Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1371320 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred. Score. 5 pages. John Burkett #955529. Published by John Burkett (A0.1371320). My Prelude on The Old Rugged Cross (The Old Rugged Cross) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations  My setting contains much chromaticism, stemming from the idea in the baroque period that chromaticism evoked a sense of sorrow.  The text associated with the tune certainly conveys that emotion.  George Bennard harmonized his entire hymn tune in the key of B-flat major.  I, however, harmonized the first half of the refrain in the relative key of G minor.  After a presentation of the entire melody, I bring that passage back and end on the dominant chord.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1342734 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Contemporary,Sacred. Score. 6 pages. John Burkett #928241. Published by John Burkett (A0.1342734). My Prelude on the tune Dix (For the Beauty of the Earth) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  This exuberant setting in a conservatively modern style draws its energy from an almost constant stream of seventh-chord sonorities in the left hand accompaniment.  The melody, sometimes unadorned and sometimes ornamented, contributes to the forward motion with the frequent appearance of a dotted eighth/sixteenth rhythmic pattern.  Bitonal harmony is implied near the end of the piece.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1382867 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score. 6 pages. John Burkett #967291. Published by John Burkett (A0.1382867). My Prelude on the hymn tune Bunessan (Morning Has Broken) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  After a brief introduction, the traditional Gaelic melody, played by the right hand, is undergirded by an original harmonic scheme outlined in wide-ranging arpeggios played by the left hand.  The next section begins with a fugato that segues into bravura passgework, culminating in a dramatic reappearance of the last two phrases of the tune, enveloped in tumultuous arpeggios.  This setting demands considerable pianistic skill.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1352033 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Sacred. Score. 5 pages. John Burkett #936862. Published by John Burkett (A0.1352033). My Prelude on the hymn tune Eventide (Abide with Me) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  A quiet introduction intones the first few notes of the hymn tune, leading to a complete statement of the melody accompanied by an arpeggiated chordal pattern.  This is followed by a noticeably more dramatic ornamented restatement of the melody, replete with descending arpeggios, leading to a bold declamation of the first phrase in the distant key of C-Flat major.  The drama subsides, however, when a decrescendo leads to an unanticipated and quietly inconclusive cadence.  The piece then ends with a hushed varied recurrence of the initial introduction.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1352800 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Sacred. Score. 11 pages. John Burkett #937604. Published by John Burkett (A0.1352800). My Variations on the hymn tune Gordon (My Jesus, I Love Thee) are intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  The four variations in this set display increasing rhythmic complexity as one plays them from beginning to end, ranging from continuous streams of eighth notes to eighth-note triplets to sixteenths.  The first, and simplest, variation can be played alone.  Variations 2-4 are written as a continuous group, though they too can be played individually if desired, by adding a conclusive tonic note in the bass.  For the most part the pitches of the hymn tune are presented without ornamentation, though there are occasional exceptions.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Christmas,Classical,Contempora ry,Sacred. Score. 6 pages. John Burkett #918804. Published by John Burkett

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1341934 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Praise & Worship,Romantic Period,Sacred. Score. 5 pages. John Burkett #927445. Published by John Burkett (A0.1341934). My Prelude on the tune St. Catherine (Faith of Our Fathers) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  It is written in an overtly late 19th century romantic style with considerable use of chromaticism.  A fairly lengthy introduction hints frequently at the tune before the melody proper appears.  The chorus concludes in grandiose style followed by a brief postlude that quietly reiterates the opening measures of the piece.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1347839 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Contemporary,Sacred. Score. 5 pages. John Burkett #932631. Published by John Burkett (A0.1347839). My Prelude on the tune CWM Rhondda (God of Grace and God of Glory) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  It is written in a conservative modern style with an abundance of parallel seventh chords and perfect fourth intervals.  The piece begins with a lengthy introduction that incorporates snippets of the hymn tune, while rising from a pianissimo dynamic level to forte, and then receding back to a soft dynamic level.  The mid-section boldly references the first and third phrases of the tune leading to a climax, followed by a concluding brief return to the style of the opening introduction.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1347913 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Contemporary,Sacred. Score. 5 pages. John Burkett #932727. Published by John Burkett (A0.1347913). My arrangement based on the hymn tune I Love Thee (I Love Thee) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  It presents a variety of ornamented versions of the tune accompanied by a repetitive drone-like accompaniment.  The latter portion of the piece explores the uppermost reaches of the piano's range before settling back to a modified reprise of the first few measures.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1376368 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred. Score. 5 pages. John Burkett #960911. Published by John Burkett (A0.1376368). My Prelude on the hymn tune Terra Beata (This Is My Father's World) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  It is one of two settings for piano of Terra Beata that I have written.  This setting begins with an introduction followed by a statement of the hymn tune, the phrases of which are succeeded by interludes of varying lengths.  After that, the second half of the tune is restated in augmentation, moving at half the original speed.  A brief postlude brings the piece to a joyous conclusion.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1332036 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Christmas,Classical,Contemporary,Sacred. Score. 7 pages. John Burkett #918809. Published by John Burkett (A0.1332036). This engaging setting for piano of the Christmas carol tune Antioch is intended for competent keyboardists who serve as either a pianist or organist, or both, for a chuch.  In addition to the score, I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  This setting is one among several arrangements of Christmas carols in my Christmas Carol Series.  Also, please search the Sheet Music Plus website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for piano and some for organ.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1341564 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Contemporary,Sacred. Score. 7 pages. John Burkett #927143. Published by John Burkett (A0.1341564). My Prelude on the tune Crusaders' Hymn (Fairest Lord Jesus) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  Much of the piece consists of the melody played slowly in the left hand, coupled with a tremolando accompaniment in the right hand.  The whole-tone scale occurs occasionally, contributing to the prevailing diaphanous atmosphere.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1376555 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred. Score. 6 pages. John Burkett #961084. Published by John Burkett (A0.1376555). My Prelude on the hymn tune Terra Beata (This Is My Father's World) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  It is one of two settings for piano of  Terra Beata that I have written.  In this setting there are two statements of the melody.  The first places the melody in the soprano register with a repeated-note pattern serving as the accompaniment in the left hand.  The second places the melody in the bass register moving at half the previous speed and accompanied by a downward moving arpeggiation pattern played by the right hand.  The second half of the melody returns to the soprano, harmonized with 4-note chords, and accompanied by rapid downward moving scales played by the left hand.  In the final phrase, the pace slows, leading inconclusively to a chord of the 13th on G-flat at  mid-phrase, before resuming in the main key of E-flat and ending triumphantly with a repeated-note trumpet-like pattern.  I have provided a full-length recording to aid the prospective buyer in the decision-making process.  I encourage you to search the Sheet Music Plus or the Sheet Music Direct website for other hymn arrangements of mine, some for organ and others for piano.