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Hard Times Come Again No More
Stephen Foster (arr. James Syler)
Subtitle: Arranged for 4-part Flexible Instrumentation
General Info
Year: 1854 / 2020
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: II+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano and voice
Publisher: James Syler
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $50.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Soprano Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Flugelhorn
Part 2
- Flute
- Oboe
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Soprano Saxophone
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Flugelhorn
Part 3
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- F Horn
- Trombone
- Euphonium.
Part 4
- Bassoon
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- F Horn
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- Marimba
- String Bass
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Stephen Foster (1826-1864) was America's first great songwriter. Hard Times Come Again No More stands out as a unique and personal song compared to his minstrel and parlor songs. Written in 1854, the song was composed during a period of loss -- the death of his parents and best friend, separation from his wife, and a failing career. It's a song of comfort for hard times. Since the 1990s the song has experienced a revival through numerous covers from a variety of performers.
This easy hymn-style arrangement of the classic American song is suitable as a quiet piece, concert finale, or encore.
- Program Note from publisher
Performance Notes
You may find this simple hymn-like arrangement useable as a quiet piece, a concert closer, or an encore. The flexible instrumentation can use any combination of instruments as long as all parts are covered. All parts are available in C, B-flat, E-flat, and F. Feel free to make octave changes depending on the instrument(s) used.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Foster Songs Fantasy (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger)
- Hard Times Come Again No More (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Syler) (1854/2020)
All Wind Works
- Beautiful Dreamer
- Fantastic Foster (arr. Harnsberger) (2010)
- Foster Songs Fantasy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Goto)
- Gentle Annie (arr. Baller)
- Hard Times Come Again No More (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Syler) (1854/2020)
- Jeanie (1854)
- Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. Harvey) (1854/1990)
- My Old Kentucky Home
- My Old Kentucky Home (arr. Cowherd) (1853/1984)
- My Old Kentucky Home (arr. Pottag) (1853/1941)
- Old Folks at Home
- Slumber, My Darling (arr. Karrick) (1862/2004)
- Slumber, My Darling (arr. Windham) (1862/2001)
- Stephen Foster Revisited (arr. Holcombe) (1991)
- Stephen Foster Songbook (arr. Bulla) (1999)
- Swanee River
- Tribute to Stephen Foster, A (arr. Nestico) (1968)
- Variations on "My Old Kentucky Home" (arr. Ito) (1852/2010)
- Way Down upon the Swanee Ribber (arr. Safranek) (1914)
Resources
- Creative Repertoire Initiative
- Hard Times Come Again No More, Wikipedia Accessed 4 July 2020
- James Syler website Accessed 4 July 2020
- Perusal score