Walter Heider

In my setting of 'Shenandoah' I was inspired by the freedom and beauty of the folk melody and by the natural images evoked by the words, especially the image of a river. I was less concerned with the...

I wanted my setting of AMAZING GRACE to reflect the powerful simplicity of the words and melody - to be sincere, to be direct, to be honest - and not through the use of novel harmonies and clever tric...

I wanted my setting of AMAZING GRACE to reflect the powerful simplicity of the words and melody - to be sincere, to be direct, to be honest - and not through the use of novel harmonies and clever tric...

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND At the time in Scottish history when 'Loch Lomond' was a new song, the United Kingdom (which united Scotland, England, and Wales) had already been formed. But the Highland Scots...

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

With the possible exception of Mozart, no other composer in the history of music ever surpassed Franz Schubert's genius for melodic writing. His 'lieder' (art songs for voice and piano) were composed...

With the possible exception of Mozart, no other composer in the history of music ever surpassed Franz Schubert's genius for melodic writing. His 'lieder' (art songs for voice and piano) were composed...

Set of: 1 Conductor Score, 1 Solo Trombone, 2 Player Scores (Piano I and II), 1 Percussion