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Score for piano version
Title by uploader: An American Essay piano & perc. version - score
Instrumentation |
Piano, Snare drum, Glockenspiel, Triangle, Timpani, Xylophone, Cymbals, Tambourine, Tam-tam, Mixed choir, Bass drum |
Scored for |
Accompanying piano, Choir |
Type of score |
Full score |
Movement(s) |
5 to 5 from 5 |
Publisher |
Nancy Van de Vate |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
30'0 |
This work, composed for community chorus, is in five movements, three for SATB chorus, one for male chorus, and one for soprano solo. It is 20th-century tonal, scored for chorus, piano and one percussionist. Frequently performed by college and university choirs, its texts are still very relevant: City of Ships; Long, Too Long O Land;
Patroling Barnegat; To the East and to the West; The Sobbing of the Bells.
Percussion part
Title by uploader: An American Essay piano & percussion version – percussion part
Instrumentation |
Snare drum, Glockenspiel, Triangle, Timpani, Xylophone, Cymbals, Tambourine, Tam-tam, Bass drum |
Scored for |
Accompanying piano, Choir |
Type of score |
Parts |
Movement(s) |
4 to 4 from 4 |
Publisher |
Nancy Van de Vate |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
30'0 |
See description for main score.
Orchestra version - parts
Title by uploader: An American Essay: orchestra version - parts
Instrumentation |
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Horn, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Harp, Tubular Bells, Snare drum, Glockenspiel, Triangle, Timpani, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Cymbals, Tam-tam, Wood block, Tom-tom, Temple blocks, Crotales, Whip, Mixed choir: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass |
Scored for |
Choir, Symphonic orchestra |
Type of score |
Parts |
Movement(s) |
1 to 5 from 5 |
Publisher |
Nancy Van de Vate |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
30'0 |
Year of composition |
1994 |
Genre |
Classical/Choral music |
Choral score is not included
Orchestral version - score
Title by uploader: An American Essay - orchestral score
Instrumentation |
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Horn, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Harp, Timpani, Soprano, Mixed choir, Male choir, Percussion |
Scored for |
Solo, Choir, Symphonic orchestra |
Type of score |
Full score |
Movement(s) |
1 to 5 from 5 |
Publisher |
Nancy Van de Vate |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
30'0 |
Year of composition |
1994 |
A work in five sections for mixed chorus, soloists and orchestra, with texts by Walt Whitman. Tonal but contemporary in style.
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