Product Description
Rocky Mountain Vista
American Folk Song
Rocky Mountain High with Down in the Valley and Home on the Range
arranged for concert band by Stephen R Dalrymple
What would you see if you climbed to the rim of the Rocky Mountains (or the Appalachians)? I arranged 2 American folk songs of unknown authorship, Rocky Mountain and Down in the Valley, plus Home on the Range (by Brewster Higley (lyrics 1874) and Daniel Kelly (melody pre 1905) to portray our western mountains and range land.
[2021 Update: Actually, modern theory says Rocky Mountain came from the Appalachian Mountains and describes the rocky mountains of the Appalachians, not the Rockies. But for many the song evokes memories of the Rocky Mountains. So if you look to the west or the east for high mountains, you're covered.]
Rocky mountain, rocky mountain,
rocky mountain high,
When youre on that rocky mountain,
hang your head and cry.
Loo, loo, loo, loo, Do remember me.
Loo, loo, loo, loo, Do remember me.
Down in the valley the valley so low,
Hang your head over; hear the wind blow.
Hear the wind blow dear; hear the wind blow.
Hang your head over; hear the wind blow.
Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
Home, home on the range,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.
How often at night, when the heavens were bright,
With the light of the twinkling stars,
Have I stood here amazed, and asked as I gazed,
If their glory exceeds that of ours!
sequenced by the arranger
arrangement © 2001, 2019 Stephen R Dalrymple
recording 2021 Stephen R Dalrymple
presentation © 2021 Stephen R Dalrymple
sequenced by the arranger
Purchase price includes permission to make photocopies of parts and additional scores for a medium size school band.
This .pdf file includes 1) Condensed Conductors Score 2) Individual parts for: Instrumentation: Flute/Oboe, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Bass Clarinet, Alto Clarinet/Alto Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, French Horn, Trombone/Bass Clef Baritone/Bassoon, Treble Clef Baritone, Tuba, Electric Bass, Snare Drum/Bass Drum, Triangle/Cymbal, and Bells.
The YouTube video contains the full recording.
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