Shenandoah
Arranger | Green, Michael C. |
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Composer | Traditional |
Duration | 4 |
Ensemble | Brass Quintet |
Genre | Patriotic |
Grade | 4 |
Model Number | AOS549 |
Category | Brass Quintet - All, Classical, Grade 4 |
“Oh Shenandoah” (also called simply “Shenandoah”, or “Across the Wide Missouri”) is a traditional American folk song of uncertain origin, dating at least to the early 19th century.
The lyrics may tell the story of a roving trader in love with the daughter of an Indian chief; in this interpretation, the rover tells the chief of his intent to take the girl with him far to the west, across the Missouri River. Other interpretations tell of a pioneer’s nostalgia for the Shenandoah River Valley in Virginia, and a young woman who is his daughter; or of a Union soldier in the American Civil War, dreaming of his country home to the west of the Missouri river, in Shenandoah, Iowa.