Semper Paratus (official song of the U.S. Coast Guard)

By: Capt. Francis Saltus Van Boskerck, U.S.C.G.
For: String quartet
page one of Semper Paratus (official song of the U.S. Coast Guard)

Buy this score and parts

Semper Paratus (official song of the U.S. Coast Guard)

$8.95

$2.95

from $1.50

(+ VAT when applicable)

Preview individual parts:

PDF icon

Instant download

You are purchasing high quality sheet music PDF files suitable for printing or viewing on digital devices.
Composer
Capt. Francis Saltus Van Boskerck, U.S.C.G.
Year of composition
1927
Arranger
Lyricist
none
Difficulty
Moderate (Grades 4-6)
Duration
1 minute
Genre
Classical music
License details
For anything not permitted by the above licence then you should contact the publisher first to obtain permission.

Semper paratus (Latin for always prepared) had long been the watch word of the U.S. Coast Guard, but no official recognition of it was made until 1910 when it was added to the ensign (flag) of the service. In 1922, Capt. Francis Saltus Van Boskerck, U.S.C.G., wrote the lyrics, and in 1927, the music with which to set those lyrics, hoping to make the Coast Guard motto Semper Paratus as famous as Semper Fidelis, the motto of the U.S. Marines.

This service song was arranged for string quartet for possible performance at the Navy Birthday Ball in October, 2007, by the Imperial Valley String Quartet. Traditionally at formal military balls and messes, the service song of the sponsoring organization is always played. When distinguished guests are introduced, if they belong to other branches or the U.S. military or to military units of allied countries, the appropriate music for those military services are played at that time. Semper Paratus is ready should any of the distinguished guests be Guardsmen.

If you enjoy this arrangement, please visit my web store at: http://stores.sibeliusmusic.com/jacklichmusic where you will find more than 200 arrangements and compositions (mainly for string quartet).

To purchase this score, please add it to your cart above. To purchase music not currently available on Score Exchange or for extended license requests, please contact the publisher directly.
O Canada (Eb) for String Quartet, Who’s Who in Navy Blue, Farewell and Adieu, to You, Spanish Ladies, Glory of the Yankee Navy, Blow the Wind Southerly, Jack’s the Lad (Sailor’s Hornpipe) for String Quartet, Jack Tar, Funeral March from the Sonata in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, The Caisson Song (Over hill, over dale), Amapola, The Carman's Whistle, The Water Is Wide (O Waly, Waly), The Big Book of Christmas Carols II for Clarinet Quartet, Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean (1843), Sonata in G minor, Vol. I, No. 11, arr. for viola and string orchestra, The Big Book of Christmas Carols II for String Orchestra, Shenandoah, The Big Book of Christmas Carols I for Brass Quintet, Voices of Spring, The Big Book of Christmas Carols I for String Orchestra, Blue Danube Waltzes, Op. 314 (String Orchestra), O mio babbino caro (1918) (for wordless voice and string quartet), Blow the Man Down, The Midshipmite, Semper Fidelis, The Holy City (String Quartet), "Goin’ Home" ("New World" Symphony, Mvt. II) EASIER KEY-D, arranged for string orchestra, Royal Fireworks Music, Overture (Saxophone Quartet, AATB), Royal Fireworks Music, La Rejouissance (Clarinet Quartet), Royal Fireworks Music, Minuets I & II (Clarinet Quartet), Sailing, Sailing (Over the Bounding Main), Medley of Popular American Children’s Songs, La donna e mobile (for string quartet) Easier Key Bb, Royal Fireworks Music, Overture (Clarinet Quartet), Wedding Processional, Op. 21 (1889) (String Quartet), Susy, Little Susy (from the opera Hansel und Gretel), Evening Prayer (from the opera Hansel und Gretel), Bruder, komm und tanz mit mir (from the opera Hansel und Gretel), Grün, grün sind alle meine kleider, A quoi bon la richesse (from Cendrillon) for voice, violin, and piano, Hungarian Dance #5, Two-Part Invention, No. 1 (arr. for violin & viola), Air from the Third Orchestral Suite (arr. for string quintet of 3 violins, viola, and cello), Ave Maria (Two Flutes and Cello) G, Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Radetzky March, Op.228 (Clarinet Quartet), Radetzky March, Op. 228, La Golondrina (SATB), The Prince of Denmark’s March (Viola Solo in String Quartet, Transposed to B-flat), Badinerie from the Second Orchestral Suite (String Quartet), Rigaudon & Trio from the Water Music, Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578, Concerto in A Minor (3rd Mvt.), Concerto in C Major for Four Guitars (Unaccompanied), Ave Maria (Voice with Solo Viola Accompaniment) Bb, Ave Maria (Voice with Solo Viola Accompaniment) Bb-EASIER, Ave Maria (Voice and Solo Cello) G, Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Sax Quartet), Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, Perpetuum Mobile, Op. 257 (Clarinet Quartet), Pizzicato Polka (arr. for Saxophone Quartet--2A,T,B), Thunder and Lightning Polka (arr. for Saxophone Quartet--2A,T,B), Thunder and Lightning Polka (arr. for Clarinet Quartet), Symphony in C, III, Ave Maria (1599) (3 violins, viola, and cello), Habanera from "Carmen" for String Quartet, Voi, che sapete from "Le Nozze di Figaro", Je suis déshéritée (arranged for String Quintet - 3 violins, viola, and cello), Largo from The Four Season's "Winter" (for String Quintet - 3 violins, solo viola, & cello), Funeral March for a Marionette, Adagio from the Oboe Concerto in D Minor (Arr. for Solo Cello, 3 Violins, and Viola), Largo from the Mandolin Concerto in D Major, R.V. 93 (String Quintet - 3 Violins, Viola, Cello), Wedding March from "The Marriage of Figaro", Passacaglia in g (String Quintet - 3 Violins, Viola, and Cello), Gigue (String Quintet - 3 violins, viola, and cello), Roses from the South, Op. 388, Blue Danube Waltzes, Op. 314 (String Quartet), Overture to "H. M. S. Pinafore" (String Trio), Ave Maria (String Trio w/solo in viola) G, Ave Maria (String Trio w/solo in violin) G, Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34, No. 1, Heart Wounds, Miserere (arranged for String Quartet), Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34, No. 2, The Last Spring, Salut d’Amour, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (SATB Choir w/String Quartet), Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Chamber Orchestra), Country Dance No. 4 (for Two French Horns), Country Dance No. 2 (for Two French Horns), Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1 (Arr. for String Quartet), Crown With Thy Benediction (for String Quartet), Overture to "Iolanthe" (String Quartet), Overture to "The Pirates of Penzance" (String Quartet), Mattinata, O Sole Mio, Io Te Vurria Vasa (I Know I'm Only Dreaming), Royal Fireworks Music, Bourrée, Royal Fireworks Music, La Paix, Alleluja from the motet "Exultate, jubilate", K. 165, arranged for string quartet alone, Ave Maria (High Voice and String Orchestra) Bb, Air from the Third Orchestral Suite, arr. for String Quartet, Celtic Medley No. 1 for Solo Violin with Guitar and String Bass accompaniment, Adiós, Mamá Carlota (SAB Chorus with Guitar and String Bass Accompaniment), Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1 arr. for TWO Solo Violins and String Orchestra, Water Music Suite II in D for String Quartet (COMPLETE: Nos. 10, 11, 19, 14, 15), Las Campanas de Belén (SAB), Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1 for Solo Violin and String Orchestra, March and Procession of Bacchus from the ballet Sylvia (Piano), Ave Maria on the First Prelude of J. S. Bach (String Quartet. plus Voice and Kbd.) F, Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" for String Quartet, Suite of Spanish Christmas Carols for Two Flutes and String Orchestra, The Prince of Denmark’s March (EASIER KEY [Bb] FOR AMATEUR TRUMPET), La Golondrina (String Quartet), Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Water Music Suite III in G for String Quartet (COMPLETE: Nos. 12, 13, 16, 17, 18), Overture to "H. M. S. Pinafore" (String Quartet), "Goin’ Home" ("New World" Symphony, Mvt. II) EASIER KEY D MAJOR, Two-part Invention in C Major in the Style of J. S. Bach, Wine, Women, and Song Waltzes, Op. 333, for String Quartet, Water Music Suite, No. 18, Cantabile & Affettuoso (G), Water Music Suite, No. 17, Menuetto II (g min.), Träumerei (String Quartet), Water Music Suite, No. 16, Menuetto I (g min.), Water Music Suite, No. 13, Rigaudon (G), Water Music Suite, No. 12, Menuetto (D), Water Music Suite, No. 10, Allegro (D), Ein Kleines Liebeslied, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Vln Solo), Ave Verum Corpus, K.618, String Quartet, Komm, süsser Tod (String Quartet), Panis Angelicus, String Quartet, Water Music Suite, No. 9, Dialogue (d min.), Ave Maria (Solo Violin in String Quartet. w/opt. Voice/Piano) G, Water Music Suite, No. 2, Adagio e staccato (d min.), Water Music Suite, No. 4, Menuetto and Trio (F), Water Music Suite, No. 8, Hornpipe (F), Water Music Suite, No. 7, Bourrée (F), Water Music Suite, No. 3a, Allegro Deciso (F), Pizzicato Polka (String Quartet), Ode to Joy (Hymn) for String Quartet, Etude in C and Emperor Waltzes, Op. 437, for String Quartet

Reviews of Semper Paratus (official song of the U.S. Coast Guard)

Sorry, there's no reviews of this score yet. Please .