Cello,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548673 Composed by Adam. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas. Score and part. 10 pages. Jmsgu3 #3410433. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548673). Cantique de Noël The French composer Adolphe Adam was already famous as a composer of many successful ballets and operas. Then, in the 1840s, he wrote his most famous work - O Holy Night. The original song title was Minuit Chretiens or Cantique de Noël.  Placide Cappeau provided the original song lyrics. The song was first performed in Roquemaure by the opera singer Emily Laurey at midnight mass in 1847. It became very popular among the French, much like Silent Night was famous elsewhere. In 1850, John S. Dwight, a Unitarian minister and music teacher, translated the song into English.   Adolphe Adam Adam studied organ and composition at the Paris Conservatoire in his younger years. He also played the timpani in the Conservatoire orchestra. Adam used his savings and borrowed money to open a new opera house - the fourth opera house in Paris in 1847. Unfortunately, the Revolution of 1848 forced him to close. He taught composition at the Paris Conservatoire from 1849 until he died in 1856. Placide Cappeau The poet Cappeau was an advocate of the French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. Voltaire was renowned for criticizing the Catholic church, religious intolerance, and dogma in general. Consequently, Cappeau made the Redeemer figure in his song a kind of reformer of injustices, particularly the problem of original sin. To begin with, people recognized Cappeau's theology as eccentric, probably even doubtful. Theology In the earlier form of Minuit, the Christ figure descends to intervene with His Father's plan to punish humanity. Traditional doctrine pronounces that Christ came from love, not to intervene. This version also declares that Christ appeared to delete the original sin of Adam. Cappeau removed this part from his poem years later because he didn't believe it. He preferred to portray Christ as the reformer of disparity and unfairness. Before long, the writer/politician Alphonse de Lamartine called the Minuit the Marseillaise of religion. Most French churchmen agreed with this idea but did not consider it a tribute.    

Cello and piano - intermediate to advanced - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q53291 Op. 71. Composed by Jacques Offenbach. Edited by Beverley Ellis and Rainer Mohrs. This edition: Sheet music. (c) 2020 Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz. Classical. Downloadable. Op. 71. 15 pages. Schott Music - Digital #Q53291. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q53291). English • German.Jacques Offenbach, son of a Jewish cantor, was born in Cologne on 20.6.1819; he died in Paris on 5.10.1880. In 1833 his father took his fourteen-year-old son to the Paris Conservatoire, where the director Luigi Cherubini was impressed by his cello playing and accepted him as a student, even though foreign candidates were not normally admitted there. Offenbach then changed his first name ‘Jacob’ to ‘Jacques’. From 1835 he worked as a cellist at the Paris Opéra comique, making ends meet by teaching and performing. From 1850 to 1855 he was Director of Music at the Théâtre Français. He then found his own theatre to rent in Paris and put on highly successful productions of his operetta Orpheus in the Underworld (1858) and other stage works. During his lifetime he had twenty cello compositions published by Schott, among them the tutorial method Cours Méthodique de Duos pour deux Violoncelles op. 49 and various operatic arrangements for cello and piano based on themes by Bellini, Donizetti, Mozart and others - including this Fantaisie facile sur l’Opéra de Rossini: Le Barbier de Seville op. 71 in 1856 (plate no. 11461).

Cello,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.786665 Composed by Daniel C. Roberts, George William Warren. Arranged by Beka Wilson. Christian,Holiday,Patriotic,Sacred. Score and part. 7 pages. Beka Wilson #6343127. Published by Beka Wilson (A0.786665). This arrangement of God of Our Fathers would be a perfect occasion song for Father's Day, Independence Day, Memorial Day, or Veterans Day. Length: around 2 minutesLevel: intermediate for most instruments7 pages (includes score and separate solo part)This arrangement is available as a solo for voice, piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, alto sax, tenor sax, F horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, and cello. It is also available for SATB Choir.

Cello,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.751801 Composed by Henry Clay Work. Arranged by K.L. Phillips. Children,Concert,Folk,Instructional,Traditional. Score and part. 5 pages. K L Phillips #6444615. Published by K L Phillips (A0.751801). This piece would be an excellent recital piece for a late beginner/early intermediate cello student. Guitar chords are also included in the score. A piano accompaniment track is available separately at Sheet Music Plus - Item ID# S0.1070681

Cello,Piano - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.786559 Composed by Maltbie D. Babcock, Franklin L. Sheppard. Arranged by Beka Wilson. Celtic,Christian,Gospel,Sacred. Score and part. 8 pages. Beka Wilson #6257173. Published by Beka Wilson (A0.786559). This Celtic-style advanced instrumental solo of This Is My Father’s World is perfect for a prelude, offertory, or other special music piece for church. This arrangement is also available as a solo for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, alto sax, tenor sax, F horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, and viola, and as a duet for harp/flute, harp/violin, harp/viola, and harp/cello. A vocal version of this arrangement will be made available soon. Length: approximately 3 minutes Key: Concert D (E for B flat instruments, B for E flat instruments, A for F instruments)8 pages (includes score and separate solo part)Want this arrangement in a different key or for a different set of instruments? Shoot me an email at bekmars10@gmail.com for a custom version of this arrangement that I can post on Sheet Music Plus for you.

Composed by Ken Medema. Arranged by Mary McDonald. Choral. General, Father's love, Grace of Jesus, Spirit's power. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hope Publishing - Digital (H1.C59696DP). - octavo - General, Father's love, Grace of Jesus, Spirit's power - Hope Publishing - Digital

Cello and piano - intermediate to advanced - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q53296 Composed by Jules de Swert. Edited by Beverley Ellis and Rainer Mohrs. This edition: Sheet music. (c) 2020 Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz. Classical. Downloadable. Op. posth. 9 pages. Schott Music - Digital #Q53296. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q53296). English • German.Belgian cellist Jules de Swert was born on 15.8.1843 in Leuven; he died in Ostend on 24.2.1891. His first cello lessons were with his father in Leuven, then from 1856 to 1858 he studied with Adrien Francois Servais in Brussels. Immediately after completing his studies he embarked on a very successful concert tour across Denmark, Sweden and Germany. He then found employment in Düsseldorf, Weimar – and Berlin, where he was Director of Music at court and teacher at the Academy of Music. In Vienna he was then appointed principal cellist at the Imperial Opera and professor at the Vienna Conservatoire. In 1888 de Sweet returned to Belgium, where besides teaching at Conservatoires in Ghent and Bruges he also worked as a conductor. Despite his busy concert schedule and teaching commitments, Jules de Swert still found time for composition. Alongside original pieces for cello and piano as well as transcriptions (particularly of works by Chopin) he composed two cello concertos, several orchestral works and operas. This transcription of Chopin’s Valse in E minor was published in 1876 (plate no. 22003).

Piano Accompaniment, Cello - Early Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Various. Arranged by Sharon Wilson. Christian, Sacred, Repertoire, Folk, Children's Music. Score, Solo Part. 49 pages. Published by Sharon Wilson

Cello and piano - advanced - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q15716 A lullaby to awaken you?. Composed by Barbara Heller. This edition: Sheet music. Emotional - composer - Resistance - Contemporary. Cello Library. Downloadable. Duration 8 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q15716. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q15716). In this composition Barbara Heller uses the song Lalai created in Tehran in 1973. It is a song of resistance against the Shah regime and is about a mother who sings a lullaby to her child and tells the story of its father. Based on this song, Barbara Heller composed the duo 'Lalai, Schlaflied zum Wachwerden?' for violin (violoncello) and piano in 1989 - in memory of 50 Iranian women who were murdered under the regime of Khomeini.

Cello,Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548485 Composed by Gruber. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas. Score and part. 3 pages. Jmsgu3 #3387043. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548485). Silent Night arranged for Cello & Piano with new harmony for the third verse. Score: 2 pg. Part: 1 pg. Silent Night Origins Father Joseph Mohr wrote the lyrics for a new Christmas Carol. He wanted the new carol for his Christmas Eve Mass. With only a couple of hours until the service, He asked organist and schoolteacher Franz Gruber to write a melody and simple accompaniment to go with the lyrics. The result is probably the most famous of all Christmas carols – Silent Night. First Performance Perhaps because the organ was undergoing repairs, or to make sure the accompaniment was easy enough, Mohr asked Gruber to write it for the guitar. Mohr played the guitar, and both Mohr and Gruber gave the world premiere performance at the Christmas Eve Mass in 1818 at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf in Salzburg. Original Score Eventually, the original score became lost, and consequently, Mohr's name was largely forgotten.  Though the public originally recognized Gruber as the composer, many people over time began rumors that a more famous composer was responsible. Thus, they floated the names of Haydn, Mozart, and even Beethoven. Authorities eventually settled the matter when a manuscript in Mohr’s handwriting turned up in 1820. Consequently, we learn that Mohr wrote the lyrics in 1816, and Gruber composed the melody in 1818. Popularity Nonetheless, Silent Night is still very popular. Singers have performed this song in nearly every genre and in multiple languages. Perhaps the most famous version is the one Bing Crosby crafted. This version is the third best-selling physical single recording in the history of recorded music. This particular recording was released in 1935 and sold at least 30 million copies. Only two songs have ever sold more. Elton John released Candle in the Wind in 1997 and sold 33 million copies. The record for most copies ever sold goes to Bing Crosby. He released White Christmas in 1942 and sold 50 million physical copies. Register for free lifetime updates and revisions at www.jamesguthrie.com      

Cello,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.968439 Composed by Traditional English Melody. Arranged by Lawrence H. Underwood. Christian,Contemporary,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and part. 11 pages. Lawrence H Underwood #6566657. Published by Lawrence H Underwood (A0.968439). Arranged by veteran performer and music educator, Lawrence Underwood, as the eighth installment in his 2021 Hymn Song Collection series, this brand-new setting of the traditional English melody This Is My Father's World begins as a wistful ballad, moving into a lilting waltz feel, before its rousing march finale. Suitable for use as special music in church or as a recital piece, this new arrangement is sure to be a favorite for listener and performer alike!