Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1047743

Composed by Phillip Keveren, Thomas O. Chisholm, and William Runyan. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Contemporary,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Standards,Traditional. 22 pages. Exultet Music #652186. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1047743).

The popular Christian hymn that is based from the Old Testament Book of Lamentations 3:23 has now been freshly arranged in a tender 4/4 time signature for Woodwind Quartet (Flute, Oboe, Bb-Clarinet, Bassoon) with Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting. Can be used many times throughout the liturgical year.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1140783

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Classical,Instructional,March,Opera,Romantic Period. 12 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #741037. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1140783).

This arrangement adapted for woodwind quartet was written keeping the characteristics of the original work, that is, inspiring and significant to the already known choral symphony by Beethoven, indicated to be performed by young music students, who want to enter the symphonic music, moreover, it can also be used by professional musicians, for recitals, repertoire, academic presentations and didactic material. As much as it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion. The transcription is faithful to the structure, with only one change in key, so that it is comfortable for all instruments in the formation, thus maintaining the essence of the striking melody, as well as using it for ensemble practice among musicians of different traditions. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Op. 125 incorporates part of the poem An die Freude (To Joy), a hymn written by Friedrich Schiller, with the text sung by soloists and a choir in its last movement. It was the first example of a major composer using the human voice as prominently as the instruments in a symphony, thus creating a far-reaching work that set the tone for the symphonic form that was to be adopted by Romantic composers. This is the last complete symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. The choral symphony, better known as the Ninth Symphony or The Ninth, is one of the best known works in the Western repertoire, considered both an icon and predecessor of Romantic music, and one of Beethoven's great masterpieces, where it was first performed on May 7, 1824, the same year it was completed, at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna, Austria. The conductor was Michael Umlauf, the theater's music director, and Beethoven - dissuaded from conducting by the advanced stage of his deafness - was given a special place on the stage next to the conductor. It was later rearranged by Herbert von Karajan to become the anthem of the European Union in 1972, the national anthem of Rhodesia from 1974 until 1979, Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia, used the tune Ode to Joy..

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.587222

Composed by Various. Arranged by David McKeown. Christian,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Standards. 67 pages. David McKeown #3108003. Published by David McKeown (A0.587222).

16 Favourite Hymns for Wind Quartet (Vol 2.) is a collection of commonly performed traditional hymns. The score is arranged for one Flute, one Oboe, one Clarinet and one Bassoon, but the file also contains alternative/additional parts for Flute on part 2 Clarinet on parts 2 and 4 and Bass Clarinet on part 4. The file contains the score plus the separate parts.

16 Favourite Hymns for Wind Quartet (Vol 2.) are fully compatible with the other Brass, Woodwind and String volumes in the series. Both the short audio sample and the linked youtube performance are from the Clarinet Quartet version of these arrangements

·     There are also solo and duet versions available of the same hymns, in the same keys, so that no matter what instrument you play they will fit together.

·     This makes them ideal for building repertoire for church bands and other ensembles.

·     The keys chosen are the standard singing keys

The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows

·     Hail to the Lord’s Anointed, (Ellacombe)

·     He who would Valiant Be, (Monk’s Gate)

·     Holiness by Faith in Jesus, (Rousseau)

·     How Sweet the Name, (Lloyd)

·     I Vow to Thee My Country, (Thaxted)

·     I Will Sing the Wondrous Story, (Hyfrodol)

·     Just a Closer Walk with Thee, (Closer Walk)

·     The King of Love, (Dominus Regit Me)

·     The Lord’s My Shepherd, (Crimond)

·     Love Divine, (Austrian Hymn, Haydn)

·     Nearer My God to Thee, (Bethany)

·     Oh Love that will not Let Me Go, (St Margaret)

·     Purer Yet Purer, (Lyndhurst)

·     Shall We Gather by the River,

·     There is a Green Hill, (Horsley)

·     When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, (Rockingham)

Volume 1 contains another 16 hymns arranged in the same way and is available via my home page at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203