Product Description
Were really excited to present our collection of sixty of the best-loved hymns ever composed, presented in three books. Arranged for violin, cello and piano they are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. To make the music accessible to less experienced string players, the range of the notes has been kept fairly low so that many of the arrangements can be played in first position, though more experienced players would probably want to avoid open strings. The cello part does not follow the bass but instead plays an independent tenor line using to the mid to upper range of the instrument. The top note in the cello part is the F sharp above the bass clef. The piano part has been kept as straightforward as possible with the left hand playing the bass part.
To extend the possible uses of this collection, theres also a melody part printed in the bass clef, an octave lower than the violin part. This could of course be used for cello solo or indeed for any other bass clef instrument. Included in the 50-page PDF file is an optional bass part which follows the piano left hand and could be used for string bass or bass guitar. With such a small ensemble, a conductor is hardly necessary and to save on costs the pianist reads from the score. For this reason, the piano part in the score has been slightly enlarged.
Book 2 contains
the following twenty popular hymns: A Mighty Fortress is our God (Ein Feste
Burg); Awake my Soul (Morning Hymn); All Creatures of our God and
King (Lasst uns Erfreuen); All People that on Earth do Dwell (Old
Hundredth); All Things Bright and Beautiful (Bright and Beautiful); Be
Thou my Vision (Slane); Come Thou Font of Every Blessing (Nettleton);
Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Melita); God moves in a Mysterious Way (London
New); Glory to Thee, My God, This Night (Tallis Canon); How Sweet
the Name of Jesus Sounds (St. Peter); Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
(St. Denio); Onward, Christian Soldiers (St. Gertrude); Let us
with a Gladsome Mind (Monkland); Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Beecher);
Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven (Lauda Anima); The Day Thou Gavest (St.
Clement); The King of Love my Shepherd is (St. Columba); When Peace, Like a River (Ville du Havre); Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
(Mannheim).
The music has
been set in string-friendly keys so they are not compatible with the brass or
wind publications of the same name. The audio samples include All Things Bright
and Beautiful; Be Thou my Vision; Eternal Father, Strong to Save; The King of
Love my Shepherd is and The Day Thou Gavest.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.