Alto Saxophone,Piano,Tenor Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.524768

Composed by William Cowper, Lowell Mason. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Traditional. 16 pages. John A. Dempsey #6318391. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.524768).

This trio for alto sax, tenor sax and piano - an arrangement of the moving hymn There is a Fountain - is recommended for traditional church services and other worship events as a prelude, postlude, an offertory or silent prayer accompaniment.  Popular and appropriate year round, this music is especially welcome for the Lord's Supper or Communion as well as Easter worship, including Palm Sunday services, Good Friday worship and Easter sunrise services.  12 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for alto sax and tenor sax).  Concert Key: Bb major.

Instrumental Duet,Piano Instrumental Duet,Piano,Tenor Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.522887

Composed by Traditional Spiritual, Frederic Chopin. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 13 pages. John A. Dempsey #3001297. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.522887).

This trio for two tenor saxes and piano weaves the moving spiritual Were You There? into the rich tapestry of a beautiful Chopin etude (Tristesse, Op. 10, No. 3).  Recommended for traditional Easter church services and other worship events, including Good Friday services, Easter sunrise worship and Communion.  Suggested worship uses: a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude, silent prayer accompaniment and special music.  Appropriate year round!  8 pages of music (that includes separate parts for tenor sax 1 and tenor sax 2).  Concert Key (Piano): Bb major.  Tenor Sax Key: C major.  Tenor Sax Level: Intermediate.  Piano Level: Late Intermediate.

Piano,Tenor Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.524725

Composed by William Cowper, Lowell Mason. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Traditional. Score and part. 12 pages. John A. Dempsey #6252897. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.524725).

This tenor sax and piano duet of the moving hymn There is a Fountain is recommended for traditional church services and other worship events, as a prelude, postlude an offertory or silent prayer accompaniment.  Popular and appropriate year round, this music is especially welcome for the Lord's Supper and Communion as well as Easter worship, including Palm Sunday services, Good Friday worship and Easter sunrise services.  8 pages of music (that includes a separate two-page tenor sax part).  Concert Key (Piano): C major.  Tenor Sax Key: D major.

Piano,Tenor Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.523272

Composed by Traditional Spiritual, Frederic Chopin. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and part. 12 pages. John A. Dempsey #3416741. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.523272).

This duet for tenor sax and piano weaves the moving spiritual Were You There? into the rich tapestry of Chopin's Etude, Op. 10, No. 3 (Tristesse).  Recommended for traditional Easter Sunday church services and other worship events, including Good Friday services and Easter sunrise worship as well as the Lord's Supper and Communion.  Welcome as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude, silent prayer accompaniment and special music.  Appropriate year-round!  8 pages of music (that includes a separate two-page tenor sax part).  Concert Key (Piano): F major.  Tenor Sax Key: G major.  Tenor Sax Level: Intermediate.  Piano Level: Late Intermediate  .

Piano,Tenor Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.549557

Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Concert,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards,World. Score and part. 16 pages. Jmsgu3 #3507671. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549557).

Duration: ca. 3:20, Score: 10 pages, solo part: 2 pages, piano part: 3 pages. A delicate masterpiece, not very difficult - suitable for a recital encore.

Grieg Background

In the first place, Edvard Grieg (1843 –1907) was a Norwegian composer as well as a concert pianist. As a matter of fact, most music historians consider him one of the foremost Romantic era composers. Consequently, his music is part of the international standard classical repertoire. Grieg moreover used Norwegian folk music in his own compositions.  Consequently, he ushered Norwegian music to transnational consciousness. Furthermore, he forged a national musical identity for Norway. It is important to realize that he did this in a manner similar to Jean Sibelius in Finland, and BedÅ™ich Smetana in Bohemia.

Legacy

Grieg is especially celebrated in the city of Bergen. For example, the city has erected numerous statues depicting Grieg. Specifically, the city has named a concert hall (Grieg Hall), a music school (Grieg Academy) and a professional choir (Edvard Grieg Kor) after him. As a matter of fact, there is also a museum located at his former home in Troldhaugen.

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Op. 46)

Grieg wrote incidental music for the purpose of illustrating a play by Ibsen known as Peer Gynt. The play includes, in particular, the famous selection entitled, In the Hall of the Mountain King. In this composition, Grieg indeed depicts the exploits of the scoundrel, Peer Gynt. In one famous episode, for example, Peer steals a bride at her wedding. For this reason, the people chase him, but soon Peer falls, thereupon striking his skull on a boulder. He wakens forthwith in a highland bounded by angry gnomes. Consequently, the music of In the Hall of the Mountain King represents the mad gnomes taunting Peer. Therefore, each time the theme repeats it gets louder and faster. In the end, Peer surprisingly escapes from the mountain.

Holberg Suite and Misc. Summary

It must be remembered that Grieg originally wrote his Holberg Suite for the piano. In other words, he only later arranged it for strings. Further, Grieg composed by and large many songs with lyrics by famous writers such as Heine, Goethe, Ibsen, Hans Christian Andersen, Rudyard Kipling, and others. On balance, Norwegian pianist Eva Knardahl recorded altogether Grieg’s whole piano catalog on LP in 1980. These recordings were released again on CD in 2006. In any event, Grieg himself performed and recorded the bulk of these pieces toward the end of his life. Register for free lifetime revisions and updates at www.jamesguthrie.com

 

Piano,Tenor Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.549536

Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Concert,Contemporary,Romantic Period,Sacred,Standards. Score and part. 11 pages. Jmsgu3 #3505873. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549536).

Duration: ca. 3:40, Score: 5 pages, solo part: 2 pages, piano part: 3 pages. Super-famous instantly recognizable tune, not very difficult - suitable for a recital, funeral or church meditation.

Grieg Background

In the first place, Edvard Grieg (1843 –1907) was a Norwegian composer as well as a concert pianist. As a matter of fact, most music historians consider him one of the foremost Romantic era composers. Consequently, his music is part of the international standard classical repertoire. Grieg moreover used Norwegian folk music in his own compositions.  Consequently, he ushered Norwegian music to transnational consciousness. Furthermore, he forged a national musical identity for Norway. It is important to realize that he did this in a manner similar to Jean Sibelius in Finland, and BedÅ™ich Smetana in Bohemia.

Legacy

Grieg is especially celebrated in the city of Bergen. For example, the city has erected numerous statues depicting Grieg. Specifically, the city has named a concert hall (Grieg Hall), a music school (Grieg Academy) and a professional choir (Edvard Grieg Kor) after him. As a matter of fact, there is also a museum located at his former home in Troldhaugen.

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Op. 46)

Grieg wrote incidental music for the purpose of illustrating a play by Ibsen known as Peer Gynt. The play includes, in particular, the famous selection entitled, In the Hall of the Mountain King. In this composition, Grieg indeed depicts the exploits of the scoundrel, Peer Gynt. In one famous episode, for example, Peer steals a bride at her wedding. For this reason, the people chase him, but soon Peer falls, thereupon striking his skull on a boulder. He wakens forthwith in a highland bounded by angry gnomes. Consequently, the music of In the Hall of the Mountain King represents the mad gnomes taunting Peer. Therefore, each time the theme repeats it gets louder and faster. In the end, Peer surprisingly escapes from the mountain.

Holberg Suite and Misc. Summary

It must be remembered that Grieg originally wrote his Holberg Suite for the piano. In other words, he only later arranged it for strings. Further, Grieg composed by and large many songs with lyrics by famous writers such as Heine, Goethe, Ibsen, Hans Christian Andersen, Rudyard Kipling, and others. On balance, Norwegian pianist Eva Knardahl recorded altogether Grieg’s whole piano catalog on LP in 1980. These recordings were released again on CD in 2006. In any event, Grieg himself performed and recorded the bulk of these pieces toward the end of his life.

Register for free lifetime revisions and updates at www.jamesguthrie.com