Rock of Ages

Gabriel Musella

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Subtitle: Gospel setting for trombone, electric bass and band

General Info

Year: 2011
Duration: c. 6:05
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Hymn
Publisher: RBC Publications, through J.W. Pepper
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Rock of Ages is a popular Christian hymn written by the Reformed Anglican minister, the Reverend Augustus Toplady, in 1763 and first published in The Gospel Magazine in 1775.

Traditionally, it is held that Toplady drew his inspiration from an incident in the gorge of Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills in England. Toplady, a preacher in the nearby village of Blagdon, was travelling along the gorge when he was caught in a storm. Finding shelter in a gap in the gorge, he was struck by the title and scribbled down the initial lyrics. The fissure that is believed to have sheltered Toplady (51.3254°N 2.7532°W) is now marked as the "Rock of Ages", both on the rock itself and on some maps, and is also reflected in the name of a nearby tea shop.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: Claughton Middle School Symphonic Band (Trent Cooper, conductor; Ramsey Hampston, trombone)

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Claughton Middle School Symphonic Band (Trent Cooper, conductor; Ramsey Hampston, trombone)]

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Fremont Christian School (Jonathan Dorsey, trombone) – 17 February 2012
Claughton Middle School (Houston, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Trent Cooper, conductor; Ramsey Hampton, trombone) – 15 December 2011 (2011 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Asénet (2015)
Bold Fantasy
Bryce's Vision (2019)
Chorale Prelude for June (2019)
Cinematic Scenes on a Civil War Tune (2010)
The Coventry Carol (as arranger) (2018)
Don Hanna (2015)
Don Ricardo (2006)
Fanfare for a New Horizon (2022)
Journey of Yan Si Meng, The
Journey to the Summit
McKamy Variations (2001/2003/2011)
Port Isabel Getaway (2021)
Rock of Ages (as arranger)
Sanctus Aequora (2010)
Silver Eagles Take Flight (2009)
Tango de Gurgel (2010)
A Thousand Hearts to Give (2019)
Tracking Miles
Valleyview Spirits (2003)
Variant Sketches on "The Blue and White Forever" (2008)
We Three Groovin' Kings
Weeds (as arranger)

Resources

Gabriel Musella website Accessed 16 June 2021
Rock of Ages (Christian hymn), Wikipedia Accessed 16 June 2021