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American Symphony, An
Michael Kamen (arr. John Moss)
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Subtitle: Movement 3 : From Mr. Holland's Opus
General Info
Year: 1996
Duration: c. 8:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus) is the title track for the finale symphonic piece played at the end of the hit film Mr. Holland's Opus. It was written by American born composer Michael Kamen, and it won the 1997 Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement.
The lead character, Mr. Holland, can be seen working on the piece (at the piano and on scraps of sheet music) throughout the film. And, at the end of the film, the music comes to represent Holland's "opus"--as the many generations of students that he influenced come together to play his symphony for him--during the film's resolution.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Pomona (Calif.) Concert Band (Christopher Northrop, conductor) – 11 August 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
- All for Love
- American Symphony, An (arr. Moss) (1996)
- Band of Brothers. See: Symphonic Suite from "Band of Brothers"
- From Earth to the Moon
- I Do It for You
- Mr. Holland's Opus (arr. Bocook) (1995/)
- Quintet
- Robin Hood (arr. Bocook) (1991)
- Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves: Symphonic Suite (arr. Lavender) (1991)
- Selections from "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves"
- Suite from "Band of Brothers" (arr. Nowlin) (2001)
- Symphonic Suite from "Band of Brothers" (arr. Brubaker) (1998/2002)
- Tribute (arr Moss) (arr. Moss) (2004)
Resources
- An American Symphony, Wikipedia Accessed 14 August 2016
- Kamen, M; Moss, J. (1996). An American Symphony : Movement 3 : From Mr. Holland's Opus [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.