Saxophone Quartet,Woodwind Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Baritone Saxophone,Soprano Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1094067

Composed by John Joseph Woods, Thomas Bracken, and Thomas Henry Smith. Arranged by Dan Ford. Folk,Multicultural,Patriotic,Traditional,World. 6 pages. Dan Ford #698170. Published by Dan Ford (A0.1094067).

God Defend New Zealand — saxophone quartet By Thomas Henry Smith, John Joseph Woods, Thomas Bracken. Arranged by Dan Ford for saxophone quartet, including parts for soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones. This arrangement is gig-tested and designed for ease of reading during the heat of a live gig. God Defend New Zealand is the official national anthem of New Zealand (Aotearoa). This arrangement includes a soprano saxophone part on the lead (melody), and also an optional lead part on alto saxophone for when soprano saxophone is not available. The remaining voices are split between alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones in SATB voices. Also included is an optional drum set part, although the arrangement can be played effectively without the drum part. Find more arrangements by Dan Ford at www.danfordmusic.com.

Brass Ensemble Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1094070

Composed by John Joseph Woods, Thomas Bracken, and Thomas Henry Smith. Arranged by Dan Ford. Folk,Multicultural,Patriotic,Traditional,World. Score and parts. 7 pages. Dan Ford #698173. Published by Dan Ford (A0.1094070).

God Defend New Zealand — brass quintet By Thomas Henry Smith, John Joseph Woods, Thomas Bracken. Arranged by Dan Ford for brass quintet, including parts for trumpet in Bb, horn in F, trombone, and tuba. This arrangement is gig-tested and designed for ease of reading during the heat of a live gig. God Defend New Zealand is the official national anthem of New Zealand (Aotearoa). This arrangement includes a Bb trumpet part on the lead (melody), followed by parts for 2nd Bb trumpet, horn in F, 1st trombone, 2nd trombone (alternative for horn in F), and tuba. Also included is an optional drum set part, although the arrangement can be played effectively without the drum part. Find more arrangements by Dan Ford at www.danfordmusic.com.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bassoon,Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1094071

Composed by John Joseph Woods, Thomas Bracken, and Thomas Henry Smith. Arranged by Dan Ford. Folk,Multicultural,Patriotic,Traditional,World. 6 pages. Dan Ford #698174. Published by Dan Ford (A0.1094071).

God Defend New Zealand — woodwind quintet By Thomas Henry Smith, John Joseph Woods, Thomas Bracken. Arranged by Dan Ford for woodwind quintet, including parts for flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, horn in F, and bassoon. This arrangement is gig-tested and designed for ease of reading during the heat of a live gig. God Defend New Zealand is the official national anthem of New Zealand (Aotearoa). This arrangement features flute on the lead (melody), followed by inner parts for oboe, clarinet in Bb, horn in F, and bassoon covering the bass part. Also included is an optional drum set part, although the arrangement can be played effectively without the drum part. Find more arrangements by Dan Ford at www.danfordmusic.com.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1093014

Composed by John Joseph Woods, Thomas Bracken, and Thomas Henry Smith. Arranged by Dan Ford. Folk,Multicultural,Patriotic,Traditional,World. Score and parts. 12 pages. Dan Ford #697111. Published by Dan Ford (A0.1093014).

God Defend New Zealand — jazz ensemble By Thomas Henry Smith, John Joseph Woods, Thomas Bracken. Arranged by Dan Ford for jazz ensemble, including parts for piano or guitar, bass guitar, drums, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, and trombone. This arrangement is gig-tested and designed for ease of reading during the heat of a live gig. God Defend New Zealand is the official national anthem of New Zealand (Aotearoa). This arrangement includes three different voices (soprano, alto, and tenor) as options for the alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and trombone. This means each of the wind instruments can take on the role of playing the melody (soprano), or the supporting alto or tenor voices in a SATB style arrangement, depending on the needs of the ensemble. The combined piano/guitar part includes the melody and chord changes. Find more arrangements by Dan Ford at www.danfordmusic.com.

Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1344114

Composed by John Joseph Woods. Arranged by Michael Thomas Coull. Contemporary,Patriotic. Score. 8 pages. MTC Publishing #929595. Published by MTC Publishing (A0.1344114).

God Defend New Zealand - Arrangement for Voice, Piano and Guitar by Michael Thomas Coull

God Defend New Zealand was first performed in Dunedin's Queen's Theatre on Christmas Day, 1876.  Played by the Royal Artillery Band and sung by the Lydia Howard Burlesque and Opera Burle Troupe, the patriotic song found immediate favour with the Dunedin public.  

The words, a poem written by Thomas Bracken in the 1870s, was first published in a competition run by The Saturday Advertiser and New Zealand Literary Miscellany.  The competition was to compose a 'National Air' based on five verses of Bracken's poem, and appeared in the Advertiser on 1 July, 1876 listing a grand prize of 10 guineas.  On 9 September the Advertiser reported that 12 completed entries had been received.  Several weeks later on the 21 October the winning entry by John Joseph Woods, a school teacher from Lawrence, was announced.

The popularity of God Defend New Zealand grew throughout the 19th century and entered the 20th century as one of the most popular songs.  In 1935-39 with the help of John McDermott, chief engineer of the NZ Post Office, and others God Defend New Zealand was made New Zealand's national song in time for the 1940 Centennial celebrations.

In 1976, almost 100 years after the first public performance, a petition calling for God Defend New Zealand to become the national anthem of New Zealand, organised in Dunedin by Gareth Henry Latta and others, was presented to the Petitions Committee of Parliament with 7750 signatures.  With the permission of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Government adopted God Defend New Zealand as the countries national anthem.

Traditionally God Defend New Zealand is performed in G major, but as this can often be rather high for amateur voices, the anthem is also presented here in F major.

Small Ensemble Piano,Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.750865

Composed by Thomas Bracken 1876. Arranged by Brenndann Elliget MAGA 537. Patriotic. Score and parts. 25 pages. BJE Music #4322379. Published by BJE Music (A0.750865).

God Defend New Zealand was written as a poem in the 1870s by Irish-born, Victorian-raised immigrant Thomas Bracken of Dunedin. A competition to compose music for the poem was held in 1876 by The Saturday Advertiser and judged by three prominent Melbourne musicians, with a prize of ten guineas. The winner of the competition was the Tasmanian-born John Joseph Woods of Lawrence, New Zealand who composed the melody in a single sitting the evening after finding out about the competition. The song was first performed at the Queen’s Theatre, Princes Street, Dunedin, on Christmas Day, 1876. [Wikipedia]

This arrangement is for Brass Band in the Lower Key of F (Original in G) – If singing the words for more than one verse, accompaniment can be varied eg. Cornets and Horns only for one verse – as in the MP3 recording. There is also an optional piano part included.

Grade = 2.5   Duration = 2:05 mins

Double Bass,Electric Guitar,Instrumental Duet - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1095873

By Thomas Henry Smith and Thomas Bracken. By John Joseph Woods. Arranged by Danny Crocome. 19th Century,Jazz,Multicultural,Patriotic,Traditional,World. 7 pages. Danny Crocome Music #699847. Published by Danny Crocome Music (A0.1095873).

New Zealand's national anthem arranged as an upbeat duet for jazz guitar and upright/electric bass. Lots of fun interplay between the two instruments, and a piece that is sure to make an audience smile. A new take on an old classic.

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1096660

By Thomas Henry Smith and Thomas Bracken. By John Joseph Woods. Arranged by Danny Crocome. 19th Century,Holiday,Multicultural,Patriotic,Traditional,World. Individual part. 2 pages. Danny Crocome Music #700649. Published by Danny Crocome Music (A0.1096660).

In this solo guitar arrangement of New Zealand's national anthem, guitarists will learn how to play the entire melody using only natural (and harp) harmonics - a chiming bell-like sound that has a different tone to that of a regular guitar note.

Electric Guitar,Instrumental Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1106238

By Thomas Bracken. By John Joseph Woods. Arranged by Danny Crocome. 19th Century,Multicultural,Patriotic,Rock,Sacred,World. Individual part. 2 pages. Danny Crocome Music #709352. Published by Danny Crocome Music (A0.1106238).

A wailing solo electric guitar rendition of New Zealand / Aotearoa's national anthem, God Defend New Zealand. A tribute to Jimi Hendrix's landmark & electrifying version of the US National Anthem. Crank it. A new (noisy) take on an old classic.