SATB Voices, with Piano, Optional Audience/Congregation, and Optional Orchestration
Music from Thesaurus Musicus, 1744
Words by Samuel Francis Smith, 1831
Moderate Difficulty
Arranged by Earlene Rentz
Free with Purchase: Piano Accompaniment MP3, Orchestral Accompaniment MP3
(Flute,French Horn, Trumpets – I/II, Trombone, Timpani)
Individual Voice Parts MP3s, Individual Audience/Congregation Part
Also available: Orchestral Score with Individual Parts
Duration 3:05
The familiar tune of “America” (“My Country ‘Tis of Thee”) is arranged using the phrase “Let Freedom Ring” as the connector between verses, etc. The last verse is “Let music swell the breeze…” sung broadly to celebrate the freedom of artistic expression through music. In support of my belief that everyone should sing heartily in soulful expression (“let all that breathe partake”), the audience sings all three verses with the choir. Your audience/congregation will love it, as they join to celebrate our country and the art of music.
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