# Old Hundredth

## Title and instrumentation

Old Hundredth, using your supplied four-part setting, credited in the source to Genevan Psalter (1551).

| Player | Source line | Written range | Sounding range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flute | Soprano | D4–D5 | D4–D5 |
| Clarinet in B-flat | Alto | C-sharp4–A4 | B3–G4 |
| Alto saxophone in E-flat | Tenor | D-sharp4–B4 | F-sharp3–D4 |
| Trombone | Bass | F-sharp2–G3 | F-sharp2–G3 |

Middle C is C4. The score and parts use written pitch: clarinet in A major, alto saxophone in E major, flute and trombone in G major. Trombone reads bass clef; the other players read treble clef.

## Duration and form

Eight bars in 4/4, played once, retaining the complete supplied setting. At the editorial tempo of quarter note = 88, the duration is approximately 22 seconds. The source supplied no tempo; this moderate pulse gives the four lines space to speak together. The concert key, meter, length and form are preserved.

## Difficulty and playability notes

Easy rhythms, with all four players moving in quarter notes. The written keys and ensemble balance make this suitable for players comfortable with three or four sharps. All notes passed instrument-range and single-note capacity checks.

The flute's low register needs a clear, supported tone. Keep the saxophone and trombone light enough for the melody to carry. The trombone's F-sharp2 on beat 2 of bar 5 uses fifth position on a standard B-flat tenor trombone. The uninterrupted lines require planned breaths between attacks. Each part fits on one US Letter page, with no page turn.

## Performance notes

Use a connected, gently tongued chorale style. Let the flute lead and match the lengths of repeated notes. Agree on brief breaths, especially around the midpoint, without delaying the next beat. Coordinate the final release; the source ends with a quarter note and has no fermata.

The tempo and these performance suggestions are editorial. No new dynamics, slurs, breath rests or articulations were added to the notation.

## What was done and what was not

Task: an arrangement of existing music — Old Hundredth.

Each source voice was assigned intact to one player. All 128 notes, their rhythms, sounding octaves and pitch spellings were retained. No notes were added or omitted, no octave shifts were needed, and the harmony was not revised. The clarinet and saxophone notation was transposed for their instruments. The final stored score and the delivered MusicXML were each compared with your source at every attack, with no sounding-pitch or spelling differences. The score and all four printed parts were visually checked in this session.

The editable MusicXML preserves the notation and instrument transpositions. The PDFs are static printed notation; they do not contain instrumental sound or the supporting comparison details.

The MIDI is a Standard MIDI File with one named note track per player, plus a tempo-and-meter track. It contains all 128 notes at sounding pitch, quarter note = 88, and 4/4. It uses straight timing, full quarter-note lengths and velocity 80 throughout; it is intended for editing in your DAW. Instrument program changes identify flute, clarinet, alto saxophone and trombone.

MIDI does not retain note spelling or enharmonic intent; written registers and instrument transposition notation; staff and notational voice identities; beaming, tuplet grouping, articulation, slur phrasing or tie notation; full part-display metadata or composer credit; or expressive microtiming. The 4/4 metadata survives, but graphical barlines and their styles do not. This export contains no key-signature metadata: set your DAW's concert key to G major if needed. Use the MusicXML for notation editing.

No recording is included, and none follows this commission. No audio listening review was performed.

## Files in this folder

- **score.pdf** — full score, one US Letter page, with transposed instrumental staves.
- **score.musicxml** — editable full score.
- **score.mid** — four named instrumental note tracks for your DAW.
- **Flute.pdf**, **Clarinet_in_B-flat.pdf**, **Alto_Saxophone_in_E-flat.pdf**, **Trombone.pdf** — individual US Letter parts in the parts folder.
- **GUIDE.md** — instrumentation, editorial choices, performance notes and format limitations.