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SKU: A0.773278
Composed by Various. Arranged by Yoel Epstein. Christian,Folk,Holiday,Patriotic,Praise & Worship. Score and parts. 40 pages. Yoel Epstein #2880317. Published by Yoel Epstein (A0.773278).2016 Holiday Contest Entry
I wish you the greatest pleasure playing these arrangements of traditional Thanksgiving songs. Thanksgiving is one of the most beautiful of holidays, a holiday filled with joy and music.
We Gather Together to Ask the Lord's Blessing: Written in 1597 by Dutch composer Adrianus Valerius to celebrate Holland's victory over Spain, the tune was brought by the early American settlers. Poet Theodore Baker wrote a new version of the lyrics in 1894, which became the standard Thanksgiving version.
Over the River and Through the Wood: Lydia Maria Child, an outspoken abolitionist and advocate for Indian rights, wrote this poem in 1845. It was set to music by an unknown composer.
Let All Things Now Living: This traditional Welsh melody (Llwyn Onn or The Ash Grove in Welsh) has inspired numerous lyricists to write words to the hauntingly beautiful tune. The poem by Katherine Davis, written in 1939, is the text most associated with Thanksgiving.
Amazing Grace: Written by reprobate sailor John Newton in 1779. Known for his profanity, vulgarity and venery, he was imprisoned, beaten, and enslaved, before he reformed, and became a leading minister and hymn-writer. This is one of the most popular hymns ever written.
This Land is Your Land: A traditional American tune, made famous by folksinger Woody Guthrie in 1940. Guthrie wrote the words as a rebuff to the song God Bless America, the huge hit by songwriter Irving Berlin. As a counter to Berlin's forthrightly drum-beating patriotism, Guthrie would occasionally add politically charged verses expressing his support for communism.
I hope you enjoy playing this as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you enjoy this, you are welcome to try some of my other arrangements. You can see them at
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/yoel-epstein-sheet-music/3001988?ac=1
I have also arranged three songs from the Holocaust, which I arranged and distribute for free on IMSLP. You can find them at
https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Ravpapa">imslp.org/wiki/Category:Ravpapa
If you need arrangements of any of these songs for special combinations of instruments, feel free to contact me at
mailto:yoelepst@gmail.com
and I will try to accommodate.
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