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We Hold These Truths was composed  for the Karl King Band of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Jerrold Jimmerson, conductor. The narration includes excerpts from the United States Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the US Constitution, President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and concludes with the first verse of James Russell Lowell's hymn "Once to Every Man and Nation."

Lowell (1815  1891), American poet and essayist, wrote this poem in 1845 as part of a larger work "The Present Criss" in protest of the Mexican American War and supporting the growing abolitionist movement. 

The text is usually set to the tune "Ebenezer" (1890) by the Welsh composer Thomas John Williams (1869  1944). It is this melody that forms the basis of this work.

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Heart of Gold is a march in tribute to a mother or mothers, Commissioned by the Missoula, Montana Community Concert Band, Gary Gillet, Director. The 1915 "Tin Pan Alley" hit song M-O-T-T-H-E-R: A word that means the world to me, The song, music by Theodore Morse (1873  1924), lyrics (not included) by Howard Johnson (1887  1941), is introduced in the trio.  The title comes from the letter "H" in the first verse, "H is for her heart of purist gold." An appropriate number for a Mother's Day or any concert honoring mothers or to feature a popular song from the early 20th Century.

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