American Men (1942)
op.16
( American men, young men, strong men ; raised in the free wind of the rockies )
Effinger, Cecil Stanley (1914-1990) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
H.W. Gray Company
[USA]
, 1944
Ref. :
3
(10 p.)
, "Contemporary choral series"
Type of material:
Choral score with piano
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1940-1949)
Genre-Style-Form:
Patriotic song
Mood of the piece:
majestic ; broad
Type of Choir:
TBarB (3 men voices )
Instrumentation:
Piano
(1 instrumental part(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
G tonal center
Duration:
5.0 min.
Musicological Sources:
American Music Research Center ; Cecil Effinger Collection Box 3 ; University of Colorado, Boulder
Data about the life of the work:
Premiered 27 December, 1942; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Army Music School Choir, William Strickland, conductor.!Four versions: Band, orch., piano and org.
