OzThoughts – Wednesday, 27th May, 2009

OzThoughts – Wednesday, 27th May, 2009

I often hear people quote the line “76 trombones led the big parade”. When I was a young trombone player that sounded like heaven. A whole band of trombones! Fantastic!
(If you love trombones maybe you should plan to be at the Red Bank, NJ concert advertised on Brass Crest: http://www.brasscrest.com/ ).

But wait, do you know the second line? It is “With a hundred and ten cornets close at hand”. But then there is more: “more than a thousand reeds” Well, if that didn’t wreck trombone heaven then what about all the: “ horns of ev'ry shape and kind, copper bottom tympani, double bell euphoniums and big bassoons, fifty mounted cannon, clarinets of ev'ry size and those trumpeters who'd improvise A full octave higher than the score!” They all get a run (well to march) in the great parade. [Look and listen : “Music Man “ finale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODu888i14-I ]

The Psalmist David describes a parade, too. It is a great parade of honour and glory to God. “Like a fountain of praise Israel blesses God”.

Psalm 68:28-35 (The Message)

24-31 See God on parade
to the sanctuary, my God,
my King on the march!
Singers out front, the band behind,
maidens in the middle with castanets.
The whole choir blesses God.
Like a fountain of praise, Israel blesses God.
Look—little Benjamin's out
front and leading
Princes of Judah in their royal robes,
princes of Zebulon, princes of Naphtali.
Parade your power, O God,
the power, O God, that made us what we are.
Your temple, High God, is Jerusalem;
kings bring gifts to you.
Rebuke that old crocodile, Egypt,
with her herd of wild bulls and calves,
Rapacious in her lust for silver,
crushing peoples, spoiling for a fight.
Let Egyptian traders bring blue cloth
and Cush come running to God, her hands outstretched.

32-34 Sing, O kings of the earth!
Sing praises to the Lord!
There he is: Sky-Rider,
striding the ancient skies.
Listen—he's calling in thunder,
rumbling, rolling thunder.
Call out "Bravo!" to God,
the High God of Israel.
His splendor and strength
rise huge as thunderheads.

35 A terrible beauty, O God,
streams from your sanctuary.
It's Israel's strong God! He gives
power and might to his people!
O you, his people—bless God!


[Listen: Songsters: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music3/mus_4402.mp3
or
Look and Listen: (Songs of Praise): http://www.salvoaudio.com/video/video_035.WMV
or soundtrack only of above S of P video: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music2/mus_3717.mp3 ]

O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praise;
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of his grace!

My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of thy name.

Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
'Tis music in the sinner's ears;
'Tis life and health and peace.

He breaks the power of canceled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood avails for me.
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-88)
The Salvation Army Song Book: Song Number: 64


Seventy-six trombones led the big parade
With a hundred and ten cornets close at hand.
They were followed by rows and rows of the finest virtuo-
Sos, the cream of ev'ry famous band.

Seventy-six trombones caught the morning sun
With a hundred and ten cornets right behind
There were more than a thousand reeds
Springing up like weeds
There were horns of ev'ry shape and kind.

There were copper bottom tympani in horse platoons
Thundering, thundering all along the way.
Double bell euphoniums and big bassoons,
Each bassoon having it's big, fat say!

There were fifty mounted cannon in the battery
Thundering, thundering louder than before
Clarinets of ev'ry size
And trumpeters who'd improvise
A full octave higher than the score!




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