America, the Beautiful by Samuel Ward, arr by Carmen Dragon

Teacher Katherine Bates wrote the original words to "America, the Beautiful" in 1893 after a trip to 14,000-foot-high Pikes Peak. She revised the words twice. More than 60 different musical settings have been written for Bates' words, but this one by Samuel Augustus Ward is the most popular. The arrangement is by Carmen Dragon, an Oscar- and Emmy-award-winning composer and orchestrator known for his rich, lush arrangements that convey the emotion of the music to audiences.

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[steven2431991]

i like this version. it's got that old 40's feel, super mushy woodwind part that just tears your heart out. love it.

[NLINGBLING]

wher's the tuba

[CarloQuinto]

Great arrangement Carmen Dragon could do anything musically and was a great conductor. From the classics to show tunes to swing. A real talent

[411jr]

Great tenuto

[RDLSnare]

@steven2431991 I'm sure this is really late but back in High School we played this version. This by far is my favorite rendition. Ward wrote/rewrote this piece as a memorial to 9-11. He wanted to do something to help but didn't know what to do so he wrote this. I'm glad that he did. This nearly brought me to tears when we played this at the memorial service for the Virginia Tech shootings. I played the chimes!!

[fyrman4]

The balance and blend was good until the end, when one of the trombones started to blare...

[Dsquar3D81]

@Eatatmyjoe faggot

[pa5436]

yeah this is is an awesome song. i just wish the person had a better recording device :(. BABIES OMG -.- i have a recording of the orchestral version on my account

[jocobo99]

good balance and blend

[Eatatmyjoe]

Why do you have to use God name in Vain? Fucking hypocrite.

[hourlynewscaster]

Why in God's name does everyone have to use the F-word all the time in here?