Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
*****I wrote this work for wind ensemble & SATB for at least two reasons. Firstly, the subject is amazing - national parts are breathtaking, and beauty is everywhere. Secondly, there's a dearth of band/choral works in the repertoire, and in those which do exist, the instrumental/vocal balance is destined to fail in nearly every case. I was quite sensitive to the balance issue in this new work, and the text is amazing. "Father of the National Parks, " naturalist & environmentalist, John Muir wrote these lyrics.
SATB/WIND ENSEMBLE duration 5:10
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*****I wrote this work for wind ensemble & SATB for at least two reasons. Firstly, the subject is amazing - national parts are breathtaking, and beauty is everywhere. Secondly, there's a dearth of band/choral works in the repertoire, and in those which do exist, the instrumental/vocal balance is destined to fail in nearly every case. I was quite sensitive to the balance issue in this new work, and the text is amazing. "Father of the National Parks, " naturalist & environmentalist, John Muir wrote these lyrics.
SATB/WIND ENSEMBLE duration 5:10
Available at zrstroope.com (click on "ZRS Exclusives")
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Join the over 4,300 subscribers to Randall's channel, and see/hear the other 108 videos he has created. Several new works have just been recorded, including his new extended (six-movement) work, IN PARADISUM - just released. (Go to zrstroope.com to listen to/see a score.)
![ALLEGRO [SA voices], (La Gloria per Imeneo) Vivaldi, ed. Stroope](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wzLHZwClCog/mqdefault.jpg "ALLEGRO [SA voices], (La Gloria per Imeneo) Vivaldi, ed. Stroope
***** A flamboyant, richly adorned melodic with resonant architecture describes Antonio Vivaldis ALLEGRO - first performed in 1725 at a ROYAL WEDDING. Wonderful example of Baroque style!
Utilizes a brief secular Italian text ( A pronunciation guide in IPA is included.) Has an optional solo duet in the B section of the work..
SA/Piano score - Walton Music WW 2094 duration: 310
SA/String Quartet & keyboard (harpsichord) WW 2094A
GREAT STORY: Venetian composer, Antonio Vivaldi, was commissioned by the French ambassador to Venice - Jacques-Vincent Languet, to write a work for the occasion of the wedding of Louis XV to the Polish princess Maria Leszczyńska. The wedding took place in the ambassadors garden on the 12th of September. The entire work that Vivaldi composed was 22 movements, with this Allegro being the last. The story involves two characters (each with their own musical line) - IMENEO (a mythological god and offspring of Apollo) and LA GLORIA (an allegorical character).
translation: These shall enjoy even more of their pleasure, once [they are] in the embrace of true contentment. The blessed torch shines for now, lighting the path to true happiness, but only amidst a long-awaited calm.
Join the over 4,180 subscribers to Randalls channel, and see/hear the other 108 videos he has created. Several new works have just been recorded, including his new extended (six-movement) work, IN PARADISUM - released in spring 2026 (go to zrstroope.com to listen and see a score.).")
