String orchestra piece based on Shenandoah
Instrumentation: String Orchestra: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass, Harp (optional)
Duration: 5′
Difficulty: Early advanced
Recommended Uses: Festivals, Competitions, Showcase, Community Concerts
Program Notes: Inspired by the American folk tune, Shenandoah, (the word meaning “spruce stream, great plains, beautiful daughter of the stars”), “Daughter of the Stars” suggests the ambiguous origins of the folk tune: a sea shanty; a song sung by fur traders; a song originating with slaves (perhaps the lyrics “across the wide Missouri” were originally “across this world o’ mis’ry.”) Incorporating a wide span of emotion, “Daughter of the Stars” takes the listener on a journey down a musical river filled with wonder and anticipation, conflict and turbulence, melancholy and longing, hope and serenity.
This is the professional recording I have of this piece, but it does not have the harp in it. If you would like to hear a recording with harp, please contact me.
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If you need hard copies of this piece, you can purchase from J.W. Pepper at one of these links:
(No divisi version): https://www.jwpepper.com/daughter-of-the-stars-no-divisi-11415359-711954/p
(Version with some divisi): https://www.jwpepper.com/daughter-of-the-stars-11415145-707767/p