Composition: America the Beautiful (Ward, Samuel Augustus)
| Title | America the Beautiful |
| Alternative title | Materna |
| Creators | Samuel Augustus Ward (composer) and Katherine Lee Bates (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1882 |
| First published | 1882 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular hymns |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | mixed chorus | Herbert Straus Gardner |
| view | Complete | male chorus | Sean Michael Salamon |
| view | Complete | female chorus | Herbert Straus Gardner |
| view | Complete | strings | Herbert Straus Gardner |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass | Herbert Straus Gardner |
| view | Complete | 4 recorders | David Edward Kemp |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
— | — | Complete Score · view Choral Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for male chorus |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for female chorus |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Double Bass · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
David Edward Kemp | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | For Mixed Chorus (SATB) and String Orchestra · file For Middle School Chorus and String Orchestra · file For Middle School Chorus and Piano · file For Advanced School String Orchestra · file |
| view | Synthesized | For 4 Recorders (Kemp) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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