ISBN 9781513459479. 8.75x11.75 inches.

This set of 10 intermediate-level arrangements was derived from songs from the Colonial through Civil War periods. In these pieces, the hauntingly lyrical tone of the clarinet combined with piano accompaniment creates a unique musical setting. The songs were drawn from the works of Stephen Foster, Sacred Harp shape-note themes, 19th-century folk songs as well as colonial fife and drum music. The arrangements explore the low melodious register of the clarinet through the lyrical mid tones and into the singing moderate-upper register.

The Promised Land is Michael Ware's instrumental solo arrangement of the American Folk Hymn, On Jordan's Stormy Banks. It is available in versions for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, and Alto Sax. Remind the listener that their hope is not in this world but beyond the Jordan in a land that God has promised.