Thanksgiving Hymn
Adrianus Valerius (arr. Fred J Allen)
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General Info
Year: 1597 / 1998
Duration: c. 4:10
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Folk Tune
Publisher: TRN Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The band directors of Region II All-District Band [Texas] commissioned this piece for their 1997 All-District High School Band. The hymn [We Gather Together] is a familiar hymn of thanks which has been sung in American homes and churches for over 200 years. This setting highlights the woodwind and brass choirs of the band. The final verse of the hymn is presented with fanfares from the brass at each phrase ending.
- Program Note from publisher
Commissioned by the Texas Region II All-District Band.
- Program Note from score
We Gather Together is a Christian hymn of Dutch origin written in 1597 by Adrianus Valerius as Wilt heden nu treden to celebrate the Dutch victory over Spanish forces in the Battle of Turnhout. It was originally set to a Dutch folk tune. In the United States, it is popularly associated with Thanksgiving Day and is often sung at family meals and at religious services on that day.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
- North Carolina: III
Performances
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- Concordia University (Irvine, Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Jeff Held, conductor) – 9 November 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Selected Movements from "The Danserye" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1551/2020)
- Three English Folk Songs (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
All Wind Works
- Baroque Variations for Flute and Band (as arranger) (2014)
- Blest Be the Tie that Binds (as arranger) (1845/2018)
- Bosnian Folk Songs (1997)
- Chorale Prelude: Abide with Me (1996)
- Fairest Lord Jesus (as arranger) (2011)
- Fantasy on “Barbara Allen” (1993)
- Hand in Hand March (as arranger) (1900)
- He’s Gone Away (as arranger) (2002)
- I Need Thee Ev'ry Hour (as arranger) (1872/)
- Moravian Hymn Dance (1994)
- Selected Movements from "The Danserye" (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1551/2020)
- Thanksgiving Hymn (as arranger) (1597/1998)
- They Led My Lord Away (as transcriber) (1990)
- This Christmastide (as arranger) (1984/1988/)
- Three English Folk Songs (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)
- Two Folk Songs for Oboe and Band (2019)
- Were You There (1999)
- When the Stars Began to Fall (1992)
Resources
- We Gather Together, Wikipedia Accessed 17 January 2020