Selected by the ACDA Publications Committee, this stunning anthology reveals the overlooked American composers of choral music from the Romantic Era. 33 superb compositions are carefully edited along with historical commentary by Dr. David P. DeVenney. Recordings of many of the pieces are also included. This is a resource that will be required at every American choral institution. Includes works by William Batchelder Bradbury, George F. Bristow, Dudley Buck, George Whitefield Chadwick, William Wallace Gilchrist, Henry Hadley, John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, and James Cutler Dunn Parker. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded.
I. Asperges me II. Gloria in excelsis Seven Greek Pastoral Songs (Parker, Horatio) I. The Windy Winter from the Sky Is Gone II. I Will Twine the Violet II.The Swallow Song The Legend of St. Christopher (Parker, Horatio) I. Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres! The Nativity (Paine, John Knowles) Sanctus (Hadley, Henry) I. The Lord is Thy Sheperd Prayer and Praise: A Cantata (Gilchrist, William Wallace) I. The Lord of Hosts is with Us God Is Our Refuge (Gilchrist, William Wallace) II. Parvum quando cerno Deum I. Laud and Honor to the Father Noel (Chadwick, George Whitefield) I. The Vesper Hymn The Voyage of Columbus (Buck, Dudley) II. At Sea I. Drinking Song Scenes from Longfellow's 'Golden Legend' (Buck, Dudley) III. Requiem aeternam II. Jesu, dulcis memoria I. Ave Maria The Legend of Don Munio (Buck, Dudley) II. Sanctus I. Kyrie Mass in C (Bristow, George F.) Psalm 74 (Bradbury, William Batchelder) IV. White Flow'rs the Violet Now V. Sweet on the Pipe VI. Love! I Cry Truant Love! VII. The Golden Stars are Quiring in the West The Shepherd's Vision (Parker, Horatio) I. Sing Hallelujah to God St. John (Parker, James Cutler Dunn) I. And They Shall Reign Seven Part Songs (Parker, James Cutler Dunn) I. The Sea Hath its Pearls II. The World's Wanderer's III.Bugle Song IV. The River Sprite V. The West Wind VI. Gay and Sad VII. Day- Break Appendix: Seven Pastoral Greek Scenes, arr. for oboe and piano