Hymn To Joy (opt organ)
by Henry van Dyke
Organ - Sheet Music

Brass Quartet - Grade 3

SKU: DS.145417

Composed by Henry van Dyke. Arranged by Douglas Smith. Easter. Sheet Music. Meter: 4/4. Easter. Score and parts. Duration 4'00. David E. Smith #145417. Published by David E. Smith (DS.145417).

Key: Bb, db, ab.

Four Plus Brass Series- for two Trumpets and two Trombones (with opt. Horn and Tuba for color). The introduction begins with an infectious motif which pictures a regal procession. The following section continues in the same flavor with new stately material, with a modulation the ensemble presents an intermission. Then the piece goes back to the material of the beginning. The next section becomes more harmonically diverse and builds more tension leading to a modulation where the song’s theme is presented in the trombones, then the trumpets. Coming to the Coda section an optional organ (and even congregation) gives a stately rendition of the famous Hymn To Joy.