Gather Ye Rosebuds

"Gather Ye Rosebuds" takes its title from a line in a poem by Robert Herrick. The poem exhorts us to take advantage of the time we have been given, for all too soon it will be gone.

The work opens with a bold statement in the winds, giving way to a plaintive melody in the flute. The music builds to a glorious climax using the power of the full sonority of the winds, and ends softly, in a reflective mood.

Including:

• Score
• Flute
• Oboe
• Bassoon
• B-flat Clarinet 1
• B-flat Clarinet 2
• B-flat Bass Clarinet
• E-flat Alto Saxophone 1
• E-flat Alto Saxophone 2
• B-flat Tenor Saxophone
• E-flat Baritone Saxophone
• B-flat Trumpet 1
• B-flat Trumpet 2
• F Horn
• Trombone 1
• Trombone 2
• Euphonium
• Tuba
• Bells
• Suspended Cymbal
• Timpani