Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen
Traditional folk song, arranged by James D. Ployhar
General Info
Year: 1956
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Spiritual
Publisher: Byron-Douglas Publications
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen is an African-American spiritual song that originated during the period of slavery but was not published until 1867 as Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Had in 1867 in Slave Songs of the United States with additional verses.
The song is well known and many cover versions of it have been done by artists such as Marian Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Paul Robeson, Sam Cooke among others.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
- West Virginia: II
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- American Patrol (as arranger) (1891/2005)
- Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (as arranger) (1963)
- Blue Tango (arr Ployhar) (as arranger)
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (as arranger) (1941/1975)
- Burtonwood Overture
- Caravan (as arranger) (1937/1975)
- Castlebay Overture
- Castle, Loch, and Heath (as arranger) (1983)
- Chiapanecas (as arranger)
- Christmas Sing-a-Long (as arranger)
- Christmas "Pop" Sing-a-Long (as arranger)
- The Civil War (as arranger) (1991)
- Clarinets on the Run (1986)
- Concerto for Faculty and Band (1972)
- Cool Blues for Trumpets
- Crazy Clock
- Crusader's Hymn (as arranger) (1997)
- Deep River (as arranger) (1959)
- Devonshire Overture
- Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (as arranger) (1987)
- Fantasy on Joy to the World
- Fantasy on "The Marine's Hymn" (as arranger) (1994)
- Flight of the Flutes (2007)
- He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (as arranger) (1973)
- A Holly Jolly Christmas (as arranger) (1997)
- The Hundred Pipers (as arranger) (c. 1852/1973/1988)
- Impressions of a Scottish Air (1957)
- Jingle Bells in Dixie (as arranger) (1857/1989)
- Korean Folk Song Melody
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (as arranger) (1945/1998)
- March of the Irish Guard (as arranger) (1989)
- Morning Has Broken (1931/1977)
- A Nation's Prayer (as arranger) (2006)
- Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen (as arranger) (1956)
- An Old English Christmas (1958)
- Patriotic Sing-a-Long (as arranger) (1976)
- Poor Wayfaring Stranger (as arranger) (1957/1960)
- Salute to the Patriots (1999)
- Santa Meets the Big Bands (2005)
- Simple Gifts (arr Ployhar) (as arranger) (1968)
- Sing for America (as arranger) (1998)
- Sleigh Ride (as arranger) (1948/1980)
- Songs of a New Nation
- Still, Still, Still (as arranger) (1988)
- Sunderland Overture
- Swingin' into Christmas (2002)
- Swingin' Old Saint Nick (as arranger) (1867/1998)
- Theme from "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (as arranger)
- Travelin' Trumpets (2006)
- Tunbridge Overture
- Vaudeville Favorites (as arranger) (1969)
- Vikingland (as arranger) (1986)
Resources
- Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen, Wikipedia Accessed 31 May 2021
- Ployhar, J. (1956). Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen [score]. Byron-Douglas Publications: Fargo, N.D.