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SONG OF DEMOCRACY : For Chorus of Mixed Voices and Piano
Hanson, Howard (Composer); Poem By Walt Whitman
Language: English
Published by Carl Fischer, New York, NY, 1957
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Soft Cover/Stapled. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. Text/New & bright. Stapled soft cover/NF w/light edge wear, faint creasings to front corner tips. Composer, conductor & Director of the Eastman School of Music Howard Hanson (1896 - 1981) sets Walt Whitman's (1819 - 1892) poem "Song of Democracy" which sees public education of children, sailing forward as in fleets of ships, to lay the firm foundation for the future of American democracy. Written for chorus with piano --- performance time, 12 minutes. This 1957 commemorative work's premier performance, conducted by Howard Hanson in person, celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Music Educators Nat'l Conference, was performed by the Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and simultaneously recorded by Mercury Records. …