Kjos String Orchestra Grade 1 Full Conductor Score SO312F Issachar Bates $6.00 Mark Hellem, Arranger RRightsights ofof CConscienceonscience SAMPLE Neil A. Kjos Music Company • Publisher 2 The Arranger Mark Hellem is an accomplished composer, arranger and violinist. He has played with a variety of musical groups, and his compositions, which range in scope from chamber and orchestra works to songs and operas, have been performed around the country and internationally. Mr. Hellem received his formal training in composition at the University of Minnesota where he studied with Dominick Argento, and at The Juilliard School in New York, where he worked with the late Vincent Persichetti. Currently, he resides in St. Paul, MN, where he performs regularly with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra and Terzetto, a string trio, in addition to composing and arranging music. The Arrangement Rights of Conscience was written by Issachar Bates after the American Revolutionary War. Bates was a Shaker and served as a fifer in the Battle of Bunker Hill. During wars of this period, fifes and drums were used to communicate orders to the troops in the field. In the midst of the loud war raging on the battlefield, the troops would recognize the musical signals and follow orders according to the tune or rhythm they heard. Issachar Bates wrote this hymn as a tribute to George Washington, using one of these fife tunes for the opening phrase of the song and then adding to it with his own original melody. The Shakers wrote their songs very simply; they were written for only a solo voice and did not use accompanying harmonies. This stylistic feature leaves arrangers free to supply whatever harmony they feel is appropriate. Another Shaker tune, “Simple Gifts,” has been made famous by American composer Aaron Copeland in his work Appalachian Spring. These simple melodies have a timeless appeal that all ages can appreciate. Instrumentation List (Set C) 8 – 1st Violin 8 – 2nd Violin 5 – 3rd Violin (Viola T.C.) 5 – Viola 5 – Cello 5 – String Bass 1 – Full Conductor Score Additional scores and parts are available. To hear a recording of this piece or any other Kjos publication, please visit www.kjos.com. SAMPLE SO312 3 Rights of Conscience Shaker Tune Full Conductor Score Issachar Bates Approx. time – 2:00 Arranged by Mark Hellem Andante moderato (q = c 88) 1 2 3 4 5 6 ≤ 1 # ≥ ≥ ≤ ≥ 4 ŒŒ ŒŒ ŒŒ ŒŒ ŒŒ & 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Violins p ≤ 2 # ≥ ≥ ≤ ≥ & 4 œ ŒŒ œ œ ŒŒ œ ŒŒ œ œ ŒŒ œ ŒŒ œ ˙ p œ œ ˙ Viola ≥ ≤ ≥ ≥ # 4 œ≤ œ B 4 œ ŒŒ œ œ ŒŒ œ ŒŒ œ œ ŒŒ œ ŒŒ œ ˙ ˙ p ≤ œ Cello ? # 4 ≥œ œ ≥œ ≥œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 4 ŒŒ ŒÓ œ p F ≤ œ String Bass ? # ≥œ œ ≥œ ≥œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 ŒŒ ŒÓ œ ˙ p F 9 7 8 10 11 12 1 # ≥ ≤ ≤ ≥ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ Vlns. f - - 2 ≥ ≤ ≤ ≥ # œ ˙ œ & ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œn œ f œ- œ- ˙ Vla. ˙ ≥œ œ œ œ œ ≤ œ ≤ ≥ B # ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ œn œ ˙ œ- œ- ˙ f ≤ Cello ≥ ? # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ≤ œ œn œ [≥˙ ˙ œ œ œ f - - SAMPLE≤ Str. Bass ≤ - - ≥ ? # ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ © 2011 Neil A. Kjos Music Company, 4382 Jutland Drive, San Diego, Californiaf 92117. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. WARNING! The contents of this publication are protected by copyright law. To copy or reproduce them by any method is an infringement of the copyright law. Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments for each infringement. SO312 4 13 , 14 15 16 17 18 1 # ≥ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Vlns. , 2 # ≥ ≥ ≥ ≤ ≥ & Œ œ Ó Ó Œ œ ˙ Ó œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Vla. , ≥ ≥ # ≥œ œ œ≤ ˙ ≥˙ ˙ B œ Œ ˙ Ó ˙ Ó ˙ Œ Ó , Cello ≥ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙≤ ? # œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ≤ Str. Bass ≥ ≥ ≥ œ ≤ ? # œ Œ Ó ˙ Ó ˙ Ó ˙ Œ ˙ Ó Ó ˙ Un poco meno mosso (q = c72) 19 Poco rit. 20 U 21 22 23 24 ≥ , 1 # ˙ œ≤ ≤ U ≥ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œn Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ- œ- ˙ œ Vlns. ƒ F ƒ U 2 U , ≥ # Œ & ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ƒ F ƒ U U , ≥ Vla. # B ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ Œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ƒ F ƒ , ≥ Cello ˙ U U œ œ ? # ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ Œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ SAMPLE˙ ˙ F ƒ ƒ U Str. Bass ˙ œ œ U ≥˙ ? # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ŒÓ œ œ ƒ F ƒ SO312 5 29 25 26 27 28 , 30 U 31 1 # œ ≤ ≥ ≤ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ ˙ œ & œn ˙ ˙. œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œn œ Vlns. F p , U 2 # ≤ ≥ & ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙. Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ F p ≤ ≤ U Vla. # ˙ œ œ ˙ B ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙. Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ F p ˙ Cello ? # ˙ ˙n [œ œ œ œ œ ≤ ˙ U ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ F p ≤ U Str. Bass ? # ˙n [œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ F p Rit. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 1 # U & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w Vlns. ˙ π 2 ≥ ≥ U # Ó Ó & œ ˙ ˙ w w œ ˙ œ œ ˙ π w ≥ Vla. # ≥ U B œ œ ˙ Ó œ œ Ó ˙ ˙ w w w ˙ ˙ π ≥ Cello ≥ U ? # ˙ ˙n Ó œ[œ Ó ˙ ˙ w w w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ SAMPLE˙ π Str. Bass ˙ ˙≤ ˙≥ ˙ U ? # ˙n Ó ˙ Ó w w w π SO312 SAMPLE SAMPLE SAMPLE.