America the Beautiful

Commissioned by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and inspired by Carmen Dragon, this arrangement soars.

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Title: America the Beautiful

Composer: Samuel A. Ward. Lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates

Description: This arrangement was inspired by Carmon Dragon’s monumental arrangement of America the Beautiful. It begins with a brief brass fanfare, then a harmonically rich introduction leads into the opening statement of the melody. The arrangement ends with fireworks from the brass.

Instrumentation: 3333/4331/Timp+3/Harp/Strings

Length: 3:00

Rental Fee: $275.00 first performance. $90.00 per subsequent performance.

Delivery Formats: Available in printed parts and scores, or PDF parts and scores, or both. An additional $100.00 fee applies for delivery in both printed and PDF formats.

America the Beautiful was recently performed by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra on their PBS Special
Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey. America the Beautiful can be seen at 3:52 in the video below.

Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey.