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Song of Loudest Praise, A
Contents
General Info
Year: 2010
Duration: c. 7:50
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Kjos Music Press
Cost: Score & Parts - $70.00 | Score Only - $7.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contralto Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Finger Cymbals
- Marimba
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This diverse selection has something for everyone. The delicate, sweet melody of the opening has a music-box quality to it, but before long, the piece transforms itself into something heroic and spirited, building to a mighty roar. In the end, the crystalline textures of the opening reappear to bring the work to a gentle close.
-Program Note by publisher
The work is based on the tune Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, a Christian hymn written by the 18th century pastor and hymnist Robert Robinson. Robinson penned the words at age 22, in the year 1757. The song has since been included in most Protestant hymnals of England and the U.S., has been recorded by several artists, including Jars of Clay and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and is a recurring background theme of the film Love Comes Softly, which is based on a Janet Okey novel.
-Program Note by San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra concert program, 8 December 2012
Commissioned by Tony Brown and the Mehlville High School Band in honor of Don Kinnison.
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
Sample download; ensemble and conductor unknown
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Taber Community Wind Ensemble (Portland, Ore.) (Gene Burton, conductor) – 16 November 2019
- San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor) - 8 December 2012
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Alchemy (2008/2013)
- All Hail the Power
- All the Pretty Little Horses (as arranger) (2014)
- Ancient Runes (2017)
- Apples (2018)
- Branden's Rainbow (1997/2002)
- Bright Sunny Days (2013)
- By My Side (2018)
- Casus Belli
- Celebration In Brass
- Concerto for Percussion (as transcriber) (1994/1997)
- Conversations with the Night (1994)
- December Dance (2005)
- Diamond Jubilee Suite (2018)
- Distorted Images: A Jazzman's Nightmare
- Fallen Leaf, A
- Fantasy on a Theme of Sousa (2003)
- Frenzy
- The Four Horsemen
- A Glimpse through the Trees
- Grant Them Eternal Rest
- Havener Fanfare (2012)
- Heirloom
- I Am (1990)
- John Henry
- Joyride
- Kinetic Energy (1994)
- Kirkpatrick Fanfare (1999)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2006)
- Metamorphosis (2013)
- Old Ben's Farm (2016/2019)
- On the Merrimack (2010)
- Ovations
- Poor Wayfaring Stranger (2007/2012)
- Relentless
- Scarborough Fair (2013) (as arranger)
- Scherzo
- Scherzo No 2 (2013)
- Shades of Ivory
- Simple Song
- Snowflakes Dancing (2012/2016)
- A Song for Lyndsay (2005)
- Song for My Children (2013)
- Song of Loudest Praise, A (2010)
- Song of the Sea Maidens
- Stamp From A Jack Stamp Suite
- Star-Crossed (2013)
- Symphony No. 4 (2006)
- Symphony No. 6
- Symphony No. 8 (2015-2016)
- Symphony No. 10 (2019)
- This Is the Drum (2013)
- Thoughts of You
- Time Streams (After Tricycle) (2011)
- To Break Earth's Sleep (2015)
- Tricycle (1997)
- Twilight of the Gods (2010)
- An Uncommon Man-Portrait Of Herbert Hoover
- Unraveling
- Urban Scenes
- The Vikings (2015)
- Winter of the World
References
- Andrew Boysen Jr. website Accessed 9 November 2019
- Boysen, A. (2010). A Song of Loudest Praise [score]. Neil A. Kjos Music: San Diego, Calif.
