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From Sea to Shining Sea (arr. Whitney)
Samuel Augustus Ward (arr. Maurice Whitney; scored Douglas E Wagner)
Subtitle: A Fantasy Based on America, the Beautiful
General Info
Year: 1882 / 1963 / 2017
Duration: c. 4:50
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Hymn
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $67.00; (digital) - $67.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Choir (optional)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
America the Beautiful is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates, and the music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward.
Bates originally wrote the words as a poem, Pikes Peak, first published in the Fourth of July edition of the church periodical The Congregationalist in 1895. At that time, the poem was titled America for publication.
Ward had originally written the music, Materna, for the hymn O Mother dear, Jerusalem in 1882, though it was not first published until 1892. Ward's music combined with the Bates poem was first published in 1910 and titled America the Beautiful.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
All the rich harmonies and warm melodies of the original advanced setting are still evident in this playable setting of the beloved classic.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Heart of Texas Concert Band (San Antonio) (R. Mark Rogers, conductor; Sonoro) - 4 July 2021
Works for Winds by This Composer
- America the Beautiful (arr. Coletti) (1882/)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Dragon) (1882/1963)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Edmondson) (1882/2006)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Gillingham) (1882/2018)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Gonzalez) (1882/)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Morales) (1882/2006)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Rothman) (1882/2014)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Robert W. Smith) (1882/1988)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Claude T. Smith) (1882/1983)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Swearingen) (1882/2006)
- America the Beautiful (arr. Walters) (1882/1958)
- God Shed His Grace on Thee (setting Glover) (1882/2002)
- From Sea to Shining Sea (arr. Barker) (2001)
- From Sea to Shining Sea (arr. Whitney; scored Wagner) (1882/1963/2017)
Resources
- America the Beautiful, Wikipedia - Accessed 14 September 2016
- Perusal score