BLESSED, GIVE THANKS
Published 2026 | Published at Carl Fischer, LLC
Duration: 4 minutes | Grade 2 Concert Band
Dedicated to the 2026 Fort Lee High School Band Program and its students
Blessed, Give Thanks is a lyrical nocturne for band, with beautifully flowing eighth-note melodies leading us forward in a graceful way. It expresses feelings of thankfulness and appreciation, which we so rarely notice in our daily lives. Through warm tone color and orchestration, the music embodies a poetic longing for sincerity and serenity, like the beauty and grace of the night sky, hoping to share a nature of gratitude.
INSTRUMENTATION
Flute 1-2 Bb Trumpet 1-2 Timpani (4 drums)
Oboe F Horn Mallet Percussion, crotales
Bassoon Trombone 1-2 Percussion 1
Bb Clarinet 1-2 Euphonium - suspended cymbal, triangle
Bb Bass Clarinet Tuba Percussion 2
Eb Alto Saxophone 1-2 Double Bass (optional) - bass drum, triangle
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
