym.
3
3
Trgl.
CB0040-01
Chm.
s
Bsn.
L
B. Cl.
ui re
B Cl. 2/3
eq
B Cl. 1
R ga U lu se S r A
Ob.
C pu rc O ha P se Y
74
Fl. 1/2
11
77
3 3 3
79
80
78
12
SERENITY 81 Fl. 1/2
Ob.
= 72 1. solo
B Cl. 2/3
B. Cl.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
le
Glk.
Rainstick
Vib.
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
PE
Tbn. 1
L
A. Sx.
C pu rc O ha P se Y
s
ui re
B Cl. 1
Bsn.
Mrb.
Chm.
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
CB0040-01
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
SERENITY 90
Fl. 1/2
molto rall.
= 90
tutti
13
B. Cl.
Bsn.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Vib.
Mrb.
Chm.
Cym.
Gong
90
91
92
93
Trgl.
CB0040-01
le
Glk.
solo
PE
R ga U lu se S r A
B Tpt. 2/3
C pu rc O ha P se Y
B Cl. 2/3
s
ui re
B Cl. 1
div.
L
opt.
6
eq
Ob.
94 = 72
94
95
14
SERENITY
Fl. 1/2
Ob.
96
B Cl. 1
B Cl. 2/3
B. Cl.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
solo
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
solo
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Vib.
le
PE Glk.
L
B Tpt. 2/3
eq
R ga U lu se S r A
B Tpt. 1
s
C pu rc O ha P se Y
Chm.
A. Sx.
Mrb.
ui re
Bsn.
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
96
97
98
99
100
CB0040-01
SERENITY
B. Cl.
Bsn.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Mrb.
Chm.
Vib.
le
PE
106
107
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
101
102
103
CB0040-01
Glk.
tutti
play
tutti tutti
R ga U lu se S r A
B Tpt. 1
A. Sx.
C pu rc O ha P se Y
B Cl. 2/3
103
s
B Cl. 1
L
Ob.
ui re
Fl. 1/2
eq
101
15
104
105
16
SERENITY
B Cl. 2/3
B. Cl.
Bsn.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
PE
Vib.
Mrb.
Chm.
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
108
le
CB0040-01
Wind Chimes
Glk.
C pu rc O ha P se Y
s
B Cl. 1
L
113 poco rall. 1. solo solo
ui re
Ob.
R ga U lu se S r A
Fl. 1/2
eq
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
SERENITY
= 60
tutti
B Cl. 2/3
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
B Tpt. 1
B Tpt. 2/3
Bsn.
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2/3
Euph.
Tuba
Timp.
Glk.
Vib.
div.
mute
Trgl.
Cym.
Gong
le
115 CB0040-01
Chm.
Mrb.
mute
PE
R ga U lu se S r A
B. Cl.
div.
C pu rc O ha P se Y
116
117
118
s
B Cl. 1
L
Ob.
ui re
Fl. 1/2
eq
115
17
119
120
121
scrape w/ tri. beater
122
123