Leaning On the Everlasting Arms
by Anthony Showalter
String Orchestra - Sheet Music

Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade 2

SKU: CF.YAS124

Composed by Anthony Showalter. Arranged by Carl Strommen. SWS FS. Young String Orchestra. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+2+8+5+5+2+5+8 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 12 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #YAS124. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YAS124).

ISBN 9780825891458. UPC: 798408091453. 9 x 12 inches. Key: G major.

This hymn tune has been used in movies and television, most notably in the soundtrack of the film True Grit. Carl Strommen brings us a lush and reverent treatment of the Anthony Showalter hymn that will encourage the musical growth of your ensemble. Stunningly beautiful!.
Written by Anthony Showalter in 1877 with lyrics by Showalter and Elisha Hoffman, and inspired by a passage in Deuteronomy, this very popular hymn has been used in a number of films including The Human Comedy (1943), The Night of the Hunter (1955) and most recently True Grit (2010).

About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series

This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels