Orchestra 2 Bassoons, 2 Oboes, 3 Clarinets, 3 Flutes, 3 Trombones, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, Bass Drum, Contra-bassoon, Cymbal, English Horn, Percussion: Snare Drum, Strings, Timpani, Tuba

SKU: PR.466411770

Composed by Harl Mcdonald. This edition: Study Score. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. 84 pages. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #466-41177. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.466411770).

UPC: 680160640850. 9 x 12 inches.

Mississippi I. Father of Waters: born of the Highlands and the Lakes; the Glaciers, the Mountains, and the Prairies. The picture of your birth is clounded in the ice and mists of ancient ages but your spirit remains our life stream. II. The Red Man knew your bountiful gifts and gave thanks to the Great Spirit on your banks. -- The Spanish and French Fathers brought the glory of Christianity to America on Mississippi. But all men, white and dark; -- Indian, Spaniard, and Negro; Bourbon and Yankee, combined to make Mississippi the heart of America. Saga of the Mississippi Harl McDonald Born near Boulder, Colorado, July 27, 1899 Now living in Philadelphia The original suggestion for a symphonic work on the subject of the Mississippi came indirectly from the late Booth Tarkington who saw in it color and movement and atmosphere translatable into the terms of music. In the course of time, by the mysterious processes of composers' chemistry, it took shape as a tone-poem of two sections, one representing the rise of the great stream from its primeval geologic sources, the other the human history of the river. Mr. McDonald devised the following verbal outline of the general scheme of his diptych: I. Father of Waters: born of the Highlands and the Lakes; the Glaciers, the Mountains, and the Prairies. The picture of your birth is clounded in the ice and mists of ancient ages but your spirit remains our life stream. II. The Red Man knew your bountiful gifts and gave thanks to the Great Spirit on your banks. -- The Spanish and French Fathers brought the glory of Christianity to America on Mississippi. But all men, white and dark; -- Indian, Spaniard, and Negro; Bourbon and Yankee, combined to make Mississippi the heart of America. The first of the two movements, beginning molto andante, is vaguel modal to hint at antiquity. It is built upon the conventional two themes, with an episode, poco piu mosso, misterioso, for prehistoric murk and muck. There are various changes of pace and mood. The second, Allegro ma vigorosamente, prefigures an Indian ceremony. A theme presented by flute, clarinet and bassoon is a Canadian Indian fishing call collected by the late J.B. Beck. A later passage of quasi-Gregorian chant identifies the French and Spanish priests who made the great river their highway. The fishing-call is altered in rhythm and harmony to represent Negro field hands and roustabous. A turbulent close brings all these elemts together in the muddy swirling currents of the Mississippi. The work was begun in the summer of 1945, and was revised and completed in the summer of 1947. Harl McDonald, who is the manager of The Philadelphia Orchestra, has concerned himself with music as an art, as a science and as a business in course of his career. He was born on a cattle ranch in the Rockies, but since his was a musical family, his up-bringing combined piano lessons with ranch life. Years of study and professional experience followed in Los Angeles and in Germany. In 1927 he was appointed lecuter in composition at the University of Pennsylvania and he has since then made is home in Philadelphia. In 1933 under a grant of the Rockefeller FOundation he collaborated with physicists in research dealing with the measurement of instrumental and vocal tone, new scale divisions and the resultant harmonies. In that same year he was named head of the University's music faculty and conductor of its choral organizations. In 1939, having been a member of the Board of Directors for five years, he was appointed manager of The Philadelphia Orchestra. He continus to write, but otherwise his entire attention is now devoted to managerial duties. Chief items in the catalogue of his compositions are four symphonies, three orchestra suites, a half-dozen tone-poems, three concertos and considerable quantity of choral music.

By Andreas Hammerschmidt. For Soprano (or Tenor) Solo or Choir, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Basso continuo, [Timpani]. Full score available separately - see item CA.517600. Genres: Sacred Concertos; Use / Occasion: Praise and thanks. Set of instrumental parts (except strings). Language: German. 22 pages. Published by Carus Verlag

SATB choir, congregation, organ, brass quartet, timpani - Early Intermediate

SKU: MN.60-6200

Composed by Michael D. Costello. Year A Easter5; Catholic Year C Ordinary21. Trinity, Pentecost, 21st Century. Choral score. MorningStar Music Publishers #60-6200. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.60-6200).

UPC: 688670662003. English. Text: James E. Seddon. 1 Peter 2:9-12.

An original hymn tune ASSUMPTION is used as the basis for this stirring concertato. The text by James E. Seddon is based on 1 Peter 2:9-12. The theme of the text is to challenge the Church to remember and embrace its mission. Optional parts for brass quartet and timpani are available. Useful for church celebrations, ordinations, and installations.

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Instrum ental parts include: Trumpets I and II in B-flat, Trumpets I and II in C, Trombones I and II, opt. Horn in F (sub. for Trombone I), Timpani.

Composed by Jeremy J. Bankson. Building Dedication, 21st Century, Creation/Nature, Music. Full score. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.60-9761).

Soprano Voice Solo, SATB Choir, 2 Clarinos/Trumpets, Timpani, 2 Violins, Basso continuo

SKU: CA.2728919

Offertorium de Beata Maria Virgine. Composed by Leopold Mozart. Edited by Armin Kircher. Arranged by Paul Horn. Sacred music from Salzburg. Complete orchestral parts. Sacred vocal music, Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary. Set of Orchestra Parts. Composed circa 1760. KV. Duration 7 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 27.289/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2728919).

ISBN 9790007201074. Key: C major. Language: Latin.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Salzburg, where Leopold Mozart was Assistant Court Music Director, was a center for polyphonic Offertory settings and multimovement offertory concerti, which developed into a main genre of Catholic liturgical music in the south German region.The Salzburg Cathedral seems an obvious choice, which the solemn orchestration with trumpets and timpani would support. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.2728900.

Congregation, soprano descant, SATB choir, and organ, with optional brass quartet or quintet and timpani (Instrumental Parts include: Trumpets I and II in B-flat and C, Horn in F (substitute for Trombone I), Trombone I and II, Timpani) - Early Intermediate

SKU: MN.60-0004

Composed by Hal H. Hopson and Michael Burkhardt. Advent, Hanging of the Green, Lessons and Carols, 21st Century. Instrument parts. MorningStar Music Publishers #60-0004. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.60-0004).

UPC: 688670600043. English.

This setting pairs Kathleen R. Moore's 2010 text with MERLE'S TUNE, a Hal Hopson hymn tune found in over 30 hymnals. First used for the 2019 Presbyterian Association of Musicians conference at Montreat, this hymn concertato has optional brass quintet and timpani parts. Stanza 1 is in unison, Stanza 2 could be for solo voices, quartet, or SATB, Stanza 3 is for sopranos accompanied by the rest of the choir humming (using Hopson's original harmonization) and Stanza 4 is unison with descant concluding with Amens.

(A Hymn Concertato on Come, Ye Thankful People, Come ). By Mary Mcdonald. For SAB choir and organ and piano (with optional 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 3-5 octave handbells). Worship Works. Thanksgiving, Sacred. Sacred Anthem

By John Cruger; Felix Mendelssohn. For SATB Choir, 3 trumpets. Concertato Series. Sacred, Thanksgiving. Easy. 12 pages. Published by GIA Publications

(A Hymn Concertato on Hark! The Herald Angels Sing ). By Mary Mcdonald. For SATB choir, organ and piano, descant, congregation (with optional 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 3-5 octave handbells). Christmas, Sacred. Sacred Anthem

Composed by Eugene E. Englert. For SATB choir, 3 trumpets. Eastertide, Easter Sunday. Concertato Series. Sacred. 8 pages. Published by GIA Publications

(A Hymn Concertato). By Larry Shackley. For SATB choir, organ and piano (with optional congregation, handbells (3-5 octaves), 2 trumpets, 2 trombones). Christmas. Octavo. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

By Cindy Johnston-Favrea. For SATB Choir, Organ accompaniment, and 2 Trumpets. Concertato Series. Sacred, Easter. Easy. 12 pages. Published by GIA Publications

(A Hymn Concertato on Praise to the Lord, the Almighty ). Composed by Mary McDonald. For 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, handbells (3-5 octaves). Choral. Sacred Anthem, Christ the King, General, Thanksgiving. Instrumental score and parts. Lorenz Publishing Company #30/2556L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Congregation, SATB choir, and organ, with optional brass quartet or quintet and timpani (Instrumental Parts include: Trumpets I and II in B-flat and C, Horn in F (substitute for Trombone I), Trombone I and II, opt. Tuba, Timpani) - Early Intermediate

SKU: MN.60-4019

Composed by Robert J. Powell. Easter, Easter Season. Instrument parts. MorningStar Music Publishers #60-4019. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.60-4019).

UPC: 688670640193. English.

A bright concertato setting of this powerful Easter hymn. The piece begins with dialog between the brass and the choir, then immediately involves the congregation. The congregation sings in unison while the choir augments the singing with parts. A choral stanza, then a final stanza with congregation and descant serve as the conclusion to this very useful setting.