Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1125812

By Michael Swedberg. By 13th Century Finnish Carol. Arranged by Terrence Niska. Christmas,Contemporary,Holiday. Score. 8 pages. Niska Music Publishing #726552. Published by Niska Music Publishing (A0.1125812).

This carol holds a special memory for me. I was living in Green Bay following my graduate studies and I was teaching private voice lessons at Appleton West High School with my brother and his wife at the request of the choral director, Kevin Meidl. Kevin was also the director of the Appleton Boychoir and one year he asked me to sing the solo part of this carol for a recording they were making. My arrangement of this carol is rather straightforward with very little altering of the basic rhythms found in the original tune. However, the melody in the first verse is found among triplet figures and therefore one must be sure to bring out the important notes. There is a dance-like quality to the music, reminiscent of a gigue from the Baroque period. Following a brief reprise of the opening material the melody shifts to the left hand, starting out as a single note and soon joined in harmony. To me, it represents the page and the king from the story as they walk through the cold, winter night to bring food and fuel to the peasant living near the mountain. The melody then moves back to the right hand, but is now played in half notes indicating the difficult terrain and the snow they must traverse causing them to move more slowly. The left hand rumbles below as a reminder of the wind blowing and the snow swirling about them. The page, fears he cannot go on, but the king tells him to walk in his footsteps and all will be well. Soon, monarch and servant are moving swiftly to their destination. The music slowly fades as they pass into the mountain’s shadow only to grow once again as they arrive at the poor man’s home. The final chords ring out as the door is thrown open and they step inside to share what they have brought.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.904884

Composed by Traditional French. Arranged by Pam Asberry. 20th Century,Christmas,Contemporary,New Age. Score. 5 pages. Pamela C Asberry #3686255. Published by Pamela C Asberry (A0.904884).

An stirring solo piano arrangement of the 13th century French carol. Dark and poignant. (Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com).
From the solo piano album Thankful Heart, Joyful Mind (release date October 19, 2018). Thankful Heart, Joyful Mind is a musical journey through the holiday season. These twelve solo piano arrangements were woven from sacred and secular melodies that span nine centuries and eight countries. Pam's music can be heard on Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, Whisperings Solo Piano Radio, Enlightened Piano Radio, and elsewhere. For more information, visit www.pamasberry.com.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1290006

By Kevin Frecker. By 13th Century Spring Carol, Tempus adest floridum. Arranged by Kevin Frecker. Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Religious,Traditional. Score. 2 pages. Kevin Frecker #880697. Published by Kevin Frecker (A0.1290006).

This arrangement was originally a Christmas gift to my family when I was 12 years old. The harmonic language is limited, which keeps the arrangement relatively easy. The melody is presented 3 times. The first time, the accompaniment proceeds in octaves only, and then both hands are repeated one octave higher. The final presentation of the melody occurs in octaves in the right hand, while the accompaniment provides more energy through eighth-note triplet broken chords.

Piano Solo - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1005674

Composed by Alex Nifong. Arranged by Grace Joy Reid. Contemporary. Score. 6 pages. Creating Music Joy #6117829. Published by Creating Music Joy (A0.1005674).

Jesus Paid It All/the First Noel Medley is an excellent Prelude, Offertory, Meditation, or Communion piano solo for your Baptist, Methodist, Pentacostal, Charismatic, Protestant, Catholic, and Church of the Latter Day Saints worship service.  It is perfect for the intermediate piano student and/or church musician, utilizing arpeggios, suspended notes, triplets, sixteenth notes, meter changes, and beautiful harmonies to produce a worshipful experience for the listener.  Time:  3:14 min.  Easy to shorten if time is an issue.  Jesus Paid It All was written by Elvina Hall in 1865.  See Christianity Today for more information:  https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1801-1900/this-hymn-was-more-than-a-coin....  It was John T. Grape who wrote the tune in 1868. See for more information:  https://hymnary.org/text/i_hear_the_savior_say_thy_strength_indee  The First Noel is believed to date from the 13th or 14th century.  Noel is the French word for Christmas and is from the Latin natalis, meaning Birthday.  Taken fromhttp://www.classichistory.net/archives/first-noel-carol.  The First Noel was written by William B. Sandys, 1823 and Davies Gilbert (1767-1839).  My purpose was to remind people that Jesus Christ was born to become the Saviour of the world through His death and resurrection from the dead.  creatingmusicjoy LLC publications (ASCAP).