SKU: A0.1517045

An American Hymn is a powerful song that evokes a deep sense of patriotism and pride. It was used as the main title theme from East of Eden - the 1981 miniseries adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel of the same name. In this String Trio arrangement, the melody is voiced at different times by different instruments, sharing in the all-inclusive theme of the song.

SKU: A0.1487746

Triumphant and noble, Patriotic Salute is the quintessential piece to honor America and everyone of us who make up this glorious country.  This arrangement will bring audiences to their feet while leaving your ensemble feeling like they have reached out and touched stars and stripes. Filled with patriotism and American pride, Patriotic Salute showcases ear-turning harmonies and integral moving parts, while keeping to the traditional rhythms of your favorite American Folk songs.  Arranged for your advanced high school band or community group, audiences will be delighted in this rendition that includes three main themed sections; Battle Hymn of the Republic—featuring a call-and-response with When Johnny Comes Marching Home and Yankee Doodle—God Bless America and America the Beautiful.  Each instrument not only shares in performing the melodies throughout, but also is harmonized to fit these picturesque imageries of America in this arrangement. 

Patriotic Salute is driven by the attention given to rhythmic ingenuity.  The percussion section—snare, bass, auxiliary, timpani and glockenspiel—are the motor of this piece.  The percussionists’ unique parts are separate from the ornamentations and pulsating rhythms of the brass and woodwinds, but also align with many of the syncopated and off-beat rhythms in the harmonies, as well.  While Patriotic Salute starts in the Key of F before settling in the key of Bb 2/3's of the way through, this arrangement by no means feels like a piece that sticks to just two keys, as modulations and borrowed chords are filled from top to bottom.  Each section is also written in such a way that the chords are not only cross-sectional, but also fulfilled within the section, adding to the lush textures. As each instrument’s ranges are stretched high and low, so are the intricacies of each passage that exemplify each instrument’s unique technicalities. Patriotic Salute is not only satisfying to the audience members, but also enjoyable to the performers. If you are looking for a straight-forward, yet exciting piece for your Patriotic celebrations, this is the piece for your library!

SKU: LV.23232

Patriotic Song. Stars of Liberty. Song and Chorus. A Tribute to Freedom. Poetry and Music Composed and Arranged by Mrs. E.L. Webster. Published 1862 by Published for the Author, and for Sale at the Music Stores in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include National Emblems, Eagles, Civil War--Union, Patriotism. First line reads Freedom is a theme of glory! Of battle and of victory..

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

SKU: A0.998635

A Patriot's Elegy was written with Memorial Day in mind. It is for Brass Quintet and portrays a somber, but at times, noble and uplifting theme. It would be fitting of any service in honor of the veterans that put their lives on the line and paid the ultimate price to secure our freedoms. .