O Beautiful For Spacious Skies (Materna)
$24.95
Item ID #: MUABE1131
In-Stock
Grade Level 3
Year: 2011
Type: Patriotic
Composer: William Himes
Program Notes:
The view of Pike’s Peak in 1893 inspired Katherine Lee Bates (1859-1929) to her most famous literary work. Although it was not intended to be sung, the text proved to be perfectly suited to Samuel Ward’s tune, “Materna,” written eleven years earlier in 1882. This marriage of words and music was first published in 1910. Since then, “America, the Beautiful” has become one of the United States’ most revered patriotic songs.
American Instrumental Ensemble Series (AIES/ABES)