On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1989
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
On A Hymnsong Of Philip Bliss is a radical departure of style of this composer. The frantic tempos, the ebullient rhythms we associate with Holsinger are replaced with a restful, gentle, and reflective composition based on the 1876 Philip Bliss – Horatio Spafford hymn, “It is Well with my Soul”. Written to honor the retiring Principal of Shady Grove Christian Academy, On A Hymnsong Of Philip Bliss was presented as a gift from the SGCA Concert Band to Rev. Steve Edel in May of 1989.
Program Note by David Holsinger
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Symphonic Wind Music of Holsinger, Vol. 2 – TRN Music
- Audio CD: Ouachita Baptist University Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble (Craig V. Hamilton, conductor).
State Ratings
- Florida: III
- North Carolina: III
Recent Performances
None discovered thus far.
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- Abram’s Pursuit
- Adagio
- American Faces
- Armies of the Omnipresent Otserf, The
- Army Ants March & Boogie
- At the Strongholds of EnGedi
- Ballet Exaltare
- Ballet Sacra
- Battle Music
- Canticles!
- Case of the Mysterious Stranger, The
- Chase, The
- Childhood Hymn, A
- Cityscape I (Festive Hours Neon Night)
- Cityscape II (Lonely Hours Anguished Night)
- Cluster Bluster Fluster March, The
- Consider the Uncommon Man
- Deerpath Dances
- Divertimented Dances
- Easter Symphony, The
- Elegy on an American Folk Tune
- Every Morning New
- Falcon Attack!
- Fanfare for Brass and Timpani
- Fanfare for Such a Time as This
- Fanfare for the Glorious NayCart
- Fantasy on a Gaelic Hymnsong
- Festiva Jubiloso
- Festival Music for a Silver Celebration
- Fort Canterbury March
- Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron, The
- Gears Pulleys Chains
- Gmyway’s Revenge!
- Graysondance
- Gypsydance
- Havendance
- Helm Toccata
- Hero Music
- Homage: Three Tapestries
- Hopak Raskolniki
- If You Must Doodle, Doodle Somewhere Else
- In Praise of Gentle Pioneers
- In the Spring At the Time When Kings Go Off to War
- Jolly Walk in Hibbertland, A
- Kaylen Dreaming
- Kansas City Dances
- Lake Canterbury Regatta
- Little Adventure Music, A
- Little Fantasy on an American Hymn
- Little Mystery Music, A
- Liturgical Dances
- Maelstrom, The
- March of the Combat Patrol, The
- March of the Grand High Poobah
- March on a Russian Hymnsong
- Mobbusters!
- Nilesdance
- On a Children's Sunday Song
- On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason
- On a Hymnsong of Robert Lowery
- On a Southern Hymnsong
- On an American Spiritual
- On Ancient Hymns and Festal Dances
- On the Cul-de-sac, Three O’clock, Friday Afternoon
- On the Grand Prairie Texas
- On the Overland Stage to El Paso
- One Day in a Small Town
- Otserf II : Revenge of the Warrior Prince
- Partita Allegro
- Peasant Village Dance, The
- Praises! (Ballet in six movements)
- Prairie Dances
- Prelude and Rondo
- Pride of Buxmont, The
- Providence Unfinished
- Riding With the Frontier Battalion
- Scaling the North Wall
- Scootin’ on Hardrock
- Scrappy Bumptoe’s Picture Cards and Ragtag Diary
- Sinfonia Voci
- Song of Moses, The
- Summer to Fall: A Love Song
- Symphonia Glorioso
- Symphonic Movement (Holsinger)
- Texas Promenade
- Til His Hand Grew Tired and Froze to the Sword
- To Live the Life Triumphant
- To Tame the Perilous Skies
- Von Grrrhart’s 613th Regimental March
- War Trilogy: 1971, The
Additional Resources
- Eastvold, Jared. (2007). An Examination of Works for Wind Band Masters Report.
