| De Bach a nos jours - Volume 3A Piano seul [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Lemoine, Henry
Piano - Level 3 SKU: LM.26315 Composed by Charles Herve and Jacqueline Po...(+)
Piano - Level 3 SKU:
LM.26315 Composed by
Charles Herve and
Jacqueline Pouillard. De
Bach a nos jours.
Classical. Score.
Editions Henry Lemoine
#26315. Published by
Editions Henry Lemoine
(LM.26315). ISBN
9790230963152. BACH
: Petit Prelude BWV 935 -
BACH C.P.E. :
Solfeggietto - BACH W.F.
: Scherzo - BARTOK : For
Children Vol.1 n. 21 -
For Children Vol.1 n. 31
- For Children Vol.1 n.
35 - Peasant's Flute - An
Evening at the Village -
CLEMENTI : Rondo
(Sonatine en Sol Op.36 n.
5) - Sonatine en Fa Op.36
n. 4 (1e mvt) - DUTILLEUX
: Bergerie - GALUPPI :
Allegro - GLINKA : Valse
de l'adieu - Mazurka -
HAENDEL : Aria - Prelude
en Sol (14e Suite en Sol)
- Courante (14e Suite en
Sol) - HAYDN : Sonate en
Ut Hob.XVI (1e mvt) -
IBERT : Serenade sur
l'eau - KABALEVSKI :
Etude - LUTOSLAWSKI : Le
Bosquet - MARTINU : Un
Conte - MOUSSORGSKI : Une
Larme - MOZART : Rondo de
la Sonatine viennoise -
PAPP : Tropical Dark
Water - Water Fleas -
Salt-Water Crab -
PROKOFIEV : Soir - Valse
- SCHUMANN : Petite
berceuse - Petite chanson
du chasseur - Le Moine
bourru - Album pour la
jeunesse n. 26 -
TCHAIKOVSKI : Reverie -
Mazurka - L'Alouette. $39.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Scenes of Salt Creek Piano seul - Intermédiaire FJH
By Christopher Goldston. For piano. Sheet Music. The FJH Piano Ensemble Series. ...(+)
By Christopher Goldston.
For piano. Sheet Music.
The FJH Piano Ensemble
Series. Intermediate.
Sheets. Published by The
FJH Music Company Inc
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| De Bach a nos jours Vol. 3A Piano seul [CD] Lemoine, Henry
By Charles Herve / Jacqueline Pouillard. For piano. De Bach a nos jours. Classic...(+)
By Charles Herve /
Jacqueline Pouillard. For
piano. De Bach a nos
jours. Classical. CD.
Published by Editions
Henry Lemoine
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| Granger's Fiddle Tunes for Guitarß Guitare notes et tablatures [Partition + Accès audio] - Débutant Mel Bay
Guitar - Beginning SKU: MB.31103M Third Edition. Bluegrass, Wire b...(+)
Guitar - Beginning
SKU: MB.31103M
Third Edition.
Bluegrass, Wire bound.
World. Book and online
audio. 236 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#31103M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.31103M). ISBN
9781513468792. 8.75x11.75
inches. Adam Granger
self-published the first
edition of
Grangerâ??s Fiddle
Tunes for Guitar in
1979. A second edition
was published in 1994.
Now Mel Bay Publications
presents the third
edition of the
book. This 236-page book
is the most extensive and
best-documented
collection of fiddle
tunes for the flatpicking
guitar player in
existence, and includes
reels, hoedowns,
hornpipes, rags,
breakdowns, jigs and
slip-jigs, presented in
Southern, Northern,
Irish, Canadian, Texas
and Old-time
styles. There are 508
fiddle tunes referenced
under 2500 titles and
alternate titles. The
titles are fully indexed,
making the book doubly
valuable as a reference
book and a source
book. In this new
edition, all tunes are
typeset, instead of being
handwritten as they were
in the previous editions,
making the tabs easier to
read. The tunes in
Grangerâ??s Fiddle
Tunes for Guitar are
presented in Easytab, a
streamlined tablature
notation system designed
by Adam specifically for
fiddle
tunes. The book comes
with a link which gives
access to mp3 recordings
by Adam of all 508 tunes,
each played once at a
moderate tempo, with
rhythm on one channel and
lead on the
other. Also included in
Grangerâ??s Fiddle
Tunes for Guitar are
instructions for reading
Easytab, descriptions of
tune types presented in
the book, and primers on
traditional flatpicking
and rhythm guitar.
Additionally, there are
sections on timing,
ornamentation, technique,
and fingering, as well as
information on tune
sources and a history of
the
collection.
Mel Bay also
offers The Granger
Collection, by Bill
Nicholson, the same 508
tunes in standard music
notation.
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| The Granger Collection Guitare [Partition + Accès audio] - Intermédiaire Mel Bay
Old Time, Wire bound. Vocal. Book and online audio. 248 pages. Mel Bay Publica...(+)
Old Time, Wire bound.
Vocal.
Book and online audio.
248
pages. Mel Bay
Publications,
Inc #31104M. Published by
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
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| Salt Water Tunes Forsyth Publications
Vocal SKU: FP.FNH06 Composed by Heller Nichols. Published by Forsyths Pub...(+)
Vocal SKU:
FP.FNH06 Composed by
Heller Nichols. Published
by Forsyths Publications
(FP.FNH06). ISBN
979-0-57050-228-8.
Album of famous British
Sea Songs in rousing
style and good
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| Ed Sheeran ? Subtract
Piano, Voix et Guitare Hal Leonard
By Ed Sheeran. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Pop. Softcover. Published ...(+)
By Ed Sheeran.
Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist
Songbook. Pop. Softcover.
Published by Hal Leonard
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| Island Breezes Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 2 SKU: CL.011-4769-01 Composed by Huckeby. Young Concert Band. Extr...(+)
Grade 2 SKU:
CL.011-4769-01
Composed by Huckeby.
Young Concert Band. Extra
full score. C.L.
Barnhouse #011-4769-01.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.011-4769-01).
Feel the heat,
smell the salt water and
enjoy Island Breezes as
this infectious and
captivating Ed Huckeby
original work carries you
away to the Caribbean!
Featuring cleverly
integrated calypso-like
rhythms, light and airy
melodic lines and an
optional section for
improvised solos, this
gem will definitely be
the hit of your next
concert! An optional
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authenticity. Highly
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| Island Breezes Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 2 SKU: CL.011-4769-00 Composed by Huckeby. Young Concert Band. Scor...(+)
Grade 2 SKU:
CL.011-4769-00
Composed by Huckeby.
Young Concert Band. Score
and set of parts. C.L.
Barnhouse #011-4769-00.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.011-4769-00).
Feel the heat,
smell the salt water and
enjoy Island Breezes as
this infectious and
captivating Ed Huckeby
original work carries you
away to the Caribbean!
Featuring cleverly
integrated calypso-like
rhythms, light and airy
melodic lines and an
optional section for
improvised solos, this
gem will definitely be
the hit of your next
concert! An optional
steel drum part is
included if you want to
add the flavor of real
authenticity. Highly
recommended! $59.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| 3 Salt Water Ballads (low) Voc/kybd Piano, Voix Hal Leonard
(Voice and Piano) SKU: HL.48009943 Boosey & Hawkes Voice. 20 pages. Hal L...(+)
(Voice and Piano) SKU:
HL.48009943 Boosey &
Hawkes Voice. 20 pages.
Hal Leonard #M060034503.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.48009943). UPC:
073999099430.
8.25x11.75x0.105
inches. $40.00 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
| Four (4) Salt Water Ballads Voice & Piano English Piano, Voix Hal Leonard
(Voice and Piano) SKU: HL.48022762 Boosey & Hawkes Voice. Softcover. 24 p...(+)
(Voice and Piano) SKU:
HL.48022762 Boosey &
Hawkes Voice. Softcover.
24 pages. Hal Leonard
#M060832291. Published by
Hal Leonard
(HL.48022762).
9.0x12.0x0.105
inches. $35.00 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
| Salt Water Tunes Piano seul - Facile Forsyth Publications
Piano - early intermediate SKU: BT.FORFNH06 Composed by Heller Nicholls. ...(+)
Piano - early
intermediate SKU:
BT.FORFNH06 Composed
by Heller Nicholls. Book
Only. Forsyths
Publications #FORFNH06.
Published by Forsyths
Publications
(BT.FORFNH06).
$9.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| The Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes Vol 1 Violon [Partition] Mel Bay
by Stacy Phillips. For fiddle. All styles, fiddle tunes. Level: Multiple Levels....(+)
by Stacy Phillips. For
fiddle. All styles,
fiddle tunes. Level:
Multiple Levels. Book.
Solos. Size 8.75x11.75.
268 pages. Published by
Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
(1)$39.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| The Fiddler's Fakebook
Violon [Fake Book] Oak Publications
Edited by David Brody. For violin. Format: fake book. With lead melody, chord na...(+)
Edited by David Brody.
For violin. Format: fake
book. With lead melody,
chord names,
instructional text and
performance notes. Folk,
americana and british.
302 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Oak
Publications.
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| A World of Sights and Sounds Piano seul - Intermédiaire FJH
Composed by Jeanne Costello. Sheet Music. Composers in Focus. Contents: The Le...(+)
Composed by Jeanne
Costello.
Sheet Music. Composers in
Focus. Contents: The
Leaping
Lemurs of Madagascar Bird
Watching in the Amazon
Autobahn Adventure
Andalusian Elegance
Kenrokuen Garden Salto
Angel
Falls Hustling Bustling
Hong
Kong Tropical
Thunderstorm .
Solo Sheet. The FJH Music
Company Inc #FJH2320.
Published by The FJH
Music
Company Inc
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| Cello Chords, Rhythms and Backups for Fiddle Tunes Violoncelle [Partition + Accès audio] - Intermédiaire/avancé Mel Bay
Composed by Renata Bratt. Saddle-stitched. Fiddle Tunes. Book and online audio...(+)
Composed by Renata Bratt.
Saddle-stitched. Fiddle
Tunes. Book and online
audio.
52 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#30783M.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
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| Rise Up Singing
Paroles et Accords [Partition] Hal Leonard
The Group Singing Songbook. By Various. Vocal. Size 9.5x12 inches. 281 pages. Pu...(+)
The Group Singing
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Vocal. Size 9.5x12
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Published by Hal Leonard.
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| Rise Up Singing Paroles et Accords [Partition] Hal Leonard
Arranged by Peter Blood, Annie Patterson. Vocal. Size 7.5x10.5 inches. 283 pages...(+)
Arranged by Peter Blood,
Annie Patterson. Vocal.
Size 7.5x10.5 inches. 283
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| Plateau of Dances with a Scottish Flavour [Conducteur] Forton Music
Fl. Afl. (guit/kbd) - Intermediate-Advanced SKU: FT.FM628 A set of dan...(+)
Fl. Afl. (guit/kbd) -
Intermediate-Advanced
SKU: FT.FM628 A
set of dances for flute
and alto flute duet.
Composed by Alexandra
Lehmann. A set of dances
for flute and alto flute
duet. Score. Forton Music
#FM628. Published by
Forton Music (FT.FM628).
ISBN
9790570485277. ‘P
lateau of Dances with a
Scottish Flavour’
Plateau of Dances with a
Scottish Flavour was
composed in autumn 2016,
Eastbourne, and is
inspired by my childhood
in Doune, Perthshire; as
well as the Ceilidhs and
Fèis (cultural festival
in the Highlands) my
daughter, Clara, and I
were immersed in when we
lived in the picturesque
village of Kingussie,
Badenoch and Strathspey.
The four dances are a
celebration of my love
and nostalgia for
Scotland, and an
expression of my
family’s Scottish
memories. Each dance
comes with a quote from
my favourite poet, Robert
Burns, whose insightful
and sensitive
observations are a
poignant appreciation of
everyday life. Why the
reference to Scottish
food? Because this piece
is dedicated to my
father, Papou, who
appreciates a merry
supper. The 1st Movement,
'To the Mighty Haggis',
is a Strathspey with its
characteristic Scotch
snap -a short-long
rhythm, as if saying the
word ‘haggis’; which
is fitting as the
Scottish bard’s quote
comes from his poem
Address to a Haggis,
traditionally said on
Burns’ Night. The 2nd
Movement, 'The Humble
Shortbread', is a Reel;
as is usually the case in
Scottish dances. It
should be played with a
slightly ‘snappy’,
swung rhythm. 'What
though on homely fare we
dine, [...] A man is a
man for all that' comes
from my favourite
Burns’ poem: A Man's a
Man for A' That. And who
doesn’t enjoy the
humble shortbread? There
is a more reflective,
nostalgic mood to the 3rd
Movement, 'Ode to the
Homely (salty) Porridge'.
The Air is a reminiscence
of the quiet evenings
Clara and I would spend
in Kingussie, with our
view of the beautifully
haunting mountains. 'What
will I get to my supper,
[...] Ye'se get a panfu'
o' plumpin parridge'
comes from Burns’ The
Shepherd’s Wife who
tries to entice her
husband back home with
the promise of porridge
(the Scottish way: with
salt). Finally, the 4th
Movement, 'Too Many Drams
of Whisky', is a cheerful
and lively Jig. It’s
the convivial merriness
of being with friends and
family, maybe at a
Ceilidh, with a wink to
Scotland’s ‘water of
life’. 'We'll tak a cup
o' kindness yet, For auld
lang syne' comes from
Burns’ famous Auld Lang
Syne: a fitting end to
our musical and culinary
tour of Scotland. $16.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| The Craig Duncan Master Fiddle Solo Collection
Violon [Partition] - Intermédiaire/avancé Mel Bay
Craig Duncan. For fiddle. Bluegrass and country, bluegrass. Level: Intermediate-...(+)
Craig Duncan. For fiddle.
Bluegrass and country,
bluegrass. Level:
Intermediate-Advanced.
Book. Solos. Size
8.75x11.75. 152 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Pub., Inc.
(4)$29.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Upriver Orchestre d'harmonie Theodore Presser Co.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.46500013L For Wind Ensemble. Composed by...(+)
Band Concert Band SKU:
PR.46500013L For
Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.46500013L). UPC:
680160600151. 11 x 14
inches. I n 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William Clarks
Corps of Discovery to
find a water route to the
Pacific and explore the
uncharted West. He
believed woolly mammoths,
erupting volcanoes, and
mountains of pure salt
awaited them. What they
found was no less
mind-boggling: some 300
species unknown to
science, nearly 50 Indian
tribes, and the Rockies.
I have been a student of
the Lewis and Clark
expedition, which Thomas
Jefferson called the
Voyage of Discovery, for
as long as I can
remember. This
astonishing journey,
lasting more than
two-and-a-half years,
began and ended in St.
Louis, Missouri and took
the travelers up more
than a few rivers in
their quest to find the
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In an age
without speedy
communication, this was
akin to space travel out
of radio range in our own
time: no one knew if,
indeed, the party had
even survived the voyage
for more than a year.
Most of them were
soldiers. A few were
French-Canadian voyageurs
hired trappers and
explorers, who were
fluent in French (spoken
extensively in the
region, due to earlier
explorers from France)
and in some of the Indian
languages they might
encounter. One of the
voyageurs, a man named
Pierre Cruzatte, also
happened to be a
better-than-average
fiddle player. In many
respects, the travelers
were completely on their
own for supplies and
survival, yet,
incredibly, only one of
them died during the
voyage. Jefferson had
outfitted them with food,
weapons, medicine, and
clothing and along with
other trinkets, a box of
200 jaw harps to be used
in trading with the
Indians. Their trip was
long, perilous to the
point of near
catastrophe, and arduous.
The dream of a Northwest
Passage proved ephemeral,
but the northwestern
quarter of the continent
had finally been
explored, mapped, and
described to an anxious
world. When the party
returned to St. Louis in
1806, and with the
Louisiana Purchase now
part of the United
States, they were greeted
as national heroes. I
have written a sizeable
number of works for wind
ensemble that draw their
inspiration from the
monumental spaces found
in the American West.
Four of them (Arches, The
Yellowstone Fires,
Glacier, and Zion) take
their names, and in large
part their being, from
actual national parks in
Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana. But Upriver,
although it found its
voice (and its finale) in
the magnificent Columbia
Gorge in Oregon, is about
a much larger region.
This piece, like its
brother works about the
national parks, doesnt
try to tell a story.
Instead, it captures the
flavor of a certain time,
and of a grand adventure.
Cast in one continuous
movement and lasting
close to fourteen
minutes, the piece falls
into several subsections,
each with its own
heading: The Dream (in
which Jeffersons vision
of a vast expanse of
western land is opened);
The Promise, a chorale
that re-appears several
times in the course of
the piece and represents
the seriousness of the
presidential mission; The
River; The Voyageurs; The
River II ; Death and
Disappointment; Return to
the Voyage; and The River
III . The music includes
several quoted melodies,
one of which is familiar
to everyone as the
ultimate river song, and
which becomes the
through-stream of the
work. All of the quoted
tunes were either sung by
the men on the voyage, or
played by Cruzattes
fiddle. From various
journals and diaries, we
know the men found
enjoyment and solace in
music, and almost every
night encampment had at
least a bit of music in
it. In addition to
Cruzatte, there were two
other members of the
party who played the
fiddle, and others made
do with singing, or
playing upon sticks,
bones, the ever-present
jaw harps, and boat
horns. From Lewis
journals, I found all the
tunes used in Upriver:
Shenandoah (still popular
after more than 200
years), Vla bon vent,
Soldiers Joy, Johnny Has
Gone for a Soldier, Come
Ye Sinners Poor and Needy
(a hymn sung to the tune
Beech Spring) and Fishers
Hornpipe. The work
follows an emotional
journey: not necessarily
step-by-step with the
Voyage of Discovery
heroes, but a kind of
grand arch. Beginning in
the mists of history and
myth, traversing peaks
and valleys both real and
emotional (and a solemn
funeral scene), finding
help from native people,
and recalling their zeal
upon finding the one
great river that will, in
fact, take them to the
Pacific. When the men
finally roar through the
Columbia Gorge in their
boats (a feat that even
the Indians had not
attempted), the
magnificent river
combines its theme with
the chorale of Jeffersons
Promise. The Dream is
fulfilled: not quite the
one Jefferson had
imagined (there is no
navigable water passage
from the Missouri to the
Pacific), but the dream
of a continental
destiny. $80.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Upriver Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.465000130 For Large Wind Ensemble. Compo...(+)
Band Concert Band SKU:
PR.465000130 For
Large Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Sws. Contemporary. Full
score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.465000130). ISBN
9781598064070. UPC:
680160600144. 9x12
inches. Following a
celebrated series of wind
ensemble tone poems about
national parks in the
American West, Dan
Welcher’s Upriver
celebrates the Lewis &
Clark Expedition from the
Missouri River to
Oregon’s Columbia
Gorge, following the
Louisiana Purchase of
1803. Welcher’s
imaginative textures and
inventiveness are freshly
modern, evoking our
American heritage,
including references to
Shenandoah and other folk
songs known to have been
sung on the expedition.
For advanced players.
Duration:
14’. In 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William
Clark’s Corps of
Discovery to find a water
route to the Pacific and
explore the uncharted
West. He believed woolly
mammoths, erupting
volcanoes, and mountains
of pure salt awaited
them. What they found was
no less mind-boggling:
some 300 species unknown
to science, nearly 50
Indian tribes, and the
Rockies.Ihave been a
student of the Lewis and
Clark expedition, which
Thomas Jefferson called
the “Voyage of
Discovery,†for as
long as I can remember.
This astonishing journey,
lasting more than
two-and-a-half years,
began and ended in St.
Louis, Missouri —
and took the travelers up
more than a few rivers in
their quest to find the
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In an age
without speedy
communication, this was
akin to space travel out
of radio range in our own
time: no one knew if,
indeed, the party had
even survived the voyage
for more than a year.
Most of them were
soldiers. A few were
French-Canadian voyageurs
— hired trappers
and explorers, who were
fluent in French (spoken
extensively in the
region, due to earlier
explorers from France)
and in some of the Indian
languages they might
encounter. One of the
voyageurs, a man named
Pierre Cruzatte, also
happened to be a
better-than-average
fiddle player. In many
respects, the travelers
were completely on their
own for supplies and
survival, yet,
incredibly, only one of
them died during the
voyage. Jefferson had
outfitted them with food,
weapons, medicine, and
clothing — and
along with other
trinkets, a box of 200
jaw harps to be used in
trading with the Indians.
Their trip was long,
perilous to the point of
near catastrophe, and
arduous. The dream of a
Northwest Passage proved
ephemeral, but the
northwestern quarter of
the continent had finally
been explored, mapped,
and described to an
anxious world. When the
party returned to St.
Louis in 1806, and with
the Louisiana Purchase
now part of the United
States, they were greeted
as national heroes.Ihave
written a sizeable number
of works for wind
ensemble that draw their
inspiration from the
monumental spaces found
in the American West.
Four of them (Arches, The
Yellowstone Fires,
Glacier, and Zion) take
their names, and in large
part their being, from
actual national parks in
Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana. But Upriver,
although it found its
voice (and its finale) in
the magnificent Columbia
Gorge in Oregon, is about
a much larger region.
This piece, like its
brother works about the
national parks,
doesn’t try to
tell a story. Instead, it
captures the flavor of a
certain time, and of a
grand adventure. Cast in
one continuous movement
and lasting close to
fourteen minutes, the
piece falls into several
subsections, each with
its own heading: The
Dream (in which
Jefferson’s vision
of a vast expanse of
western land is opened);
The Promise, a chorale
that re-appears several
times in the course of
the piece and represents
the seriousness of the
presidential mission; The
River; The Voyageurs; The
River II ; Death and
Disappointment; Return to
the Voyage; and The River
III .The music includes
several quoted melodies,
one of which is familiar
to everyone as the
ultimate “river
song,†and which
becomes the
through-stream of the
work. All of the quoted
tunes were either sung by
the men on the voyage, or
played by
Cruzatte’s fiddle.
From various journals and
diaries, we know the men
found enjoyment and
solace in music, and
almost every night
encampment had at least a
bit of music in it. In
addition to Cruzatte,
there were two other
members of the party who
played the fiddle, and
others made do with
singing, or playing upon
sticks, bones, the
ever-present jaw harps,
and boat horns. From
Lewis’ journals, I
found all the tunes used
in Upriver: Shenandoah
(still popular after more
than 200 years),
V’la bon vent,
Soldier’s Joy,
Johnny Has Gone for a
Soldier, Come Ye Sinners
Poor and Needy (a hymn
sung to the tune
“Beech
Springâ€) and
Fisher’s Hornpipe.
The work follows an
emotional journey: not
necessarily step-by-step
with the Voyage of
Discovery heroes, but a
kind of grand arch.
Beginning in the mists of
history and myth,
traversing peaks and
valleys both real and
emotional (and a solemn
funeral scene), finding
help from native people,
and recalling their zeal
upon finding the one
great river that will, in
fact, take them to the
Pacific. When the men
finally roar through the
Columbia Gorge in their
boats (a feat that even
the Indians had not
attempted), the
magnificent river
combines its theme with
the chorale of
Jefferson’s
Promise. The Dream is
fulfilled: not quite the
one Jefferson had
imagined (there is no
navigable water passage
from the Missouri to the
Pacific), but the dream
of a continental
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