Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.950933 Composed by Henry Smart. Arranged by Terrence Niska. Christmas. Score. 8 pages. Niska Music Publishing #6466319. Published by Niska Music Publishing (A0.950933). As filled with a sense of hopelessness that O Come, O Come, Emmanuel is, this prelude is brimming with unbridled joy; from the thunderous opening to the bell-ringing ending. With influences ranging from Handel to Mannheim Steamroller, I wanted to write something that expresses the full glory of this hymn. While the hymn itself has 7 verses, I only chose to use four of them including the fifth verse referencing Sinners…doomed for guilt to endless pains where I moved to a minor key before coming back for the final verse and a return to the musical material of the opening.
