Overture on an Early American Folk Hymn

Claude T. Smith

Subtitle: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

General Info

Year: 1978
Duration: c. 8:25
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Chimes
Cymbal
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Overture on an Early American Folk Hymn was commissioned by and dedicated to the South Carolina Bandmasters' Association. The work was premiered by the South Carolina All-State Band with the composer conducting. The hymn tune used in the overture is My Shepherd Will Supply My Need, which was written in 1836, and is found in the hymnal Southern Harmony. The text of the hymn is a paraphrase of the 23rd Psalm.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Arkansas: III
Georgia: V
Kansas: V
Michigan: Senior High Band Class B
Mississippi: Band Class 6A
North Carolina: V
South Carolina: IV
Tennessee: V
Virginia: IV

Performances

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Suite for Solo Flute, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone (1987/2002)
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Sunbird
Symphonic March on an English Hymn Tune (1985/1994)
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Symphonic Psalm (1979)
Symphonic Variations on "In Dulci Jubilo"
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Resources

Perusal score
Smith, C. (1978). Overture on an Early American Folk Hymn [score]. Wingert-Jones Music: Kansas City, Mo.