In Endless Song
Robert Lowry (setting Randall Standridge)
Subtitle: How Can I Keep from Singing
The title of this work is properly written with leading ellipses: ...In Endless Song
General Info
Year: 1869 / 2015
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Hymn
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00; (digital) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The hymn How Can I Keep from Singing was written by Robert Lowry and published in his 1869 song book Bright Jewels for the Sunday School. The lyrics and music speak of an inner peace and joy brought about by true faith:
My life flows in an endless song;
Above Earth's lamentation,
I hear the sweet tho' far-off hymn
That hails a new creation;
Thro' all the tumult and the strife
I hear the music ringing;
It finds an echo in my soul—How can I Keep from singing?
In this setting, I have tried to set the hymn as simply as possible, letting the natural beauty of the melodic line speak for itself.
I am also indebted to all the wind band composers before me who have created such a large repertoire of human song settings and have taught my and future generations to appreciate the genre.
- Program Note by Randall Standridge
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Flower Mound High School Wind Symphony (Mike Brown, conductor) – 2003
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class CC
- South Carolina: III
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Colorado Christian University (Lakewood) Symphonic Band (Mark S. Dorn, conductor) - 28 October 2022
- Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa) Symphonic Band (Scott Muntefering, conductor) – 13 October 2018
- Haus Der Musik – June 2018
- Flower Mound (Tx.) High School Wind Symphony (Mike Brown, conductor) – 19 December 2003 (2003 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- All the Way My Savior Leads Me (arr. David M. Moody)
- At the River (arr. Timothy Loest)
- Beautiful River (arr. Chambers) (1864/2011)
- I Need Thee Ev'ry Hour (arr. Allen) (1872/)
- In Endless Song (arr. Wagner) (2004)
- … In Endless Song (arr. Standridge) (1869/2015)
- Nothing But the Blood (arr. D. Smith)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Robert Lowry." Accessed 20 April 2020
- Randall Standridge website Accessed 20 April 2020
- Robert Lowry (hymn writer), Wikipedia Accessed 20 April 2020