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Compositions by Barbara Harbach

Two Songs from the Sacred Harp for String Orchestra

Barbara Harbach has always been fascinated with early American hymn tunes and has set many of them throughout her compositions.  The first movement, I. The Morning Trumpet is based on the melody, “The Morning Trumpet,” 1844, composed by Benjamin Franklin White (1800 -...

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Sinfonietta for String Orchestra

Sinfonietta for String Orchestra is a petite symphony in three movements.  The first movement, I. Hommage, is dedicated to all lost love and loved ones.  The form is a loose rondo in six sections (ABACBA).  The first section opens with a mournful descending line in...

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Freedom Suite for String Orchestra

I. Harriet Scott – A Strong Woman is inspired by her memories as a child in Minnesota and St. Louis. She would have heard spirituals and dance music as an adult, and they, hopefully, would have reminded her of the good memories she had as a child and a young woman. A...

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In Memoriam: Turn Round O My Soul, to Your Rest

In Memoriam: Turn Round, O My Soul, To Your Rest is a eulogy and elegy remembering the friends and loves that have passed through our lives.  Strings evoke the feelings that words cannot express – sadness, beauty, mournfulness, grief, sorrow, and nobleness.  The...

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Nights in Timisoara for String Orchestra

Nights in Timisoara for String Orchestra evokes the essence of the Romanian people in the eastern city of Timisoara. Over the years many cultures have influenced and left their mark in the neighborhoods throughout the city even to the present time.  Nights in...

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Demarest Suite for String Orchestra

Echoes of Our Youth begins the suite with lush sonorities and bold statements. Its range of emotions such as insecurity, joy, and nostalgia, are all feelings associated with childhood.  Echoes is loosely based on the duet that Marie and Emil sing to each other in the...

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Lilia Polka for String Orchestra

Kate Chopin (1850-1904) wrote Lilia Polka for her daughter to play on the piano which was published by H. H. Rollman in St. Louis, Missouri. Polkas were quite popular in the German and German American communities in St. Louis in 1899. Lilia Polka is a lively, spirited...

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Booth! The Story of Edwin Booth

"think no more of him now as your brother. He is dead to us now. With these words Edwin Booth, the great American actor, would commence a tortured existence. His infamous brother John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. In the search for the...

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A Love Supreme for SSAA, Woodwind Quintet and Piano

Cheryl Walker’s beautiful poem, A Love Supreme, provides the inspiration and text for this composition for women's voices. Walker’s evocative words create several diverse sections that weave in and out of each other often returning with more intensity. A plain chant...

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