Original title: America — An Epic Rhapsody.
Scoring: unison chorus and large orchestra, with optional organ. Composition date: 1926-27.
Movements:
1. 1620: The Soil — The Indians — England — The...Read more
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Original title: America — An Epic Rhapsody.
Scoring: unison chorus and large orchestra, with optional organ. Composition date: 1926-27. Movements: 1. 1620: The Soil — The Indians — England — The Mayflower — The Landing of the Pilgrims 2. 1861-1865: Hours of Joy — Hours of Sorrow 3. 1926: The Present — The Future — Anthem Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman. Its three parts form a historical panorama: the arrival of settlers, the Civil War, and the nation's present and future. The chorus joins the closing anthem, with words by Bloch. Catalogues give 1926 or 1927: the interval expresses dating uncertainty, not a documented continuous period of composition. Premiered in New York on 20 December 1928. Close 
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