Dr. J. Robert Hanson

Original Music for Band

Listed below are works available for band, along with notes about each piece.  Please call me for more information on each.

Fanfare Prelude: O How Shall I Receive Thee

This familiar hymn, Valet Will Ich Der Geben, has been used by many composers throughout the past several centuries including J. S. Bach. Its text, written by St. Theodulph of Orleans (c. 760-821) was set to music by Melchoir Teschner in 1615.

It is presented here in the traditional form of a chorale prelude by combining original material with this sturdy melody during the entire piece. The opening trumpet fanfare is followed by statements of the first phrases of the chorale in the low brass. After a soft woodwind statement the piece gradually builds to a climactic ending which calls upon all the forces of the concert band.

Fanfare Prelude: O How Shall I Receive Thee was written in 1973 for the Concordia College Band of Moorhead, Minnesota. This 1999 edition contains some minor revisions.

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