Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1367649 Composed by John Burkett. Arranged by John Burkett. Classical,Contemporary,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score. 5 pages. John Burkett #952023. Published by John Burkett (A0.1367649). My Prelude on the hymn tune Mit Freuden Zart (Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above) is intended for church pianists looking for interesting arrangements of hymns familiar to their congregations.  My arrangement consists of two sections.  The first hints strongly at the Mixolydian mode in the key of D, while the second employs the Aeolian mode in C-sharp.  The piece begins with a 14-bar introduction before the hymn tune appears, accompanied by a rhythmically energetic combination of rests and parallel triads.  Then the melody moves to the bass, accompanied by a spurt of eighth-notes in the key of B major, creating a short bitonal passage.  After brief references to other keys, the main key of D returns.  The second section presents the melody harmonized with parallel triads and accompanied by a constantly moving stream of octaves in the left hand.  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: A0.1416119 Composed by Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengesänge. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. Christian,Early Music,Easter,Multicultural,Sacred,World. Score. 5 pages. Sandy McIntire #997805. Published by Sandy McIntire (A0.1416119). The tune for Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Mit Freuden Zart) was published in the Bohemian Brethren hymnal in 1566.  It appeared in  hymnals published in English in the early 20th Century, gaining popularity in the latter part of that century, and continuing in popularity today. This arrangement is an Intermediate Piano Solo in the keys of D and G major.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1130147 Composed by 16th c. German hymn tune MIT FREUDEN ZART. Arranged by arr. P. F. Tillen. Christian,Classical,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred. Score. 3 pages. PFTMusic #730509. Published by PFTMusic (A0.1130147). This sturdy German hymn tune from the Reformation era is found in many hymnals, with the texts, With High Delight Let Us Unity, Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above, and others. It is arranged here for solo piano in a style reminiscent of the piano works of Schumann and Mendelssohn, and ends with a quote from Mendelssohn's Children's Piece, Op. 72. Accessible for a good intermediate or advanced player, and is suitable for general worship, or as a recital selection. Please check for more piano music, sacred and secular choral and vocal selections, and arrangements for instrumental ensembles.