Karg-Elert (arr. Johnston) - Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals for Clarinet Choir

Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals by Sigfrid Karg-Elert. This work is from Karg-Elert's 33 Portraits, Op. 101, a collection of short pieces for organ manuals or harmonium, each one dedicated to a musician. This particular movement, originally dedicated to Georg Frideric Handel, is arranged here for Clarinet Choir with optional percussion by Matt Johnston.

Instrumentation:

• E-Flat Clarinet
• 4 B-Flat Clarinets
• Alto Clarinet (Basset Horn/Clarinet 5)
• Bass Clarinet
• Contrabass Clarinet/Contralto/String Bass)

Optional Instrumentation:

• Timpani
• Cymbals