CB0040-01 Nitsch, J. - Serenity PREVIEW by T.U.X. People's Music

JASON K. NITSCH

SERENITY CONCERT BAND INSTRUMENTATION: 4

Flute 1

Trombone 1

Flute 2

Trombone 2

Oboe

Trombone 3

Clarinet in Bb 1

Euphonium (T.C.)

Clarinet in Bb 2

Euphonium (B.C.)

Clarinet in Bb 3

Tuba

Bass Clarinet

Bassoon

Timpani &

Alto Sax

Tenor Sax

Baritone Sax

Cymbal 1

Glockenspiel & Wood Chimes

Horn in F 1

Horn in F 2

Wind Chimes

Trumpet in Bb 1

Rainstick

Trumpet in Bb 2

Trumpet in Bb 3

Vibraphone &

Marimba & Wind Chimes

Chimes

Percussion: Triangle Cymbals Gong

AB OUT: With no shortage of thoughtfulness in its harmony, Jason Nitsch's latest lyrical work is decidedly delicate in its texture and positive in its message. Its graceful woodwinds, combined with bold brass and unique percussi on textures, create a beautifully uplifting work that lives up to its inspiration. FROM THE COMPOSER: Serenity was composed in honor of Anna Cesario, and premiered by her father Dr. Robert Cesario and the Wind Ensemble from the University of Missouri M&T in 2011. Anna was a gifted oboe and clarinet player, and so those instruments are featured in the peace. It was the desire of the family that the work be a celebration instead of a work of mourning. So, great care was taken in constructing a lovely melody and utilizing pleasant chords and harmonic structures to signify the beauty of thi s life which was lost too young. This piece has some very specific tempo markings, but eh conductor should take great discretion to allow the music to li ve in a calm and un-rushed manner always. Although it is intended to be a pleasant and harmonious experience, there is some intended harmonic dissonance which should be embraced and not retreated from. Great care should be taken approaching measure 94 as the musical momentum pushing into that phrase should build and retreat in favor of the soloists. The title is taken from a quote attributed to American di plomat Adlai Stevenson II: “Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends.” DURATION: 6'05" Scan to let the composer

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Anonymously commissioned in memorium Anna Cesario

Clarinet in B  1

Clarinet in B  2/3

Bass Clarinet

Bassoon

Alto Sax

 = 60      















   



   













  



























Horn in F 1

   













Horn in F 2

   



 



 



 

Trumpet in B  1

  









Trumpet in B  2/3

  

























Trombone 2/3

         











Euphonium

    



 



 

Tuba

    



 



 

    



Glockenspiel

   



     

Vibraphone

    



 



Chimes

   





Triangle



Cymbals



 

Gong





(Wood Chimes)

(Wind Chimes Rainstick)

Marimba

(Wind Chimes)



 

 



 



 

























 



  













 

        



  



  

mute

       



  



 







  



 





  



 



  



  



   

   



  

       Wind Chimes Vibraphone 3 3                                Marimba                                



1 CB0040-01











  

                     



Glockenspiel



Timpani (Cymbal)



R ga U lu se S r A

Trombone 1



       tutti                      



Baritone Sax

tutti

                           2. solo                                                                       

  

Tenor Sax



         6     

C pu rc O ha P se Y

Oboe

Jason K. Nitsch 2011

f o r C o nce rt B an d

Flute 1/2

SERENITY

ui re

Transposed Score





 3

                            

 







  





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SERENITY 7

Fl. 1/2

Ob.



  





     





  

11  = 72  









 



 

 







 













B  Cl. 1

















B  Cl. 2/3













 



B. Cl.

 



 









     

 



 























T. Sx.













B. Sx.



  











Hn. 1







 



Hn. 2









B  Tpt. 1

              

            





 



B  Tpt. 2/3

 

 

  

Euph.

 



Tuba

 



Timp.

 





Vib.

Mrb.









 





 







 











    





 

   

 







Trgl.









Cym.





 

Gong







CB0040-01













    



     



 



 

    

                                      



      



            

   

   



 







 

   



     

               

       

    

                 open                                                 

 



 

    





  

 

Chm.

          













 

open





      3             





 



PE Glk.





ui re





Tbn. 2/3

 



R ga U lu se S r A

Tbn. 1

       

mute

 

  

      

A. Sx.

 

        

C pu rc O ha P se Y

Bsn.



         

  









       

     















 



  







 

  



SERENITY

A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

B  Tpt. 1

B  Tpt. 2/3

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2/3

Euph.

Tuba

                                                    

           

  

  



     





 





     



PE    



 

14 CB0040-01



 







  





   



  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

    

  

 

  



 

  



 

 

  



 

   

  

 

    

  

 

      

  

 

  

  

 

Gong

Chm.



   



Mrb.



   

Cym.

Vib.





Trgl.

Glk.

  

 

                                         3                        

Timp.

  

    

  





 



  

 







  

 







 



 



     









  

molto rall.

a tempo

         





     

 









         





 



 

 



 

                             

 

C pu rc O ha P se Y

Bsn.

B. Cl.

B  Cl. 2/3

ui re

B  Cl. 1

Ob.

(3+2) molto rall. 1. solo    2. solo               solo                   solo                                          

R ga U lu se S r A

Fl. 1/2

(2+3)   14                                       3 3                        3  3 3                              3                                                                 







 



 



 





 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 





 

  





 





 



   3

   3

  



 







 







 



 



 















  









 















 







 



      

 

  









    

       

SERENITY 27 20

 







 



 



B  Cl. 1









B  Cl. 2/3





B. Cl.



Fl. 1/2

   

1. solo



      



Hn. 2

B  Tpt. 1

B  Tpt. 2/3

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2/3

Euph.

Tuba



  

 

                  



Glk.

 

Vib.







 





 







        

 



     











   



 



  

 





 

  



 





 

  











 







  







  















 





  



Timp.

                

    



 



 

 





Mrb.

 



Chm.

 

Trgl.



 

 

 

 



































































  





 













































       



 



 

















 

















 















Cym.









Gong









  







      







  



 



















CB0040-01

      







 



         









 



           











 



C pu rc O ha P se Y

Hn. 1



 



        

B. Sx.



T. Sx.

                   

 



ui re

A. Sx.



Bsn.

  

R ga U lu se S r A

Ob.

    

 



  

SERENITY

B  Cl. 1

B  Cl. 2/3

           









  



 









 











  





   











 

  



 

   

 





Bsn.

      



 

A. Sx.



 



T. Sx.

  



B. Sx.







Hn. 1

   



Hn. 2

   



B  Tpt. 1

  



B  Tpt. 2/3

  



Tbn. 1

    

Tbn. 2/3

    

Euph.

    

Tuba

    

Timp.

    



  

 

                  









 







         

      

       





   

   



   

   



 



R ga U lu se S r A





   

 







PE Vib.



    

            





B. Cl.

Glk.

 

C pu rc O ha P se Y

Ob.



 

Fl. 1/2





ui re

          

 



 

 

Mrb.

   



Chm.

   



Trgl.



 



Cym.







Gong







CB0040-01



 

  





SERENITY 38

Ob.

B  Cl. 1

 



 



 

B. Cl.



6



B  Cl. 2/3

Bsn.



 









  









    

  









     



 



    



 



    



 

 

 

       













 



    

   



Hn. 2







  



 



    

   



B  Tpt. 1





B  Tpt. 2/3





 

Timp.

 







  









ui re

 

  

 









Tuba

 



R ga U lu se S r A

    

Euph.











  

 







  





    





Tbn. 2/3



Hn. 1















  







Tbn. 1











B. Sx.

  



   









 



   



 

T. Sx.



 













   



A. Sx.





   

44  = 72

solo



rit.

 





          6

    



 

   



C pu rc O ha P se Y

Fl. 1/2

          

 

 



   

 

 







 

 









 

  



Glk.

 

Vib.

 



Mrb.

 



Chm.

 



Trgl.





Cym.





 



Gong





CB0040-01





 

    



 

 

 



 

 

SERENITY

Ob.



    







   

    

    



     tutti



B  Cl. 1





B  Cl. 2/3





B. Cl.





Bsn.

 



      





T. Sx.





B. Sx.





Hn. 1







Hn. 2







B  Tpt. 1





B  Tpt. 2/3







Tuba

 



Timp.

 



 

Vib.

  

   

 



 

  

 

  









 

  

 

  























 



 











 



 











 



 



















 



 



















Glk.



 

     

ui re

 

  

            6                                  6   



Euph.









  



R ga U lu se S r A

Tbn. 2/3

   





   

                        

 



 



 



A. Sx.

Tbn. 1

 

   

C pu rc O ha P se Y

Fl. 1/2

tutti





 

 

Mrb.

 



 



 

Chm.

 









Trgl.





Cym.





Gong





CB0040-01



 



  





 









 



 









  

SERENITY

Ob.

      



B  Cl. 1

   



B  Cl. 2/3

     

 

  



     

  

T. Sx.

      

B. Sx.



 



Hn. 1

   







Hn. 2

   



 



B  Tpt. 1

  







B  Tpt. 2/3

  



 



Tbn. 1

    

Tbn. 2/3

    

Euph.

    

Tuba

         



   



Vib.

   



Mrb.

   

Chm.

   







  

  



  



 

      







 







 





     

      





 











                       Wood Chimes          Rainstick        Wind Chimes           triangle beater on chimes, ad lib.                         triangle or other metallics, ad lib.                w/ triangle beater, ad lib. 

  









 









Trgl.



  

Cym.







Gong







  

 











 

 



ad lib. place cymbals upside-down on one or more drums gliss. randomly



 solo      



   



    



Glk.

CB0040-01

 



  

Timp.



A. Sx.

R ga U lu se S r A

Bsn.



ui re

B. Cl.

55                                                                                                       

C pu rc O ha P se Y

 

Fl. 1/2

     

    

SERENITY



64  





 

 



Ob.

   



B  Cl. 1

  



B  Cl. 2/3

  

B. Cl.

  

A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

                             

  



 



     

 

 

   

 







  

 

   



Hn. 2

   



B  Tpt. 1

  



B  Tpt. 2/3

  



Tbn. 1

    

Tbn. 2/3

    

Euph.

    

Tuba

    

Timp.

     

Vib.

Mrb.

Chm.

Cym.



Gong



R ga U lu se S r A 



 

           

 



  







 

 

















 

     

   



 



  



 

   



 

       Wood Chimes





   

 

      



     







 



60 CB0040-01





















     



 







                                                                          

Trgl.



 









 







PE Glk.







Hn. 1

 

                                           

ui re

Bsn.



C pu rc O ha P se Y



Fl. 1/2

   

Rainstick          

        Wind Chimes





  

 





     

 



 

   



 





SERENITY rit. 68



 







71 



A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

B  Tpt. 1

B  Tpt. 2/3

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2/3

Euph.

Tuba

Glk.

Vib.

Mrb.

Chm.

Trgl.

Cym.

Gong

Timp.

68 CB0040-01







                                    



                                            

 



 

      

              

 

        

     

  



                    

 





C pu rc O ha P se Y

Bsn.

B. Cl.

ui re

B  Cl. 2/3

B  Cl. 1



                                                                                                                                                                                                                   tutti                                                                                                                        3                    3 3 3 3                                                                               |                 | 

R ga U lu se S r A

Ob.



 = 60 (3+2)       

Fl. 1/2



       









  

 







 

  







 



 



 



              



 











  



                                  

                      

























 







 

SERENITY            6             6  6           6                         3                                3                  3                 3                                                                                                                    3                          3                   3   3                                   3                                                                

 

A. Sx.

T. Sx.

B. Sx.

Hn. 1

Hn. 2

B  Tpt. 1

B  Tpt. 2/3

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2/3

Euph.

Tuba

Glk.

Vib.

Mrb.

Timp.

       

 

 



 

  



   



  



   



 

  solo

            

 

     



       3      

  

                                    3      

  

 



 

 



   







Gong



  







  

   





   

 











  

             

 







   



Cym.





  

 





 

      

Trgl.

CB0040-01



            

         

Chm.

  

 

Bsn.

  

B. Cl.

 

ui re

B  Cl. 2/3





B  Cl. 1

R ga U lu se S r A

Ob.



 

  





 



 

 



C pu rc O ha P se Y

Fl. 1/2

     



      

  











 





  



  

  

 

  

 



 

      3       3        3              

  



 

 

   

 



  



  



 

   











SERENITY 81 Fl. 1/2

Ob.

 = 72 1. solo                             

  





        

    

  



 

    





B  Cl. 2/3





B. Cl.

















T. Sx.





B. Sx.





Hn. 1







Hn. 2







B  Tpt. 1





B  Tpt. 2/3





Tbn. 2/3

 



Euph.

 



Tuba

 



Timp.

 





 



Glk.

    





         Rainstick

Vib.













R ga U lu se S r A

 

Tbn. 1



A. Sx.





 











 





C pu rc O ha P se Y



ui re

     

   

B  Cl. 1

Bsn.



  

Mrb.

 



Chm.

 





















































 

 











 Trgl.



Cym.



Gong



CB0040-01



  



   







SERENITY 90

Fl. 1/2



molto rall.

 = 90 

tutti





     



13 







B. Cl.



Bsn.



  





       

       





       



  

A. Sx.





T. Sx.





 



 

 



B. Sx.



Hn. 1







Hn. 2







B  Tpt. 1







Tbn. 1

 

Tbn. 2/3

 

Euph.

 

Tuba

 

  

Timp.

 

  

 



 



 





 

Vib.

  



Mrb.

 

Chm.

   

  







 





 



 



  







     



   

 



 



       

  





Cym.





Gong





  





























  

 

  





 









 











  





 

Trgl.

CB0040-01









  



 

Glk.

  

           

solo



  



     













        



  



 

R ga U lu se S r A

B  Tpt. 2/3



C pu rc O ha P se Y

B  Cl. 2/3

       

  











ui re

B  Cl. 1

      



  

div.

 

opt.

Ob.



94  = 72





             





 





  





SERENITY            

           

Fl. 1/2

 

Ob.

 



B  Cl. 1



B  Cl. 2/3



B. Cl.



  



  

           



                                                 



  

     

 





 







 















    











T. Sx.











B. Sx.









 solo

Hn. 1









Hn. 2

 







 



solo

 



   

Tbn. 1

   

Tbn. 2/3

    

Euph.

   

Tuba

  

Timp.

 





 

Vib.

 



  









  



 









 







 







 



 



 







 

 











 











  







 



























  









PE Glk.

 















B  Tpt. 2/3







R ga U lu se S r A

B  Tpt. 1



C pu rc O ha P se Y





Chm.





A. Sx.

Mrb.

  

ui re

Bsn.









 





                                                                



 





 







Trgl.



Cym.





Gong





100

CB0040-01



SERENITY

B. Cl.



Bsn.





 





   



 

T. Sx.



B. Sx.



Hn. 1



 



Hn. 2

  





B  Tpt. 2/3



Tbn. 1

 











 





Tbn. 2/3

    

Euph.

   

Tuba

  

Timp.

 



















 









           



 



                   



Mrb.

    

 

Chm.

    



Vib.



















                     





 

   



  



 

               

                                    

 



 



  



 

       

 

 









   









   















      







   









 

   









   









   









 









 



















            

            

















106

107

Trgl.





Cym.





Gong





101

102

103

CB0040-01



         

 

Glk.



             tutti                     



  



 









   







 



 



   

 









  





 



   

play

 tutti   tutti           

R ga U lu se S r A

B  Tpt. 1





  





 



A. Sx.



C pu rc O ha P se Y





           



B  Cl. 2/3



103

B  Cl. 1





           

Ob.



           

ui re

Fl. 1/2



101



104

105

SERENITY

B  Cl. 2/3



B. Cl.



Bsn.

  

  

   

A. Sx.



T. Sx.





B. Sx.





Hn. 1





Hn. 2





B  Tpt. 1



B  Tpt. 2/3



Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2/3

                             

      

  



     

Euph.

 

Tuba

    

Timp.

    



                                                  













    







  









  

















Vib.

 



Mrb.

 



Chm.

 





Trgl.





 

Cym.



Gong



  

108









 

  



  





  





















  





 





      

                      

 



    

























 







 



 

CB0040-01



  

  

                                                                    Wind Chimes       

Glk.



C pu rc O ha P se Y





B  Cl. 1



  



113 poco rall. 1. solo          solo                

ui re

Ob.





R ga U lu se S r A

Fl. 1/2

   

108

   

   





















 

  



 

   



109

110

111

112





113

114

SERENITY 







 = 60    



 tutti  











  



 



  

 

  



B  Cl. 2/3













  



A. Sx.





T. Sx.





B. Sx.





Hn. 1







Hn. 2







B  Tpt. 1





B  Tpt. 2/3





Bsn.

  

 



 



  





 

    



Tbn. 1

  

Tbn. 2/3

  

Euph.

 

Tuba

  

Timp.

  

  

Glk.

    

Vib.

  



   







 

  

 

















div.















 







 











  

 







 



  





mute

  



 



 



     



 



Trgl.





Cym.



 

Gong



    



115 CB0040-01

  



 





 



   



Chm.



 





Mrb.







 



 





 

    mute       





 

  

   

 



 





   

R ga U lu se S r A

B. Cl.



div.

                





C pu rc O ha P se Y



 

116



 

117







  

 



















118



        

 

















 

  

   





 





       



    





B  Cl. 1

 

Ob.

 

ui re

Fl. 1/2

115

 



    

 

    

  



 





     

  



















119

120

121



                         scrape w/ tri. beater    

122

 

123