SKU: A0.1178138

Gorgeous sacred piece in Middle English for SSAA and Bb clarinet! Perfect for Holy Week, Easter, Good Friday, Maundy Thursday, environmental, nature, mystical, contemplative concerts!
 
Julian’s Hazelnut (2022) by Adrienne Inglis (ASCAP)
SSA treble chorus and B flat clarinet
Text: The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, Part 1 Lines 148-154 by Julian of Norwich (about 1343 - after 1416)
Commissioned by Inversion Ensemble for Da Capo’s Origins concert
Duration 3:50 minutes
Difficulty 4 (Auditioned Chorus)
Language — Middle English (with Original Pronunciation from David Crystal)

Original Pronunciation
http://originalpronunciation.com/GBR/Home 

The perusal score video will be included on this YouTube playlist soon.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY9Jh0jT7VQvcM78yozLNYpIXeWzJjMPs

Performances:
21 Jan 2023 at 7 PM Inversion Ensemble and clarinetist Brendan Fairleigh (world premiere) in Austin, Texas

Commissioned by Inversion Ensemble for Da Capo’s January 2023 Origins concert, Julian’s Hazelnut (2022) by Adrienne Inglis sets text by Julian of Norwich for treble voices and B flat clarinet. Born in about 1343 in Norwich, England, Julian survived the Black Plague as a girl of six. She became an anchoress at St. Julian’s Church in Norwich where she lived in prayerful seclusion. In 1373, she became very sick at age 30. Near the point of death, a curate showed her a crucifix for comfort. She then experienced a series of intense visions of Christ and recovered from her illness to write eloquently about her “shewings.� The beautiful Medieval English text for this piece is from The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, Part I lines 148-154 in which Julian reflects on the vision she experienced about a hazelnut in the palm of her hand. She comes to understand that God loves even a small, ordinary thing like a hazelnut, such that it will not disintegrate but last forever because of God’s love for it. In Julian’s vision, the hazelnut symbolizes all that is made — all of Creation that God made and loves forever. The music combines Medieval sounds and counterpoint with lush, modern harmonies, woven together with the smooth color and elegant lines of the clarinet. Singers use Original Pronunciation to capture the lyricism of Julian’s words. May this piece inspire the same awe and amazement at God’s beloved Creation that Julian felt centuries ago.

http://adrienneinglis.com.

SKU: A0.1362644

This spirited tune by Julia Ward Howed has been arranged for a traditional brass quintet. The original spirit and liveliness of the piece is retained in this well-arranged version. A great addition if you are looking to program a patriotic selection!

SKU: A0.1362625

This spirited tune by Julia Ward Howed has been arranged for an 8-piece brass ensemble. The original spirit and liveliness of the piece is retained in this well-arranged version. A great addition if you are looking to program a patriotic selection!

SKU: A0.845954

Commissioned by Julia Carey and Juventas Ensemble, this duet was premiered in early July of 2021 by Kelley Hollis, soprano, James Dargan, baritone, and Julia Carey, piano as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King. The title of the concert was Yearning to Breathe Free. Julia conceived of the idea of combining Dr. King's I've been to the mountaintop speech with Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic, however, the rights to Dr. King's speech weren't made available in time. As a result, the composer wrote a poem based on the portion of Exodus to which King alluded in his famous speech, in which Moses is giving a final speech to the Israelites from Mount Nebo. He knows he won't be allowed to cross over, and so he urges his people to be courageous as they continue on without him. 

The opening is very dissonant, because the images of a terrible swift sword unleashing fateful lightning struck me as terrifying. After commanding the heavens to let him speak, Moses also acknowledges his fear, as well. As the piece progresses, the familiar Battle Hymn Melody appears, as does Go Down Moses.

James Dargan, for whom the piece was written, has an unusual range. Alternate notes are provided, as a result. 

The piece starts at about 1:18:10 of the concert, which can be found on the Juventas website.

SKU: A0.954516

I am a composer and adult flute student. I composed a one movement flute trio, Flute Fare,  and showed it to my flute teacher, Susan Levitin, who then showed it and other works to three of her younger students. The students selected my piece for performance without knowing that I was working with the same teacher. They have performed the work several times. I believe it is tuneful and not overly challenging although some practice will be required. Incidentally, the musicians were able to play from the full score. Julian Harvey

SKU: A0.951609

The Battle Hymn of the Republic, also known as Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory outside of the United States, is a popular American patriotic song by the abolitionist writer Julia Ward Howe.

Howe wrote her lyrics to the music of the song John Brown's Body in November 1861 and first published them in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862. The song links the judgment of the wicked at the end of the age (through allusions to biblical passages such as Isaiah 63 and Revelation 19) with the American Civil War.

SKU: A0.942651

Battle Hymn of The Republic is a well known choir piece written by Julia Ward Howe. This beautiful and musically challenging piece has been adapted to an advanced group of 6 trombones (4 tenors, 2 basses). This piece will fit in excellently in any service or playing session. All parts, with the exception of the 1st trombone, are in bass clef.