O’Carroll Music Publishers is pleased to offer "Libera Me" from the famous Requiem by Gabriel Fauré.  The piece was arranged for St James's Band, Dublin when the arranger was their Musical Director.  The voice Solo sung by the Bass in the original is here taken by a solo Euphonium with trombones joining half way through the section.  The middle 6/4 section uses the Horns and Alto saxophones in the rhythmical fanfare while the upper winds and trumpets carry the top line with Bassoons, Euphonium and Basses carrying the bass melody.

Although there was an effort to stick closely to the original, some liberties (no pun intended!) have been taken by the arranger.  The most obvious of these is the inclusion of percussion.  While the Snare Drum, Cymbals and Tubular bell do play very sparsely, the Bass Drum plays a major part in the 2/2 sections.  The only other liberty taken by the arranger is the introduction of a more coloured harmony in the lead up to the recapitulation.

With judicial paring of the dynamics and by "taceting" the solo Euphonium and Trombones at the beginning, this arrangement can be successfully used with the original Vocal lines.

Performance time- approximately 4 minutes.

Libera Me Midi File is available for loading into your media player or for download.

The instrumentation is Picc, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clars 1, 2 and 3, Bass Clar, 2 Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba, Timps, and Percussion.  

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