Peace on Earth (Arbeau)

Michael Brand's unique setting of this French carol will grab your attention from the opening saxophone duet through the lush harmonies of the full ensembles to the sparse yet effective percussion scoring.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 3 | Duration: 2:50

Instrumentation
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Euphonium
Baritone T.C.
Tuba

Timpani
Percussion 1 (Glockenspiel)
Percussion 2 (Snare Drum)
Percussion 3 (Antique Cymbal)

Program Notes
Peace on Earth was first published in Langres, France in 1589 as part of Arbeau's "Orchésographie", which was later used as the basis for Igor Stravinsky's final ballet ‘Agon’ and Peter Warlock's ‘Capriol Suite’. The collection provides information on social ballroom behaviour and on the interaction of musicians and dancers. It contains numerous woodcuts of dancers and musicians and includes many dance tabulations in which extensive instructions for the steps are lined up next to the musical notation.