The New Colossus - Giffen, Charles H.

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"This is a setting of Emma Lazarus's famous sonnet "The New Colossus" for chorus and chamber orchestra (flute, English horn, bassoon, horn in F, trombone, strings, and harp). The music is nearly identical with the composer's setting of {{NoCo|A Hymn for St Cecilia"

◈ Genre → Anthems

♯ Key F# major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

↕ Range D-1 – B-6

¶ Language → English

Measures 165

Texture mixed texture

Parts 16

Instruments chamber orchestra: flute, English horn, bassoon, horn in F, trombone, harp, and strings; optional organ & harp accompaniment available

Pages 36

CPDL # 56433

Editor Charles H. Giffen

Posted 2019-12-28

License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

♫Pitch Ranges

Flute

C-4 – B-5

English Horn

C4 – D-6

Bassoon

D-2 – F4

Horn in F

A-3 – A5

Trombone

F2 – D-4

Harp

D-1 – F4

Soprano

C-4 – B-5

Alto

G-3 – D-5

Tenor

C-3 – A-4

Bass

D-2 – D-4

Violin I

B-3 – D-6

Violin Ii

A-3 – D-5

Viola

D-3 – G-4

Violoncello

D-2 – G-3

Double Bass

F2 – C-4

¶Lyrics / Text

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, &nbsp; &nbsp; With conquering limbs astride from land to land; &nbsp; &nbsp; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name &nbsp; &nbsp; Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand &nbsp; &nbsp; Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she &nbsp; &nbsp; With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, &nbsp; &nbsp; The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, &nbsp; &nbsp; I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” &mdash; Emma Lazarus (1883)