Kol Nidrei

1 Condensed Score - 8 Flute - 2 Oboe - 2 Bassoon - 1 Clarinet Eb - 5 Clarinet I - 5 Clarinet II - 5 Clarinet III - 1 Alto Clarinet Eb - 1 Bass Clarinet - 4 Alto Saxophone - 2 Tenor Saxophone - 1 Baritone Saxophone - 4 Trumpet I - 4 Trumpet II - 2 Horn I F/Eb - 1 Horn II F/Eb - 1 Horn III F/Eb - 2 Trombone I C - 1 Trombone I Bb (BC/TC) - 2 Trombone II C - 1 Trombone II Bb (BC/TC) - 2 Trombone III C - 1 Trombone III Bb (BC/TC) - 2 Baritone C - 2 Baritone Bb (BC/TC) - 2 Bas Bb (BC/TC) - 2 Bas Eb (BC/TC) - 4 Tuba C

The German composer Max Bruch was born in 1838 and died in 1920. Shortly after his arrival in Britain in 1880, where he had been appointed musical director of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society, he composed Kol Nidrei. This work was written for the Jewish community of Liverpool. Next to the Violin Concerto Nr.1, Kol Nidrei is Bruch's most popular and most often performed composition. It is based on an old Hebraic tune sung on the Great Reconciliation Day and was originally composed for cello and orchestra. This arrangement is a free adaptation for wind band.