Let your mind wonder over America (1969)
op.80
( Let your mind wander over America: )
... Written for Texas All-State Choir, Band and Orchestra ...
Effinger, Cecil Stanley (1914-1990) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
G. Schirmer
[USA]
, 1972
Ref. :
11959
(16 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score with piano
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1960-1969)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Patriotic song
Mood of the piece:
reflective
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
band + strings
(32 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Oboe (2) ; Flute (2) ; Bassoon (2) ; Saxophone (3) ; Clarinet (3) ; Bass Clarinet (1) ; Trumpet (3) ; Horn (4) ; Trombone (3) ; Bariton (1) ; Tuba (1) ; Timpani ; Percussion ; Violin (2) ; Viola (1) ; Cello (1) ; Double bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
polytonal
Duration:
5.0 min.
Musicological Sources:
Cecil Effinger Archive Box 36
Source of text:
New and Selected Poems by Thomas Hornsby Ferril
Data about the life of the work:
Premiered 22 February, 1969; San Antonio, TX; All-State Choirs, Abraham Chavez, conductor. Commissioned Texas Music Educators
