Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Randall Standridge

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Grand Mesa Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $70.00 | Score Only - $8.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Bells
Chimes
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Vibraphone
Wind Chimes

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Dedicated to my grandparents: Irene Riddling, Coba Riddling, Dorothy Standridge Earle, Lewis Earl, and Anglish Standridge

-Program Note from score

Randall Standridge chose this reverent yet somewhat sad-sounding hymn to arrange for band in honor of the life and influence of his grandmother, who passed away in 2012. Standridge states,

After her death, I found myself unable to write/compose for some time. It was during this time of grief I began writing this setting of my favorite hymn, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. The piece took me over a year to compose, a year I spent dealing with my grief and intensely studying the pieces that I feel represent the very best hymn-song settings in the concert band repertoire. I have never labored so long on a piece of music, but I felt this one had to be as close to perfect as I could manage. I find the words and meaning behind this beautiful hymn to be especially meaningful ... it is from them, our parents, and all our forbearers from which the blessings of our lives flow.

Moving from moments of quiet beauty though hugely magnificent waves of sound, this powerful arrangement is a great example of the expressiveness and power that can be achieved by a fine concert band work. The final statement of the hymn tune melody by a solo clarinet wraps up this memorable hymn tune arrangement in a reverent, quiet way.

- Program Note by the Buchholz High School Wind Symphony

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Southeast Polk High School (Pleasant Hill, Iowa) Concert Band (Jacquelyn Meunier, conductor) - 2 March 2021
Kingsburg (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble (Mike Schofield, conductor) -15 March 2019 (2019 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa) Meistersinger Senior Honor Band (Peter L. Boonshaft, conductor) – 3 February 2019
New Horizons Band of Sonoma County (Healdsburg, Calif.) (Lew Sbrana, conductor) - 9 May 2015
Buchholz High School (Gainesville, Fla.) Wind Symphony (Alexander Kaminsky, conductor) – 17 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)

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Resources

None discovered thus far.