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WHEN JESUS WEPT
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'WHEN JESUS WEPT, THE FALLING TEAR IN MERCY FLOWED BEYOND ALL BOUND; WHEN JESUS MOURNED A TREMBLING FEAR SEIZED ALL THE GUILTY WORLD AROUND.' THIS IS THE 2ND MOVEMENT IN WILLIAM SCHUMAN'S 'NEW ENGLAND TRIPTYCH' (1956) WHICH ALSO INCLUDES 'CHESTER'.
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Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi
Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.
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World • World General
Charts
Peak #31
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
William Schuman - 1956
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public domain
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November 05, 2009
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MP3 9.1 MB • 192 kbps • 6:38
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This is performed by the Cal Poly Tech Symphonic Band, San Luis Obispo, Calif., directed by Wiliam V. Johnson, during my senior year in the band. New England Triptych is a symphonic composition by William Schuman. The work lasts about 16 minutes, and is written for an orchestra of 3 flutes (3rd = piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, E-flat clarinet, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, tenor drum), and strings. Subtitled "Three Pieces for Orchestra After William Billings", New England Triptych is basically an expansion of Schuman's 1943 William Billings Overture (premiered by Artur Rodzi?ski and the New York Philharmonic in 1944 but never published, and since withdrawn by the composer). New England Triptych was written in 1956 and premiered on October 28 of that year by the Orchestra of the University of Miami under the direction of Andre Kostelanetz, who had commissioned it. Schuman prefaced his score with this note (and reprinted the pertinent texts for each hymn): William Billings (1746?1800) is a major figure in the history of American music. His works capture the spirit of sinewy ruggedness, deep religiosity, and patriotic fervor that we associate with the Revolutionary period in American history. I am not alone among American composers who feel a sense of identity with Billings, which accounts for my use of his music as a departure point. These three pieces are not a "fantasy" nor "variations" on themes of Billings, but rather a fusion of styles and musical language. The first movement, "Be Glad then America", is built on these lines from Billings' text: Yea, the Lord will answer And say unto his people ? behold I will send you corn and wine and oil And ye shall be satisfied therewith. Be glad then, America, Shout and rejoice. Fear not O land, Be glad and rejoice. Halleluyah! After a short introduction by solo timpani, the strings develop music that suggests the "Halleluyah" of the end. Trombones and trumpets start the main section in a varied setting of the words "Be Glad then America, Shout and Rejoice." The solo timpani returns, leading to a fugal section based on the words "And Ye Shall Be Satisfied." The music gains momentum as combined themes lead to a climax, followed by a free adaptation of Billings' "Halleluyah" music and a final reference to the "Shout and Rejoice" music. The second movement, "When Jesus Wept",begins with a solo by bassoon and soon after, the bassoon is accompanied by oboe. "When Jesus Wept", is in the form of a round and uses Billings' music in its original form. When Jesus wept, the falling tear in mercy flowed beyond all bound; when Jesus mourned, a trembling fear seized all the guilty world around. The third movement, "Chester", is perhaps Billings' best known tune. Originally a church hymn, it was adopted by the Continental Army as a marching song. The orchestral piece derives both from the spirit of the hymn and the marching song: Let tyrants shake their iron rod, And slavery clank her galling chains, We fear them not, we trust in God, New England?s God forever reigns. The foe comes on with haughty stride, Our troops advance with martial noise, Their vet?rans flee before our youth, And gen?rals yield to beardless boys. Ironically, for a piece that does not use his own melodies, New England Triptych has become one of the works most indelibly associated with William Schuman. It also exists in an arrangement by the composer for concert band although the "Chester" movement was revised and lengthened.
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