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PineTreeMusic
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ASCAP composer
Roger Lee Hall
Two his AMRC CDs:
AMRC 0024 - GENTLE PEACE
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AMRC 0023 - CREATOR GOD - Hymns and Spirituals
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On the 250th anniversary of her arrival in America from England in 1774.
"Ballad of Mother Ann" - for soloist and chorus (Op. 45)
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Since 1968, Roger Lee Hall has composed or arranged over 100 music titles including works for piano and instrumental ensembles, song cycles, solo songs and other music.
His music career began with pop songriting during the 1960s. He composed both pop and jazz songs, including:
"The Soho Serenade" and "Free As The Breeze." Both songs are included on the Gentle Peace CD.In 1967, Mr. Hall was awarded a certificate with honors in music theory from Trinity College of Music
in London, England.His composition studies at Rutgers were with Robert Nagel and George Walker -- the first African-American composer to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1996. Roger Hall received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music theory and composition from Rutgers University in Newark in 1970. Several of his other compositions were performed while he was a composition student there:
"Variations on an Original Oriental Theme" (Op. 1, No. 1)
"six haiku songs - for solo voice and piano" (Op. 3)
Both are included on the CD -- Gentle Peace: A Sampler of Songs and InstrumentalsTwo years later he received a Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology from Binghamton University in New York.
In 1971, he composed a set of seven variations on a Shaker marching tune for piano (Op. 1, No. 2) and
"Tricinium" for flute, oboe and basson (Op. 6).In 1980, he had a conversation with the distinguished composer, Aaron Copland, about his arrangements of the Shaker song, "Simple Gifts." Copland complimented Hall on his arrangements of two Shaker songs: "Gentle Words" and "Love is Little" (Op. 8).
Roger Lee Hall is now a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).
He has composed works in memory of these friends:
Sister Mildred Barker -- "A Prayer" (Op. 20)
Dorothy Woodward -- "A Little Theatre Music" (Op. 22)
John D. Herr -- "Creator God, We Give You Thanks" (Op 25, No. 2)For his many musical accomplishments, Roger Lee Hall has been listed in different directories including
Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World -- click here
See Mr. Hall's official website -- click here
Complete list of opus numbers (1968-2024)
01: Piano Variations
Total recorded music (+) = 50
+No. 1: Variations on an Original Oriental Theme (1968/ published 1984)
+No. 2: Variations on a Shaker Marching Tune (1971/published 1984)
02: Percussion Quartet (1969) – for xylophone, suspended cymbal, snare drum, timpani
Three movements: Allego-Andante-Allegro
03: +six haiku songs (1970)
1. gentle morning mist
2. sing ye joyously
3. innocent spring bud
4. so small the brook sounds
5. imagine…tall trees
6. grieve not spring flower
04: Three Festive Carols (1970) – unison chorus and orga
1. Leaping and Dancing
2. He Whom Shepherds Once Came Praising
3. The Holly and The Ivy
05: Three Organ Preludes (1970-1972)
1. Out of the Depths (November 1970)
2. All Creatures of Our God and King (July 1971)
+3. For All The Saints (October 1972)
06: +Tricinium: “Innsbuck ich muss dich lassen” (1971)
For flute, oboe, bassoon
I. Introduction
II. “Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen” (Heinrich Isaac, c.1450-1517)
III. Finale
07: +Two Shaker Humility Songs (1976) – for S.A.T.B. a cappella
1. Gentle Words – Polly M. Rupe, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1867
2. Love is little 0 South Union, Kentucky, ca. 1834
08: Requiem Canon: In Memory of Benjamin Britten (1976) – six voice parts
09: Twelve Hymns for the Church Year – for S.A.T.B. Choir and organ or piano
+1. Christmas: He whom shepherds once came praising (1978)
2. Christmas: Good news! Great joy to all the earth! (1976)
+3. Christmas: Hail to the joyous day (1978)
+4. New Year: A New Year’s Prayer (1983)
5. Lent: Father Supreme! Eternal God! (1973)
6. Lent: O God of Love (1973)
7. Lent: Prayer (1970)
+8. Easter: Praise the Savior (1973)
+9. Pentecost: They who seek the throne of grace (1979)
+10. Thanksgiving: Creator God, we give You thanks (1977)
+11. Advent: O come, O come, Emmanuel (1977)
+12. Advent: Prepare the Roytal Highway (1978)
10: Season’s End (1979) – for S.A.T.B. Chorus a cappella
1. +Thaw – poem by Edward Thomas
2. +Spring Bluets – poem by Sara Teasdale
3. Indian Summer – poem by Emily Dickinson
4. +Lovely Hill Torrents – poem by Walter Turner
11: +The Pleasures of Variety – Homage to William Billings (1980)
For narrator and S.A.T.B. chorus a cappella –
text by William Billings, 1746-1800
12. Two Afro-American Spirituals – for Chorus (1981)
1. Deep River 2. Standin' in the need of prayer - arranged from a collection by Alice Parker
13. Six Shaker Rounds (1985)
+1. Welcome, Welcome – Rosetta Cummings, Enfield, NH, 1869
2. Let Us Endeavor – David A. Buckingham, Watervliet, NY, 1873
3. Morning Bells – David A. Buckingham, 1873
+4. Christian Love – Elvah F. Collins, Mt. lebanon, NY, 1881
+5. Search Thou My Heart – R. ildred Barker, Alfred, Maine, 1921
+6. We will all go home with you – Canterbury, NH, 1862
14. +Peace (1981) – For S.A.T.B. and organ or piano
Poem by 10 year old, Esther Talbot, in 1814
15. +Three Choral Responses (Based on themes by J.S. Bach, 1985)
For S.A.T.B. chorus and organ or piano
1. Psalm / 2. Prayer / 3. Benediction
16. Three Chroal Responses on themes of Handel and Scarlatti (1985)
1. Introit – Air from Trumpet Suite in Water Music (G.F. Handel)
2. Agnus Dei - Theme from Sonata in A minor (D. Scarlatti)
3. Dona nobis pacem –
Musette from Concerto Grosso (Op. 6, No. 6)- G.F. Handel
17. Four commemorative Songs (1986-89)
+1. Bicentennial Hymn – Tune: Old Hundred -
200th anniversary of Old Stoughton Musical Society (1986)
+2. The Grand Constitution – Tune: Heart of Oak -
200th anniversary of OSMS Constitution (1987)
+3. Yankee Song – Tune: Yankee Doodle
200th anniversary of OSMS Constitution (1987)
+4. Ode to George Washington – Tune: God Save The King (1989)
200th anniversary of First Presidential Inauguration
18. Two Russian Rounds (1988)
+1. A Gift Round
2. A Sharing Round (in Russian and English)
19. +The dark night is ending (1988) – from “Bellamy’s Musical Telephone”
20. A Prayer (1990) – In memory of Sister R. Mildred Barker
21. +Two Old Stoughton Songs (1990)
1. DEDICATION (Fuging Tune) – words by William Billings, 1794
2. PEACE (Patriotic Song) – words by Esther Talbot, 1814
22. +A Little Theatre Music (1990) – for solo flute
23. Three Shaker Songs (1990-1991) – for string quartet (In memory of R. Mildred Barker)
1. Mother has come with her beautiful song
2. Love is little
3. We will all go home with you
24. +Credo: Walt Whitman (1992) – poem by Ruth E. Winn – for soprano soloist and piano
25. Creator God, We Give You Thanks (1977/ 1993)
+1977 – S.A.T.B. chorus and organ or piano
+1993 – revised version (In memory of John D. Herr)
26. Shaker Christmas Hymn (1995) – words by Sister Elmina Phillips, 1869
27. Three Shaker Poems by Sister R. Mildred Barker (1996)
1. A Prayer 2. A New Year’s Prayer/ 3. Our Shaker Home
28. +Simple Gifts (Tis the gift to be simple, 1848) – a cappella chorus (1998)
29. +The Humble Heart (1999) – for S.A.T.B. chorus - In memory of Randy Folger
30. Benjamin Franklin’s Armonica (2000) –
1. Commentary by Dr. Benjamin Franklin
2. Agnus Dei (arrangement of Adagio for Glass Harmonica by W.A. Mozart)
3. Variations on Auld Lang Syne (New England text from 1855)
31. +Variations on “Auld Lang Syne” in Eb Major for piano (2000)
32. Canon in Four Parts – words by William Billings (200th anniversary of his death)(2000)
33. Six Shaker Spirituals (2001)
1. Rights of Conscience – Issachar Bates, 1810
2. Come Life, Shaker Life – Issachar Bates, 1835
3. Almighty Savior – Issachar Bates, 1836
4. The Millennium – Issachar Bates, 1836
5. The Earthquake – Daniel Mosely, 1811
6. Reflections on Mother Ann’s Birthday – David A. Buckingham, 1840
34. +Two Kentucky Shaker Humility Songs (2004) – for S.A.T.B. a cappella
1. Gentle words - Polly M. Rupe, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, ca. 1867
2. Love is little – South Union, Kentucky, ca. 1834
35. Hymn to the Environment: Creator God We Give You Thanks (2010)
a. solo voice and piano
b. S.A.T.B. chorus and piano
36. +Two Canterbury Shaker Christmas Spirituals (2010)
1. The Prince of Peace
2. Celestial Choir
37. Three Shaker Poems (2011) – for chorus a cappella
+1. Christian Love – by Elvah F. Collins,1881
2. My shepherd – by R. Mildred Barker, 1926
3. Natal Night – by Grace Ada Brown, 1902
38. +Two Shaker Prayer Hymns (2011-13)
1. A Prayer – by R. Mildred Barker, 1921 - for soloist and chorus with piano
2. A New Year’s Prayer – by R. Mildred Barker, 1922 – for chorus with piano
39. They Who Seek The Throne Of Grace (2011) – poem by Oliver Holden
40. Four New England Shaker Songs (2012) for S.A.T.B chorus
1. Welcome, Welcome – Rosetta Cummings, Enfield, NH, 1869
2. May I Softly Walk – From singing of Bertha Lindsay, Canterbury, NH
3. Simple Gifts - Joseph Brackett, Alfred, Maine, 1848
4. We Will All Go Home With You – From singing of R. Mildred Barker, Sabbathday Lake, Maine
41. The Humble Heart (2014) for S.A..B. chorus
42. +Four Canterbury Shaker Songs (2018)
1. The Prince of Peace/ 2. Celestial Choir/ 3. Celestial Praises/ 4. Farewell Song
43. Old Indian Hymn (Narragansett melody from 1845) for soloist and piano (2020)
44. Leave some good behind you (2022)
45. Ballad of Mother Ann for soloist and chorus (2024)
Total original compositions and musical arrangements (1968-2024) = 110
List of Compositions and Arrangements
by Roger Lee Hall
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+ = music is currently out-of-print
1968 - 1972
Op. 1: Piano Variations
No. 1: Variations on an Oriental Theme (1968/published in 1984)
No. 2: Variations on a Shaker Marching Tune (1971/published 1984)
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"Seven Variations on an Oriental Theme" (Op. 1, No. 1)
and Variations on "Auld Lang Syne" (Op. 31) are recorded on this CD -- click here
The Seven Variations on a Shaker Marching Tune, Op. 1, No. 2, recorded on these CDs:
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See Op. 1, No. 2 performed by pianist, Kathryn Southworth, from CELESTIAL PRAISES CD
on YouTube -- click here
See also piano variations on "Auld Lang Syne" (Op. 31) -- go here
+Op. 2: Percussion Quartet (1969)
For xylophone, suspended cymbal, snare drum and timpani [about 8 minutes]
In three movements: I. Allegro/ II. Andante/ III. Allegro
The third movement (Allegro), performed by the Rutgers Newark Percussion Ensemble in May, 1970
is available on this CD:
Op. 3: six haiku songs (1970)
For soprano voice and piano. All the haiku poems were written by Roger Hall.
[about 10 minutes].Six song titles:
1. "sing ye joyously"
2. "innocent spring bud"
3. "grieve not spring flower"
4. "gentle morning mist"
5. "so small the brook sounds"
6. "imagine...tall trees"
These haiku songs were first performed at Rutgers Univeristy in May 1970.
The songs are available for $10.00.
Op. 4: Three Festive Carols (1970)
Sopranos-Altos or Unison Chorus and organ.
1. Leaping and Dancing
2. He Whom Shepherds Once Came Praising
3. The Holly and the Ivy
Carol No. 2 has been recorded on the CD:
Creator God - Hymns and Spirituals (AMRC 0023)
Op. 5: Three Organ Preludes (1970-1972) - available in manuscript only
"Out of the Depths" - November 1970"All Creatures of Our God and King" - July 1971
"For All The Saints" - October 1972 ]
Op. 6: Tricinium: "Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen" (1971)
- for flute, oboe and bassoon - available in manuscript only
I. IntroductionII. Song: "Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen"
(Heinrich Isaac, c. 1450-1517)III. Finale
First performed at Binghamton University, May 1971.
This piece is available for $5.00 including postage.
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1976 - 1979
Op. 7: Two Shaker Humility Songs (1976)
1. GENTLE WORDS -- by Sister Polly M. Rupe, Pleasant Hill, KY, 1867
2. LOVE IS LITTLE -- Shaker Song from South Union, KY, 1834
Both songs arranged for S.A.T.B. a cappella.
To order these Shaker humility songs, go to:
These two song arrangements are included on this CD:
Gentle Words - A Shaker Music Sampler (AMRC 0016)
Read about one of the songs at"Gentle Words" - A Shaker Song Discovery
+Op. 8: Requiem Canon: In Memory of Benjamin Britten (1976)
A canon for up to six voice parts based on a tune by this beloved English composer, composed in his memory.
Op. 9: Twelve Hymns for the Church Year
1. Christmas: "He Whom Shepherds Once Came Praising" words: German carol (English translation) - music: 1978
2. Christmas: "Good news! Great joy to all the earth!" - words: Frank von Christierson - music - 1976
3. Christmas: "Hail to the joyous day" - words: Royall Tyler - music: 1978
4. New Year/Epiphany: "A New Year's Prayer" - words: Sister R. Mildred Barker - music: 1983
5. Lent: "Father Supreme! Eternal God!" - words: Royall Tyler - music: 1973
6. Lent: "O God of Love" - words: Henry W. Baker - music: 1973
7. Lent: "Prayer" - words: Louis Untermeyer - music: 1970
8. Easter: "Praise the Savior" - words: Swedish hymn text, English translation - music: 1973
9. Pentecost: "They who seek the throne of grace" - words: Oliver Holden, ca. 1835, music: 1979
10. Thanksgiving: "Creator God, We Give You Thanks" - words: Betty Anne J. Arner - music: 1977
11. Advent: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" - words: translated by John M. Neale and Henry S. Coffin - music: 1977
12. Advent: "Prepare the Royal Highway" - words: Mikael Franzen (Swedish), English translation - music: 1978
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Several of the hymns are recorded on this CD:
Creator God (PineTree Music CD)
Note: Nine Carols for Advent and Christmas have been discontinued.
Op. 10: Season's End (1979)
Four songs for SATB chorus a cappella - available in manuscript only:
1. "Thaw" (poem by Edward Thomas)
2. "Spring Bluets" (poem by Sara Teasdale)
3. "Indian Summer" (poem by Emily Dickinson)
4. "Lovely Hill Torrents" (poem by Walter Turner)
1980 - 1989
Op. 11: The Pleasures of Variety - Homage to William Billings (1980)
For narrator and solo quartet or SATB chorus a cappella.
Text by William Billings, 1746-1800.This work was first performed in 1980 in a concert titled:
"Music from Massachusetts."It was published in this monograph:
MAJESTY: Being a discussion of FACTS and FICTION about WILLIAM BILLINGS
and THE STOUGHTON MUSICAL SOCIETY (PineTree Press, 2000)
"The Pleasures of Variety" is recorded on this CD:
Best of William Billings (AMRC 0001)
+Op. 12: Six Carols for Christmastime - For Soprano and Alto Recorders (1983)
1. "Vom Himmel Hoch (From heaven Above)
2. "Es Ist Ein Ros'entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming)
3. "Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mein (Joseph, O Dear Joseph Mine)4. "Rise Up, Shepherds, and Follow" (Afro-American Spiritual)
5. "Away in a Manger"
6. "Joy to the World"
Op 13: Six Shaker Rounds (1985)
Rounds for 2, 3 or 4 voice parts a cappella:
1. "Welcome, Welcome" - Rosetta Cummings, Enfield, NH, 1869
2. "Let Us Endeavor" - David A. Buckingham, Watervliet, NY, 1873
3. "Morning Bells" - David A. Buckingham, Watervliet, NY 1873
4. "Christian Love" - poem by Elvah F. Collins, Mt. Lebanon, NY, 1881
5. "Search Thou My Heart" - poem by R. Mildred Barker, Alfred, Maine, 1921
6. "We Will All Go Home With You" - Canterbury, NH, 1862
Op. 14: Peace (1981)
For SATB chorus and piano.
This song was set to an anti-war poem written during the War of 1812 by a ten year old girl, Esther Talbot, from Stoughton, Massachusetts, who later became a schoolteacher.
It was revised in 2014 and retitled "Gentle Peace" to celebrate the bicentennial of the poem written in 1814.
The song is recorded on the CD:
Op. 15: Three Choral Responses (based on themes by J.S. Bach) (1985)
Composed for the 300th anniversary of the birth of J.S. Bach.
Choral responses based on instrumental themes by Johann Sebastian Bach for mixed chorus and organ:
1. "Psalm"
2. "Prayer"
3. "Benediction"
The three responses are recorded on this CD:
Creator God - Hymns and Spirituals (AMRC 0023)
Op. 16: Three Choral Responses on Themes by Handel and Scarlatti (1985)
For unison chorus and organ
1. Introit (Air from the Trumpet Suite from Water Music by George F. Handel)
2. Agnus Dei (Theme from Sonata in A minor for harpsichord by Domenico Scarlatti)
3. Dona nobis pacem (Musette from Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 6 by G. F. Handel)
Op. 17: Four Commemmorative Songs (1987-89)
For mixed chorus and piano.
1. "Bicentennial Hymn" (Tune: OLD HUNDRED) - 200th anniversary of Stoughton Musical Society
2. "The Grand Constitution" (Tune: HEART OF OAK) - 200th anniversary of Stoughton Musical Society's Constitution (1987)
3. "Yankee Song" (Tune: YANKEE DOODLE) - 200th anniversary of Stoughton Musical Society's Constitution (1987)
4. "Ode to George Washington" (Tune: GOD SAVE THE KING) - 200th anniversary of First US Presidential Inauguration (1989)
+Op. 18: Two Russian Rounds (1988)Both songs were written for the Russian tour of Sharing A New Song in 1988.
The songs are rounds and may be sung in Russian or in English a cappella.
These are the English translation titles:
1. A Gift Round: "We give you a gift of our songs"
2. A Sharing Round: "May you live many years"
The first round is included on the CD:
Op. 19: The dark night is ending (1988)
This song is from the one act play, "Bellamy's Musical Telephone," first performed at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts at the Edward Bellamy Centennial Conference in 1988.
To read about this play, see -- The Musical Telephone
"The dark night is ending" is available on the CD, Gentle Peace.
See the lyrics to this song:
1990 - 1999
Op. 20: A Prayer (1990): In Memory of Sister R. Mildred Barker
For mixed chorus and organ or piano.
This prayer hymn is included in the songbook:
Love is Little: A Sampling of Shaker Spirituals
Op. 21: Two Old Stoughton Songs (1990)
Two songs for SATB chorus a cappella:
1. Fuging Tune: "DEDICATION" - words by William Billings, 1794.This tune was originally composed in 1977. It was revised for the 200th anniversary concert of the Old Stoughton Musical Society in 1986.
2. Patriotic song: " PEACE" - words by Esther Talbot, 1814.
This anti-war song was composed for soloist and chorus and first performed by Karen Pritchard, soprano, and the Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus in 1981.
Both "Peace" and a revised version titled, "Gentle Peace," are available on this CD:
Gentle Peace - A Sampler of Songs and Instrumentals (AMRC 0024)
See this version of "PEACE" performed in a concert by a flute quartet on YouTube -- click here
"DEDICATION (Come let us sing)" has been recorded on this CD:
Creator God - Hymns and Spirituals (AMRC 0023)
Op. 22: A Little Theatre Music (1990)
For solo flute.
Written in memory of Dorothy Woodward, founder of The Little Theatre of Stoughton.
This piece was first performed by flutist Donna Hieken in "A Stoughton Musicfest" in 1990 and now on this CD:
Also available on a one hour video from the concert, "A Stoughton Musicfest" -- click here
+Op. 23: Three Shaker Songs (1990-1991)
For string quartet. Written in memory of Sister R. Mildred Barker.
First performance by The Portland String Quartet in the Shaker meeting house at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, in 1990 and 1991.
1. "Mother Has Come With Her Beautiful Song" (Alfred, Maine, 1887)
2. "Love is Little" (South Union, Kentucky,1834)
3. "We Will All Go Home With You" (Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1862)
Op. 24: Credo -- Walt Whitman (1992)
For soprano and piano.
Poem by Ruth E. Winn, based on lines from Whitman's Leaves of Grass from 1855.
Written for the centennial of the death of Walt Whitman in 1892 and first performed in Boston in 1992.
Op. 25: Creator God, We Give You Thanks (1977/1993)
No. 1 (1977)
Hymn for SATB chorus with organ accompaniment. This anthem was first performed by the Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir, Attleboro, Massachusetts.
No. 2 (1993)
Hymn for SATB chorus with organ or piano accompaniment. This hymn is dedicated to the memory of John D. Herr, former Director of the Plymouth Church Choir, Shaker Heights, Ohio. It received a prize in the composition contest sponsored by the Old Styoughton Musical Society.Both versions (25a abd 25b) are included on the CD:
Creator God - Hymns and Spirituals (AMRC 0023)
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The same words have been set for chorus, solo voice and piano with this title:
Hymn to the Environment, Op. 35
+Op. 26: Shaker Christmas Hymn (1995)
For mixed chorus a cappella
"Hail, Hail The Beautiful Morn Hath Dawned" -
words and tune: Sister Elmina Phillips, North Union, Ohio, 1869
+Op. 27: Three Shaker Poems by Sister R. Mildred Barker (1996) - no longer available [see Op. 38]
For soloist or unison choir a cappella.
1. A Prayer
2. A New Year's Prayer
3. Our Shaker Home
+Op. 28: Simple Gifts (aka: "Tis the gift to be simple")(1998)
Shaker dance song (1848) arranged for the 150th anniversary of the song solo voice and piano.
This arrangement has been revised for a cappella chorus -- see Op. 40 below.
Op 29: The Humble Heart (1999) -
In memory of Randy FolgerShaker hymn arranged for SAB chorus a cappella or with piano or organ.
This hymn arrangement is recorded on
Gentle Words -- A Shaker Music Sampler (AMRC 0016)
2000 - 2009
Op. 30: Benjamin Franklin's Armonica (2000)
Dedication for the premiere performance in 2000:
This is a memorial tribute to Gerhard Finkenbeiner (1930-1999), a world-renowned glassblower who had his own business in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was also a skillful maker of the glass harmonica using Benjamin Franklin's design. Gerhard had many talents but was above all a gentle man of rare curiosity and inventiveness. He was always willing to help out in any way possible.
To Gerhard, I dedicate this work with my respect and gratitude.
--Roger Lee Hall
Benjamin Franklin's Armonica -- In memory of Gerhard Finkenbeiner:
1. Commentary: remarks by Dr. Benjamin Franklin on his "Armonica."
2. Aria for a soloist: "Agnus Dei" - arranged from Adagio for Glass Harmonica by W. A. Mozart, 1791
3. Song for a soloist: "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot" - arranged from "Auld Lang Syne" in F Major -
Scottish Air with New England text from 1855.
This work for voice and glass armonica was given its premiere by Alisa Nakashian-Holsberg at
the International Glass Music Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 April 2000.If you would like to order this work, send your inquiry to PineTree Music
Op. 31: Variations on "Auld Lang Syne (2000)
This is another version of the tune in Eb Major.
It is available for $5.00.
Op. 32: Canon in Four Parts (2000)
Words by William Billings (1746-1800).
This canon, "Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord," was composed in 2000 for the 200th anniversary of the death of Billings. It was published in this monograph:
MAJESTY: Being a discussion of FACTS and FICTION about WILLIAM BILLINGS and The STOUGHTON MUSICAL SOCIETY (PineTree Press)
This canon was first performed by Roger Hall and the other singers attending the
200th anniversary William Billings observance at Kings Chapel in Boston in 2000This canon is available at no charge by email attachment only.
To receive a copy (for non-commercial use only), send your email to:
Op. 33: Six Shaker Spirituals (2001)
For Two, Three or Four Part Chorus a cappella, or with keyboard accompaniment.
1. "Rights of Conscience" - Issacahar Bates, 1810
2. "Come Life, Shaker Life" - Issachar Bates, 1835
3. "Almighty Savior" - Issachar Bates, 1836
4. "The Millennium" - Tune by Issachar Bates
5. "The Earthquake" - Daniel Moseley, 1811
6. "Reflections on Mother Ann's Birthday" - David Austin Buckingham, 1840
Op. 34: Two Shaker Humility Songs (2009)
1. "Gentle Words" - Polly M. Rupe, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, ca. 1867
2. "Love is Little" - South Union, Kentucky, ca. 1834
2010 - 2014
Hymn to the Environment:
Creator God We Give You Thanks
The words of this hymn speak of respect for God's creations on earth
and are especially appropriate in these days of environmental concerns.The hymn is available in two versions:
Op. 35a:
© PineTree Music
This hymn has been set for solo voice and piano accompaniment.
Op. 35b:
Another version is available for SATB chorus and piano.
Read about this hymn at this link:
"Creator God" - Hymn to the Environment
Op. 36: Two Canterbury Shaker Christmas Spirituals (2010)
For SATB chorus a cappella
No. 1: The Prince of Peace
No. 2: Celestial Choir
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Op. 37: Three Shaker Poems (2012)
No. 1. Leave some good behind you - poem by Sister Elvah F. Collins, 1881
No. 2. Natal Night - poem: Sister Grace Ada Brown, 1902
No. 3. My Shepherd - poem by Sister Ruth Mildred Barker, 1926
For soloists and a cappella chorus.Dedicated to Carson Cooman.
Op. 38: Two Shaker Prayer Hymns (2011-2013)
- In Memory of Sister R. Mildred Barker--No. 1. A Prayer (f.l.: With the dawn of each new morning) -
For Soloist and SATB Choir with keyboard
Poem by Sister R. M. Barker, Alfred, Maine, 1921
Melody composed in 1978/ harmonized for Soloist and SAB chorus in 2013--No. 2. A New Year's Prayer (f.l.: Search thou my heart, O Lord and see) -
For Soloist and SATB Choir with keyboard
Poem by Sister R. M. Barker, Alfred, Maine, 1922
Melody composed in 1983/ harmonized for SATB chorus in 2011Both prayer hymns are also performed on the CD,
Celestial Praises - A Celebration of Shaker Spirituals (AMRC 0017)
Op. 39: They Who Seek The Throne Of Grace (2011)
Three verses of this hymn with a text by early New England composer, Oliver Holden.
This arrangement is recorded on this CD:
Op. 40: Four New England Shaker Songs (2012)
1. Greeting Song: "Welcome, Welcome" - Sister Rosetta Cummings, Enfield, New Hampshire, 1869
2. Humility Song: "May I Softly Walk" - From singing of Eldress Bertha Lindsay
3. Dance Song: "Simple Gifts" - Elder Joseph Brackett, Alfred, Maine, 1848
4. Farewell Song: "We Will All Go Home With You" - From singing of Sister R. Mildred Barker, Sabbathday Lake, Maine
These Shaker spirituals for a cappella SATB chorus are available at this link:
All four Shaker spirituals are recorded by The Canterbury Singers on this CD --
Celestial Praises - A Celebration of Shaker Spirituals (AMRC 0017)
Op. 41: Shaker Hymn - The Humble Heart (2014)
words: Sister Eunice Wyeth/ tune: Brother Thomas Hammond, ca. 1820
Fore SAB Chorus
2018 - 2024
Op. 42: Two Canterbury Shaker Songs (2018)
1. "May I Softly Walk" - from the singing of Eldress Bertha Lindsay in 1980
2. "My Shaker Home" - words and tune by Sister Lillian Phelps, 1959
[believed to be the last original Shaker song composed in the 20th century]Both Shaker songs are recorded by The Canterbury Singers on these two CDs:
Celestial Praises - A Celebration of Shaker Spirituals (AMRC 0017)
My Shaker Home - Words & Music by Shaker Sisters (AMRC 0048)
Op. 43: Old Indian Hymn (Narragansett Indian tune, 1845) for soloist and piano (2020)
Op. 44: Christian Love (Shaker hymn tune) - a round for chorus (2022)
Op. 45: Ballad of Mother Ann -- for soloists and SATB chorus (2024) - about the spiritual leader of the Shakers who first arrived in America in 1774. The ballad is arranged from a text by Elder Richard McNemar and tune by Brother Joel Turner.
Total compositions and arrangements (1968-2024) = 112
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