The Best of Rooms (Complete Band Set & Score)
by Randall Thompson
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Concert band - Early Intermediate

SKU: EC.6824

Composed by Barbara Lambrecht and Randall Thompson. Arranged by Barbara Lambrecht. 20th Century, Americana. Score and parts. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #6824. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.6824).

UPC: 600311468247.

This arrangement of Randall Thompson's unaccompanied choral piece, The Best of Rooms, was transcribed by Barbara Lambrecht. As a student, Barbara fell in love with Thompson's music after hearing the Texas All State Choir sing his Testament of Freedom. Years later, as a school band director, she joined her church choir and "discovered" The Best of Rooms. Charmed not only by the music but also the text, she arranged this gem for wind band so that a new generation of musicians, in this case instrumentalists, could experience the genius of Randall Thompson. Two wind band versions are available: Version A opens with clarinet choir and oboe solo, while Version B opens with horn quartet. Whether for choir (Catalog No. 2672) or band, the music is lush, warm, lyrical, and mystical. Duration: 4:00.