For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics and chor...(+)
For voice and C
instrument. Format:
fakebook. With vocal
melody, lyrics and chord
names. Traditional pop
and vocal standards.
Series: Hal Leonard Fake
Books. 424 pages. 9x12
inches. Published by Hal
Leonard.
For voice and organ. Format: organ/vocal songbook (two copies needed for perform...(+)
For voice and organ.
Format: organ/vocal
songbook (two copies
needed for performance).
With vocal melody,
lyrics, organ
accompaniment and chord
names. Hymn. 132 pages.
9x12 inches. Published by
Hal Leonard.
Reproducible Accompanimsents for Twelve Familiar Hymns. Arranged by Marga...(+)
Reproducible
Accompanimsents for
Twelve Familiar
Hymns. Arranged by
Margaret R Tucker.
General, Lent, Holy
Trinity, Thanksgiving,
Reformation. Reproducible
handbell collection.
Published by Chorister's
Guild (LO.CGB995).
Mixed choir SKU: ST.B934 Composed by Brian Wren. Hymns & Relgious Drama. ...(+)
Mixed choir
SKU:
ST.B934
Composed by
Brian Wren. Hymns &
Relgious Drama. Hymns
& Psalms 2009-2012. .
If ordering from USA,
Canada, Australia or New
Zealand please contact.
Collection. Stainer &
Bell Ltd. #B934.
Published by Stainer &
Bell Ltd. (ST.B934).
ISBN
9780852499344.
This
, the ninth of a series
of books begun in 1983,
contains Brian Wren's 36
most recent hymns (2009
to 2012). It is nicely
presented and laid out in
a user-friendly way. The
hymns are divided into
five thematic sections:
Jesus from Cradle to
Cross; Easter Hymns;
Church and Mission;
Praise; and Metrical
Psalms. This last
section, rooted in
(though not bound by) the
Old Testament, is often
influenced by Isaac Watts
and will be of more use
to some than others; it
concludes with a
tremendous rendering of
Psalm 8; a paean of
praise which all will
love, set to a stirring
tune.
Each
section is prefaced with
a single page
introduction listing the
contents and, in some
instances, giving an
interesting insight into
Brian Wren's theology and
thinking which provides
food for contemplation.
Each hymn is printed in
words format with all the
necessary information for
inclusion in an order of
worship. Every hymn is
also printed with full
score music for
accompaniment interlined
with the words. The book
is slightly larger than
A5, and there are various
useful indexes.
The tunes range from
ancient to modern, some
very familiar, including
Candler (better known as
Ye Banks and
Braes). A number are
of a metre where
alternative tunes are
available. Those tunes
which are new vary in
ease of use; some will be
readily picked up, others
would prove challenging
for occasional use in a
small congregation but
could be used as music
group items.
These are hymns which
need to be read as a
whole and require
thought. The words are
chosen with care and
notable as much for those
not used as those
included e.g.: 'Christ,
untameably alive,/
breathe your life upon us
- / Compass, Governor and
Guide, / with us and
beyond us,/ Sky and
Sunlight, / spreading
Vine./ Spring of Living
Water,/ Truth and Wisdom,
Way and Word,/ here, and
then hereafter.' These
hymns will be useful in
worship as either sung or
read pieces, and will
also prove an invaluable
resource for private
devotion.
Choir - Medium / medium acc. SKU: JK.19970 Composed by Janice Kapp Perry....(+)
Choir - Medium / medium
acc.
SKU: JK.19970
Composed by Janice Kapp
Perry. Difficulty Medium.
Christian, Inspirational.
Jackman Music Corporation
#19970. Published by
Jackman Music Corporation
(JK.19970).
Hymn singing is
an important part of our
heritage as members of
The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day
Saints. Elder Boyd K.
Packer, in October 1991
General Conference, said:
If we will listen,
[hymns] are teaching the
gospel, for the hymns of
the Restoration are, in
fact, a course in
doctrine! In his landmark
speech entitled The Arts
and the Spirit of the
Lord, Elder Packer
stated:
Our hymns
speak the truth as far as
they go. They could speak
more of it if we had more
of them specifically
teaching the principles
of the restored gospel of
Jesus Christ. If I had my
way there would be many
new hymns with lyrics
near scriptural in their
power, bonded to music
that would inspire people
to worship. Think about
how much we could be
helped by another
inspired anthem or hymn
of the Restoration. (BYU,
February 1,
1976)
In response
to Elder Packer's
invitation, we have been
writing new hymns during
the past decade based on
favorite general
conference sermons. Our
hope was that once the
central theme of each
address was set to music
it might serve as another
witness of the inspired
message, and would be
sung in homes, in choirs,
and in conjunction with
the Teachings For Our
Time lessons in Relief
Society and Priesthood
meetings.
Janice
Kapp Perry David B.
Larsen
This
songbook contains a
Topical Index
The
hymns offered by Prime
Recordings Inc. are
neither made, provided,
approved nor endorsed by
Intellectual Reserve,
Inc., The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day
Saints or its leaders.
Any content or opinions
expressed, implied or
included in, or with this
book from Prime
Recordings Inc., are
solely those of David B.
Larsen and Janice Kapp
Perry, and not those of
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Inc., The Church of Jesus
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Chamber Music cello, piano SKU: PR.114413830 Reflections On A Memorial...(+)
Chamber Music cello,
piano
SKU:
PR.114413830
Reflections On A
Memorial Service At The
Riverside. Composed
by Robert Maggio.
Premiere: cellist
Michelle Djokic and
pianist Gail Niwa, Martin
W. Luther memorial
service. Contemporary.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
Composed 5-Mar. 16+4
pages. Duration 9
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41383.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114413830).
UPC:
680160587315. 8.5 x 11
inches.
Maggio was
moved during a riverside
memorial service to write
his new cello solo, using
the hymn At the River as
his basis. Subtitled
Reflections on a Memorial
Service at the Riverside,
We Gathered At the River
is a powerful tribute and
a moving memorial in its
own right.
The Best of the Phillip Keveren Series. Composed by Various. Arranged by Phill...(+)
The Best of the Phillip
Keveren Series. Composed
by
Various. Arranged by
Phillip
Keveren. Piano Solo
Songbook.
General Worship, Hymns,
Solos. Softcover. 148
pages.
Duration 285 seconds.
Published by Hal Leonard
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn, J. S. Bach, Johann Christoph Bach, Samuel Scheidt...(+)
Composed by Felix
Mendelssohn, J. S. Bach,
Johann Christoph Bach,
Samuel Scheidt, Johann
Pachelbel, Johann Ludwig
, Dietrich Buxtehude,
Michael Burkhardt, Johann
Neinrich Buttstedt,
Johann Eramus Kindermann,
Matthias Weckmann.
Arranged by Michael
Burkhardt. Non
Hymn-Based, Classical
Transcription, Hymn
Setting. Advent,
Christmas, Easter,
Lent, Passion/Palm
Sunday, Pentecost,
Reformation, 21st
Century, Prayer.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.10-683).
For voice and C instrument. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics and chor...(+)
For voice and C
instrument. Format:
fakebook. With vocal
melody, lyrics and chord
names. Folk. Series: Hal
Leonard Fake Books. 536
pages. 9.6x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Chamber Music Cello,
Flute, Viola 1, Viola 2,
Violin
SKU:
CF.MXE219
Composed by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Arranged by Robert
Stallman. Sws.
56+16+16+16+16+12 pages.
Carl Fischer Music
#MXE219. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.MXE219).
ISBN
9781491157794. UPC:
680160916399. 9 x 12
inches.
Hymnus Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000264-020 Composed by Andrew R. Macke...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000264-020
Composed by Andrew R.
Mackereth. Set (Score &
Parts). 72 pages. Gobelin
Music Publications #GOB
000264-020. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000264-020).
Hymnus was
commissioned by the
Wilhelmina Easterein
Fanfare Orchestra in the
Autumn of 1999 for their
performance at the World
Music Contest,
Kerkrade.
The
commission was the result
of a collaboration
between the composer and
the thenmusical director,
Marten van der
Wal.
The exact
meaning of the word
Hymnus is not known but
it is taken in this
presentation to mean hymn
or hymn-like. The
melodic material is
organic and grows from an
initial unison tone.
Thisinterval is gradually
expanded to form the cell
F E C F, a semitone,
third, fifth. The only
other melodic motif is
the ascending three-note
pattern spanning a major
third. This is the second
of his compositions to
use this ascending motif,
theother being Fanfare
for a Bright New Age for
Brass Band and Organ,
also of 2000. These
characteristic intervals
appear in many
contrasting moods and
guises throughout the
piece.
The
opening unison notes are
intended to convey as
sense ofpower and
magnificence, like the
first sounds at the
dawning of the
universe. After the
immense power, a period
of stunned silence and
reverence. The evolution
of the hymn melody
incorporates a variety of
moods and atmospheres,
sometimes expressing much
joy and celebration
whilst also suggesting
periods of intense
savagery or prayerful
contemplation. The
hymn builds as the piece
progresses and is finally
stated in its complete
form at letter W.
The official
worldpremiere of the work
was given by Wilhelmina
Easterein at the World
Music Contest 2001.
Whilst the composer was
unable to attend in
person, he was able to
enjoy the premier
simultaneously
transmitted via a mobile
phone from the
audience!
Conductors Note The
tempo indications are to
be viewed as a guide
rather than a literal
instruction. Within the
music there is an innate
sense of pulse and metre,
lending itself to
considerable rubato.
Melody is king, and all
else is mere support and
decoration, careful
attention must therefore
be given to balance.
Hymnus Fanfare [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000264-120 Composed by Andrew R. Macke...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000264-120
Composed by Andrew R.
Mackereth. Score Only. 20
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000264-120. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000264-120).
Hymnus was
commissioned by the
Wilhelmina Easterein
Fanfare Orchestra in the
Autumn of 1999 for their
performance at the World
Music Contest,
Kerkrade.
The
commission was the result
of a collaboration
between the composer and
the thenmusical director,
Marten van der
Wal.
The exact
meaning of the word
Hymnus is not known but
it is taken in this
presentation to mean hymn
or hymn-like. The
melodic material is
organic and grows from an
initial unison tone.
Thisinterval is gradually
expanded to form the cell
F E C F, a semitone,
third, fifth. The only
other melodic motif is
the ascending three-note
pattern spanning a major
third. This is the second
of his compositions to
use this ascending motif,
theother being Fanfare
for a Bright New Age for
Brass Band and Organ,
also of 2000. These
characteristic intervals
appear in many
contrasting moods and
guises throughout the
piece.
The
opening unison notes are
intended to convey as
sense ofpower and
magnificence, like the
first sounds at the
dawning of the
universe. After the
immense power, a period
of stunned silence and
reverence. The evolution
of the hymn melody
incorporates a variety of
moods and atmospheres,
sometimes expressing much
joy and celebration
whilst also suggesting
periods of intense
savagery or prayerful
contemplation. The
hymn builds as the piece
progresses and is finally
stated in its complete
form at letter W.
The official
worldpremiere of the work
was given by Wilhelmina
Easterein at the World
Music Contest 2001.
Whilst the composer was
unable to attend in
person, he was able to
enjoy the premier
simultaneously
transmitted via a mobile
phone from the
audience!
Conductors Note The
tempo indications are to
be viewed as a guide
rather than a literal
instruction. Within the
music there is an innate
sense of pulse and metre,
lending itself to
considerable rubato.
Melody is king, and all
else is mere support and
decoration, careful
attention must therefore
be given to balance.
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
destiny.
Chamber Music Bassoon, Flute, Violoncello SKU: PR.114408750 Composed by S...(+)
Chamber Music Bassoon,
Flute, Violoncello
SKU: PR.114408750
Composed by Samuel Adler.
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
Composed 1995.
40+14+15+15 pages.
Duration 20 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-40875. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114408750).
UPC:
680160013289. 8.5 x 11
inches.
This work
was commissioned by the
Friends of the Phoenix
Public Library for the
dedication of the new
Music Room and made
possible in part through
the funds from the
Arizona Commission on the
Arts, and Meet the
Composer-Arizona. Diary
of a Journey was composed
between July and
September 1995 for the
group Arpeggio. During
the early summer of 1995,
my wife and I took a
vacation to Prague and
Budapest. It was the
first trip for both of us
to these former Iron
Curtain capitals. The
train ride through the
beautiful country-side,
the dilapidated small
villages and towns, the
magnificent architecture
and the feeling of
grandeur in the two major
cities left an indelible
impression on me. I
longed to write some kind
of an essay about it.
Diary of a Journey is the
result of some of these
thoughts, which were
sketched (musically) as
we visited each place.
There are four
'snapshots' or movements
which do not portray a
specific scene, but
rather try to capture the
impressions I gathered
from the people we
observed and met, and the
many awe-inspiring
experiences we had.
Throughout the journey, I
felt that people were
clinging to a tenacious
hope for a better future,
no matter how long it
will take to realize it.
In the first movement
each player portrays a
struggle against all
odds, and with great
energy and even wit tries
to overcome the
obstacles, ending on one
serene high note as a
resting point after all
the conflict. The second
'snapshot' tries to
capture the deep faith of
a newly regained
religiosity. It is
chant-like, and uses as
its basic melodic
material a famous Czech
hymn, penned by the great
religious reformer John
Huss. This movement is
played very freely,
without bar-lines and
with the hymn shining
through the fervent
chanting. The third
movement is a kind of
'demonic' scherzo. Fast
and furious, the three
instruments vie with one
another in a true
perpetual motion frenzy,
which is at times
relieved by short, more
pastoral melodic
fragments. A rather wild
ending should leave
everyone breathless.
Finally, in the fourth
'snapshot' the
instruments play a bit
more as a team, meaning
that is that there is
more melody with
accompaniment, and more
imitative music giving
the impression of a group
effort. The energy is
still at a high level but
long lyrical lines
abound, accompanied and
interrupted at times by
undulating fast notes
still depicting the
struggle against the
blight which any visitor
notices all around these
countries, yet also
showing the determination
of the people to conquer
adversity. --Samuel
Adler.
Hymns of the Church by Various. Arranged by Blaine Locheed. Marimba Solo - Unacc...(+)
Hymns of the Church by
Various. Arranged by
Blaine Locheed. Marimba
Solo - Unaccompanied. For
marimba solo (1 marimba
low A (optional low F and
c parts)). Level 3. Book.
Duration various time
durations. Published by
Innovative Percussion
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.