("Think On These Things"). Composed by Adolphus Hailstork. For SSA...(+)
("Think On These
Things").
Composed by Adolphus
Hailstork. For SSAA
choir, a
cappella. Choral. Octavo.
Standard notation.
Composed
September 11 2011. 8
pages.
Published by Theodore
Presser
Company
For Organ. Composed by Adolphus Hailstork. Contemporary. Solo part. With ...(+)
For Organ.
Composed by Adolphus
Hailstork. Contemporary.
Solo part. With Standard
notation. 8 pages.
Duration 10 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#113-40044. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.113400440).
For Viola And Organ. Composed by Adolphus Hailstork. Contemporary. Solo p...(+)
For Viola And
Organ. Composed by
Adolphus Hailstork.
Contemporary. Solo
part(s) and full score.
With Standard notation.
Composed 2015. 16 pages.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41762. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114417620).
By Spiritual. Arranged by Adolphus Hailstork. For string trio (violin, viola, ce...(+)
By Spiritual. Arranged by
Adolphus Hailstork. For
string trio (violin,
viola, cello).
Traditional. Score and
parts. Standard notation.
24 pages. Duration 9
minutes. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
Two By Two Trombone, Cor (duo) [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
(for Horn and Trombone). Composed by Adolphus Hailstork. For brass duet (horn, t...(+)
(for Horn and Trombone).
Composed by Adolphus
Hailstork. For brass duet
(horn, trombone). Score.
Standard Notation.
Composed 2012. 12 pages.
Duration 2 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41661. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
Chamber Music Trombone, Piano SKU: PR.114414450 Man vs. Machine. C...(+)
Chamber Music Trombone,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114414450
Man
vs. Machine. Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Sws. Folk. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation. Composed 2009.
24+8 pages. Duration 12
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41445.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114414450).
ISBN
9781598064087. UPC:
680160597635. 9x12
inches.
Inspired by
the tale of a legendary
folk hero, Adolphus
Hailstork’s
tour-de-force for
trombone and piano is a
riveting portrayal of the
steely strength and
stamina of John Henry, a
former slave who helped
build the American
railroads and ultimately
outperformed a steam
engine. This composition
uses quotes from the
spiritual Every Time I
Feel the Spirit and the
folk song The Ballad of
John Henry. For advanced
players. Duration:
13’_______________
_________________________
__Text on the scanned
back cover:JOHN HENRY'S
BIG(MAN vs. MACHINE)FOR
TROMBONE AND
PIANOInspired by the tale
of the legendary hero,
Adolphus
Hailstork’s
tour-de-force for
trombone and piano is a
riveting portrayal of the
steely strength and
stamina of John Henry, a
former slave who helped
build the American
railroads and ultimately
outperformed a steam
engine. PROGRAM NOTES
by the ComposerJohn Henry
was born a slave in the
1840’s or
1850’s. It is
important to remember
that no one knows for
sure if John Henry
existed or is a tall tale
created by writers. That
is one of the things that
makes the legend so
intriguing.According to
the legend, he grew to
stand 6 feet tall, 200
pounds – a giant
in that day.Though the
story of John Henry
sounds like the
quintessential tall tale,
it is certainly based, at
least in part, on
historical circumstance.
There are disputes as to
where the legend
originates. Some place
John Henry in West
Virginia, while recent
research suggests
Alabama. Still, all share
a similar back-story.In
order to construct the
railroads, companies
hired thousands of men to
smooth out terrain and
cut through obstacles
that stood in the way of
the proposed tracks. One
such chore that figures
heavily into some of the
earliest John Henry
ballads is the blasting
of the Big Bend Tunnel,
more than a mile straight
through a mountain in
West
Virginia.Steel-drivinâ
™ men like John Henry
used large hammers and
stakes to pound holes
into the rock, which were
were then filled with
explosives that would
blast a cavity deeper and
deeper into the mountain.
In the folk ballads, the
central event took place
under such conditions.
Eager to reduce costs and
speed up progress, some
tunnel engineers were
using steam drills to
power their way into the
rock. According to the
great American tall
tales, on hearing of the
machine, John Henry
challenged the steam
drill to a contest. He
won, but died of
exhaustion, his life cut
short by his own
superhuman effort.This
composition uses quotes
from the spiritual Every
Time I Feel the Spirit
and the folk song The
Ballad of John Henry.JOHN
HENRY’S BIG was
composed for trombonist
David Jackson.
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.114416550 Balm in Gilead. Com...(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet
SKU:
PR.114416550
Balm
in Gilead. Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
28+12+12+12+12 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41655. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114416550).
UPC:
680160623983. 9 x 12
inches.
?The
spiritual allusion does
not appear until the last
movement, which is based
on There is a Balm in
Gilead, yet even in the
first movement, marked
Moderato sostenuto,
Hailstork's original
theme has certain
spiritual-like qualities.
(Lynn Rene Bayley, Art
Music Lounge) String
Quartet No. 3 has been
included in the Ambrosia
Quartet recording
Adolphus Hailstork: Swing
Low, Sweet Chariot
(CD-Albany Records #TROY
1680).
Chamber Music String Quartet SKU: PR.11441655S Balm in Gilead. Com...(+)
Chamber Music String
Quartet
SKU:
PR.11441655S
Balm
in Gilead. Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Full score. With Standard
notation. 28 pages.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41655S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11441655S).
UPC:
680160624003. 9 x 12
inches.
?The
spiritual allusion does
not appear until the last
movement, which is based
on There is a Balm in
Gilead, yet even in the
first movement, marked
Moderato sostenuto,
Hailstork's original
theme has certain
spiritual-like qualities.
(Lynn Rene Bayley, Art
Music Lounge) String
Quartet No. 3 has been
included in the Ambrosia
Quartet recording
Adolphus Hailstork: Swing
Low, Sweet Chariot
(CD-Albany Records #TROY
1680).
Slave Song Voix Baryton, Piano [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Baritone Voice, Piano SKU: PR.111403080 Composed by Adolphu...(+)
Chamber Music Baritone
Voice, Piano
SKU:
PR.111403080
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Full score. 8 pages.
Duration 8 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#111-40308. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.111403080).
ISBN
9781491134757. UPC:
680160685479. Narrative
of the Life of Frederick
Douglass, an American
Slave
(1845).
“Powe
rful†would be an
understatement in
describing both Frederick
Douglass’s words
and Adolphus
Hailstork’s
setting for Baritone with
Piano accompaniment, also
available for Cello
ensemble with Timpani.
Hailstork has created an
8-minute monodrama from a
passage in
Douglass’s
landmark autobiography,
where the great orator
asks why boats can roam
the sea while he must
remain in chains.
Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork. 8
pages. Duration 3
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41915.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312419150).
ISBN
9781491136027. UPC:
680160688173.
Chora
l literature played a
major role in Adolphus
Hailstork’s early
inspirations, as he grew
up singing in choirs.
While in college, he
created this beautifully
plaintive madrigal,
setting the words of
Orlando Gibbons’
familiar “The
Silver Swan.†The
result is a strikingly
powerful new setting, a
perfect partner to the
iconic work from the
Renaissance, and an early
glimpse of
Hailstork’s
magnificent career filled
with choral and vocal
music. THE SILVER SWAN is
in a traditional tonal
language and scored for a
cappella S.A.T.B. chorus
without divisi, making it
easily within reach of
choirs of all levels.
Choral SAB choir SKU: PR.312419190 Composed by Spiritual. Arranged by Ado...(+)
Choral SAB choir
SKU:
PR.312419190
Composed
by Spiritual. Arranged by
Adolphus Hailstork. 8
pages. Duration 2:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41919. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419190).
ISBN
9781491136225. UPC:
680160688500.
Adolp
hus Hailstork’s
setting of this beloved
Christmas Spiritual is a
call-and-response dialog,
with each verse set in a
different way. The work
starts with the soprano
soloist in the lead,
answered by the chorus.
In the second stanza, the
soloist answers the
chorus; the third stanza
is set as dialog between
the full
ensemble’s men and
women, followed by a
glorious coda.
For Band. Composed
by Adolphus Hailstork.
Folio. Set of Score and
Parts.
1+2+6+2+6+1+1+1+1+6+6+3+1
+2+1+2+1+1+4+2+4+2+2+2+2+
2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+4+1+1+2+2
+2+2+2+24 pages. Duration
3:30. Theodore Presser
Company #115-40235.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.115402350).
ISBN
9781491129388. UPC:
680160674039. 9 x 12
inches.
The years
leading to the US
Bicentennial (1976) saw a
great flowering of
artistic celebration,
including the
commissioning of American
composers to write
festive works for the
occasion. The Nashville
Symphony and its
conductor Thor Johnson
asked Adolphus Hailstork
for such a work to
premiere, and to
distribute the music at
no cost to high school
orchestras around the
United States. The
present version for band
followed as a natural
offshoot of the
infectiously exhilarating
3-minute work.
Choral SSA choir SKU: PR.312418290 For Treble Chorus, a Cappella. ...(+)
Choral SSA choir
SKU:
PR.312418290
For
Treble Chorus, a
Cappella. Composed by
Adolphus Hailstork.
Choral. Score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 3-Feb. Duration
2:30. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41829.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312418290).
UPC:
680160051816. Key: E
minor. Text: Anonymous.
Anonymous.
Adolphus
Hailstork’s
setting of this
celebrated spiritual adds
rhythmic fire,
sophistication, and
syncopated twists to the
familiar tune. The choral
writing is primarily
2-part (S.A.), with
occasional divisi in both
voice parts.
Composed by Adolphus
Hailstork. Set of Score
and Parts.
40+60+60+36+12+48+16
pages. Duration 11
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-42098.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.116420980).
UPC:
680160689507.
Compl
eted on the 20th
anniversary of 9/11,
Adolphus
Hailstork’s
MONUMENTS is a musical
memorial that cries out
in mourning, and lifts a
song of hope for the
future. This noble and
lyrical work calls for
great expressivity and
control from the
trombonist, with very
sparing use of
virtuosity. Performable
with piano (114-42312),
string quartet or quintet
(114-42399), or string
orchestra (116-42098),
MONUMENTS is a profound,
yet versatile addition to
the trombone
repertoire.
Chamber Music Solo Organ SKU: PR.113400490 Composed by Adolphus Hailstork...(+)
Chamber Music Solo Organ
SKU: PR.113400490
Composed by Adolphus
Hailstork. Sws.
Performance Score.
Theodore Presser Company
#113-40049. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.113400490).
ISBN
9781491138205. UPC:
680160693658. Key: D
major.
Describing
this work that is less
technically demanding
than his other organ
music, Adolphus Hailstork
has written: “The
Prelude on Duke Street
represents my love for
the pipe organ and for
the music of J.S. Bach.
My hope is that this
piece can find a place as
a church prelude (or
postlude) or as a recital
piece, especially for
students.”. This
prelude on the hymn tune
Duke Street (commonly
associated with Isaac
Watts’ Jesus Shall
Reign Where’er the Sun)
represents my love for
the pipe organ, and for
the music of J.S. Bach.
My hope is that this
piece might find a place
as a church prelude or
postlude, and as a
recital piece, especially
for students. .