EARTH AND ALL STARS (Johnson)

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EARTH AND ALL STARS (Johnson)

Composer: David N. Johnson (1968)
Published in 52 hymnals

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Piano/Organ
	Nine Hymn Improvisations

Choral
	God Has Done Marvelous Things

Instrumental
	Earth and All Stars - (Choral Score)

Composer: David N. Johnson

David Johnson (b. San Antonio, TX, 1922; d. Phoenix, AZ, 1987), former music department chairman at St. Olaf College, composed EARTH AND ALL STARS and published it in his Twelve Folksongs and Spirituals (1968). Johnson studied at Trinity, University, San Antonio, Texas, and received his master's and doctoral degrees in music from Syracuse University, New York. In addition to St. Olaf, he taught at Syracuse University; Alfred University, Alfred, New York; and Arizona State University. Johnson was organist at Syracuse University and organist and choir director at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix. His publications include Instruction Book for Beginning Organists and Organ Teacher's Guide; his compositions number over three hundred and in… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	EARTH AND ALL STARS (Johnson)
Composer:	David N. Johnson (1968)
Place Of Origin:	United States
Meter:	4.5.7 D with refrain
Incipit:	15613 17665 11132
Key:	A♭ Major
Copyright:	© 1968 Augsburg Publishing House.

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Texts

Earth and All Stars

Alleluia! Jesus is Risen!

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Alternative Tunes

EARTH AND ALL STARS (Bender)

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Notes

The tune, distinguished by its use of melismas, is intended for unison singing. Dale Grotenhuis (PHH 4) prepared the harmonization in 1984. Try assigning various stanzas to different groups, but have the entire group sing the refrain. Each stanza should also be divided in half and assigned to smaller groups. Then each group would conclude with "Sing to the Lord a new song," but the entire congregation would still sing the refrain. Some may want to sing the refrain only after the final stanza. Use strong, briskly energetic accompaniment.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

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Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2008) pp. 377
Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Organ Volume 8: Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymns 705 - 754
Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Marissa Bauck; Wayne L. Wold
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2008) pp. 731
Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Piano Volume 3: Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymns 361 - 441
Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Marissa Bauck; Nancy M. Raabe
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2008) pp. 377
Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Piano Volume 8: Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymns 705 - 754
Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Marissa Bauck; Nancy M. Raabe
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2008) pp. 731
Introductions, Harmonizations, Accompaniments, Interpretations Volume 3: Settings by Jeffrey Blersch
Composer/Editor Jeffrey N. Blersch
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2006) pp. 10
Pull Out the Stops! Volume II: Congregational Song Accompaniments for Organ
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Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2001) pp. 55
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Ten Hymn Intonations: For Organ
Composer/Editor David Angerman
Published By: Harold Flammer, Inc. (1999) pp. 3
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Composer/Editor Michael A. Burkhardt
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (1996) pp. 2
Festival Hymn Introductions Book II: For Organ
Composer/Editor Robert Scoggin
Published By: Fortress Press (1984) pp. 3
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 23: General: Die helle - Eben
Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Wilbur C. Held
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1983) pp. 41

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Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2000) pp. 49
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Published By: Harold Flammer Music Publishers Incorporated (1999) pp. 3
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Published By: Augsburg Fortress (1996) pp. 2-4, 6, 8, 10-12
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Composer/Editor Paul O. Manz
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (1994) pp. 8
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Composer/Editor Michael A. Burkhardt
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (1989) pp. 3
Hymn Prisms: New Colors and Variations for Favorite Hymns
Composer/Editor Sue Mitchell Wallace
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Interpretations Based on Hymn-Tunes Book III: For Organ
Composer/Editor David M. Cherwien
Published By: Summa Productions (1983) pp. 19
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 23: General: Die helle - Eben
Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Wilbur C. Held
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Variants on Earth and All Stars
Composer/Editor Alec Wyton
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