Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.922829 Composed by Various. Arranged by Jayne Nitz. Christian,Sacred. Score. 19 pages. Jayne Nitz #6327373. Published by Jayne Nitz (A0.922829). The unique aspect of these short hymn-based offertories is their flexible length. When the offertory goes by quickly, as it does in a smaller church or even an efficient larger church, a pianist needs to be able to end a piece quickly, or extend it if there are a few more in attendance. I’ve included directions for doing this written right into the music.Each arrangement takes the tune in a bit of a new direction and could be used as pre-service music, post-service music, and for filling other awkward variable-length silences in a church service (as when the organist/pianist takes communion).Titles by common hymn name: (listening sample has excerpts of titles with * below)Amazing Grace*Beautiful Savior*Behold the Lamb of God (Lent, Good Friday)Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia (Easter)*Lord, Thee I Love With All My HeartOpen Now They Gates of Beauty*Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me*The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came/ Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel (Advent, Christmas)*The Strife Is O’er, the Battle Done (Easter)Titles by hymn tune: ECCE AGNUSGABRIEL’S MESSAGE/ VENI, EMMANUELHERZLICH LIEB HAB ICH DICH, O HERRMFURAHINI HALELUYANEW BRITAINSCHÖNSTER HERR JESUTOPLADYUNSER HERRSCHERVICTORYIf you like these flexible-length offertories, I have another volume of ten titled Little Offertories for Little Churches published with Northwestern Publishing House at:www.nph.net.
