Eternal Father, Strong to Save (arr. Edmondson)

John B. Dykes

General Info

Year: 2002
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Hymn
Publisher: Queenwood/Kjos
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Cornet/Trumpet I-II
Horn in F/B-flat Tenor Saxophone (optional)
Low Brass and Woodwinds
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The dignified Navy Hymn is found here in a rich chorale setting for bands at the easy level that builds from a subdued opening to a grand conclusion. This reverent treatment is unusually moving and effectively conveys the message of comfort and hope associated with the beloved tune.

- Program Note from publisher

Commissioned by Phil Baker and his family of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to honor their grandmother, Grace Jennings Heinsohn, a descendant of members of the voyage of the Mayflower.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio CD: Summit Parkway Middle School 8th Grade Honor Band (Bradley A. Layton, conductor) – 2002

State Ratings

Maryland: II
Mississippi: II-A

Performances

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Highland (Ind.) Community Band – 13 November 2014
Summit Parkway Middle School (Columbia, S.C.) 8th Grade Honor Band (Bradley A. Layton, conductor) – 19 December 2002 (2002 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by this Composer

ACB March (2008)
Amazing Grace (as arranger) (1835/1971)
America (as arranger) (1971)
America the Beautiful (as arranger) (1882/2006)
American Folk Fantasy
American Spirit March
American Spirit Overture (1982)
Anasazi (1987)
Aztec Sunrise (1990)
And All That Jazz (1991)
Beale Street Strut (1990)
The Candy Man (as arranger) (1972)
Chorale and Recessional (1987)
Christmas Fantasia, A (1985)
A Christmas Finale (1989)
Christmas Recollections (as arranger) (1981)
Clarinet Marmalade (as arranger) (2007)
Command March (1985)
The Debonair Dragon (1994)
Delmar Celebration (1989)
Dixieland Tour
Double Eagle, The (2003)
Encanto Overture
Eternal Father, Strong to Save (as arranger) (2002)
Flores de España (as arranger) (1954/1978)
General Greene (1991)
Glen Canyon Overture (1985)
God Bless America (as arranger) (1939/1979)
Holly Jolly Christmas, A (as arranger) (1964/1986)
James River Festival (1992)
Jazz Chaconne (1989)
Jazz Jubilee (1992)
It's Broadway (as arranger) (1983)
La Fiesta Brava (1984)
Lexington March (1988)
Liberty March
Little Rondo For Band (1994)
Fantasy on a Fanfare
March for Christmas
March from "The Great Escape" (as arranger) (1963/)
Miss Liberty March (1985)
Mount Rushmore March (1995)
The Muppet Movie Medley (as arranger) (1979)
New South Wales March
Norland March
Omega March (1996)
On the Quarter Deck (as arranger) (1917/2005)
Pyramid Power Polka (1990)
A Regal Procession (1995)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma" (as arranger) (1943/1982)
Rondo for Winds and Percussion (1981)
Roman Festival Overture (1993)
Saxophonic Boogie (1989)
Scandinavian Folk Fantasy
The Screaming Eagles (Concert March) (1993)
Selections from "Cats" (as arranger)
Serenade (2007)
Serenade and Dance (1994)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (as arranger)
Somewhere Out There (as arranger) (1987)
Song for Winds
Tatum Square Festival (1990)
That's a Plenty (as arranger) (1994)
Those Dynamic Drummers (1995)
Three English Folk Songs (as arranger) (1983)
Three Scottish Folk Songs (as arranger) (1984)
To the Colors (1981)
Trailblazer March (1985)
Twin Cities March (1992)
White Christmas (as arranger) (1940/1979)
Winchester March (1972)
Wind Sketch (1990)
Winter Wonderland (as arranger) (1934/2005)
Wonderful World of Disney, The (as arranger) (1980)

Resources

Dykes, J.; Edmondson, J. (2002). Eternal Father, Strong to Save [score]. Queenwood/Kjos: San Diego, Calif.