American Hymn
Variations On An Original Melody, for Concert Band (Full Score)
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Concert Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bass Trombone, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass, Contrabass Clarinet, Cornet 1, Cornet 2, Cornet 3, Crash Cymbals, English Horn, Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute 2, Glockenspiel and more.
SKU: PR.14540022F
Variations On An Original Melody, for Concert Band (Full Score). Composed by William Schuman. Full Score. With Standard notation. Duration 27 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #145-40022F. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.14540022F).ISBN 9781491131572. UPC: 680160031832.
American Hymn was commissioned by the American Bandmasters Association and the United States Air Force Band. It received its premiere on March 5th, 1980 as part of the 40th anniversary of the American Bandmasters Association in Washington, DC. It is based on an earlier choral work which Schuman contributed to a comprehensive survey entitled American Hymns Old and New, published by Columbia University Press. The Langston Hughes text that inspired the original human is simple and straightforward, which is reflected in the melodic setting (quasi hymn-spiritual).