James Hewitt
The Battle of Trenton
James Hewitt
The Battle of Trenton
- Instrumentation Ensemble
- Composer James Hewitt
- Editor Paul Somers
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Maurice River Press
- Order no. PRES494-03124
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Description:
James Hewitt (1770-1827) wrote the original piano sonata that this arrangement comes from. Hewitt, a great admirer of George Washington, wrote this piece to tell the story of the pivotal Battle of Trenton, adding it to the then-common genre known as Battaglia music. The piece begins with the crossing of the Delaware River, to the battle and lament for the dead, to the final dance-like celebration of the victory. Somers' arrangement features an instrumentation that is of the period in which the original was written while simultaneously incorporating Somers' great storytelling ability through music.