Piano Trio - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549903 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas,Standards. 9 pages. Jmsgu3 #3685139. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549903). Arranged with new harmony for the final verse. Origins The First Noel is an English Christmas carol. Even more, it was probably written in the late Cornish Renaissance period. While other versions spell the title as Nowell, this is a colloquial variation. Furthermore, Noel is an older word meaning Christmas. Therefore the First Noel translates as the First Christmas. First of all, Gilbert and Sandy published the earliest version. As a result, this version appears in the Carols Ancient and Modern songbook of 1823. William Sandy edited and arranged the book. Similarly, his partner Davies Gilbert edited and added the familiar extra verses.  Stainer Organist and composer Sir John Stainer published the most noteworthy customary arrangement in the 1870s.  Stainer is, above all, famous for his songbook entitled: Christmas Carols New and Old (1871). This volume served as an essential catalyst for reviving the English Christmas carol.  Other famous Stainer arrangements from this book include What Child Is This, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, and I Saw Three Ships. Diatonic Function The melodic structure in the First Noel is uncommon among English folk tunes. It simply repeats one phrase twice and then follows a variation refrain. All three phrases of the song end on the mediant scale degree. This is unusual because the diatonic function of the mediant is non-final compared to the more usual tonic or even dominant degrees. Consequently, this gives the song an open-ended feeling – like maybe it never ends. Political Context The Catholic clergy sang carols outside of the church in Latin. After the Protestant Reformation, the reformers thought it would be better for everyone to sing carols. They decided to bring music back to the common folk. So, they translated the lyrics from Latin into a common language. Moreover, the Protestants wanted more control over the music in the church than what the Vatican allowed. Protestant composers such as William Byrd composed complex polyphonic Christmas music that they called carols. Nonetheless, some famous folk carols were composed in this era. Eminent composers in the nineteenth century began to revise and adapt them. Consequently, they revived the English carol.

Piano Trio - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549883 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Romantic Period,Wedding. 33 pages. Jmsgu3 #3601997. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549883). Score: 18 pages, piano part: 6 pages, cello part: 4 pages, violin part: 4 pages. duration: ca. 5'. Register for free lifetime updates and revisions of this product at www.jamesguthrie.com This is the famous wedding march from Op. 61 composed in 1842 and commonly performed as a recessional march at the end of a wedding. The piece was originally composed for orchestra, then arranged for organ and performed by Mendelssohn himself. Mendelssohn: Wedding March Mendelssohn’s Wedding March is so popular that it’s difficult to imagine a wedding without it. It seems like it’s been around for eternity. In any case, it was only 150 years or so ago that the Wedding March came about. It was performed in Potsdam for the first time in 1842, as a piece of Mendelssohn’s music for the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was first used for a wedding in 1858 Mendelssohn Background Felix Mendelssohn (1809 –1847) was, by all means, a German mastermind composer, musician and orchestra conductor of the Romantic period. Consequently, Mendelssohn composed in the usual forms of the time - symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano music, and chamber music. To summarize, his most famous works include his music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, The Hebrides Overture, his later Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, and his Octet for Strings. His most well-known piano pieces, by and large, are the Songs Without Words.  Artistic Standing  Musical tastes change from time to time. Moreover, just such a change occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This plus rampant antisemitism brought a corresponding amount of undue criticism. Fortunately, however, his artistic inventiveness has indeed been critically re-evaluated. As a result, Mendelssohn is once again among the most prevalent composers of the Romantic era. Early Family Life Mendelssohn was, in fact, born into a prominent Jewish family. His grandfather was, notably, the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Felix was, in fact, raised without religion. At the age of seven, he was all of a sudden baptized as a Reformed Christian. He was, moreover, a child musical prodigy. Nevertheless, his parents did not attempt to exploit his talent. Early Adulthood Mendelssohn was, in general, successful in Germany. He conducted, in particular, a revival of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, specifically with his presentation of the St Matthew Passion in 1829. Felix was truly in demand throughout Europe as a composer, conductor, and soloist. For example, he visited Britain ten times. There, he premiered, namely, many of his major works. His taste in music was. To be sure, inventive and well-crafted yet markedly conservative. This conservatism separated him by all means from more audacious musical colleagues like Liszt, Wagner, and Berlioz. Mendelssohn founded the Leipzig Conservatoire which, to clarify, became a defender of this conservative viewpoint. Mature Adulthood Schumann notably wrote that Mendelssohn was the Mozart of the nineteenth century, the most brilliant musician, the one who most clearly sees through the contradictions of the age and for the first time reconciles them. This observation points to a couple of features in particular that illustrate Mendelssohn's works and his artistic procedure. Musical Features In the first place, his musical style was fixed in his methodical mastery of the style of preceding masters. This being said, he certainly recognized and even developed early romanticism from the music of Beethoven and Weber. Secondly, it indicates that Mendelssohn sought to strengthen his inherited musical legacy rather than to exchange it with new forms and styles or replace it with exotic o.

Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.780932 Composed by Music by Leo Friedman and Words by Beth Slater Whitson. Arranged by Cathy Stamegna. Film/TV,Holiday,Standards,Traditional,Wedding. Score and parts. 12 pages. Cathy Stamegna #5777835. Published by Cathy Stamegna (A0.780932). Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Violin/Violoncello Duet, Chords, Piano Accompaniment).  This timeless piece from 1910 is a winner for Weddings or Anniversaries with a memorable refrain.  Recorded by various artists from The Peerless Quartet (1911) to Bing Crosby and Fats Domino.  Featured in numerous films and TV shows including Downton Abbey and The Murdoch Mysteries (The Artful Detective).  An intermediate level piano accompaniment with chords for guitar or mallet instruments to join in.  Lyrics included for a sing-along.  Concert Key, Bb.  Set of Parts.

Piano Trio Cello,Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1487814 Composed by Ferdinand Ries. Arranged by Dianne James. Classical. 62 pages. Artaria Editions #1064752. Published by Artaria Editions (A0.1487814). The Piano Trio in C minor Op.143 was published by Schott in 1826, but could have been composed much earlier for Ries's personal use in the London concert halls. It is an imposing work, whose gruff tone and serious purpose recall Beethoven's use of this key. The first movement is an impressive sonata-form movement extending to a length of almost 250 bars. It contains two strikingly contrasted themes, one aggressively assertive, the other of a more lyrical, tender character (parallels to Beethoven's thematic tendencies in sonata-form movements are once again clearly apparent). The Adagio movement, cast in the rich colours of A flat major (the tonic minor - flat submediant major key relationship recalls Beethoven once again) contains some moments of real beauty and musical insight. The piano is often centrestage, its florid lines and ornamental flourishes reminiscent of another of Ries's contemporaries, Hummel. The technique of connected second and third movements seen in this work is not new but was a trend established in the piano trio genre by Joseph Haydn in the 1780s and 90s. The oasis of calm and tranquillity created in the Adagio is shattered dramatically by the jagged arpeggio figure which launches the finale. This extremely fast movement - the metronome marking indicates that the music should be felt in two, not in four - is characterised by the tarantella topos. It is a tremendously exciting movement, whose swirling energy and frantic pace is only reined in at the final cadence. The present edition reproduces as faithfully as possible the text of the trio as transmitted in Schott's 1826 edition of the work, a copy of which is preserved in the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin. The metronome markings at the head of each movement derive from this source. The piano compass extends from E flat 1 to a flat 4, a range of just over six octaves. Pedal markings indicated in the source have not been included in the current edition since these are generally very instrument-dependent. Minor rhythmic inconsistences between different statements of the same theme have been retained (e.g. first movement, second subject, bb.51-52, cello and 188-89, violin), as have some differences in phrasing between successive thematic statements (cf. finale, piano bb.3-6 and violin bb.18-21). The style and notation of articulation and dynamic markings have been standardised throughout, and, where missing from the print, markings have been reconstructed from parallel passages. These are indicated by the use of dotted slurs or brackets where appropriate. Obvious wrong notes have been corrected without comment, and editorial emendations with no authority from the print are placed within brackets. Dianne James.

Piano Trio,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1183972 Composed by Priscilla Owens, William J. Kirkpatrick. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Celtic,Christian,Irish,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Traditional. Score and parts. 21 pages. John A. Dempsey #783669. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.1183972). This lively hymn arrangement, with its jazzy rhythm, upbeat tempo and flavorful melody, is designed to inject energy and enthusiasm into your worship service.  This is an enduring hymn with eternal truth as its message.  Musically influenced by both Cajun and Celtic styles, this piano trio for violin, cello and piano is recommended for traditional church services, praise gatherings, youth rallies and other worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude and special music.  Key: D major.  17 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for violin and cello).

Piano Trio Cello,Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.565553 By Sharon Wilson. By Friedrich F. Flemming. Arranged by Sharon Wilson. Baroque,Classical,Holiday,Sacred,Traditional. 12 pages. Sharon Wilson #4786477. Published by Sharon Wilson (A0.565553). Inspired by the stylings of the Baroque masters, this trio arrangement (for VIOLIN and CELLO duet with PIANO accompaniment) weaves a classical sound throughout the familiar hymn tune FLEMMING. The lyrics typically associated with the tune were written by Elizabeth R. Charles and titled Praise Ye the Father. This bright and festive arrangement is equally fun for all performers as the piece creates a complex intertwining of patterns reminiscent of classical works.The VIOLIN carries the melody for the first verse and half of the second verse, followed by CELLO on melody for the conclusion of the second verse. All notes for both the VIOLIN and CELLO are playable in the first position making this arrangement an excellent choice for early-intermediate string players. The PIANO accompaniment is written for an intermediate player. The purchase price includes a 6-page combined score (grand staff) with all three parts on each page (VIOLIN, CELLO, and PIANO) plus separate 1-staff scores for the VIOLIN and CELLO (1 page each) and also a PIANO only score (3 pages). This arrangement is one of the 10 songs in the collection Praise Him with Stringed Instruments, Book 1 (Collection of 10 Hymns for Violin, Cello, and Piano).Visit Sharon Wilson's website: https://www.sharonwilsonmusic.com/Subscribe to her YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@SharonWilsonMusic

Small Ensemble Cello,Piano Accompaniment,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1034197 Composed by Arthur Frackenpohl and Scott Joplin. Arranged by Madeline J Stratford. 20th Century,Broadway,Contemporary,Film/TV,Musical/Show,Traditional. Score and parts. 9 pages. Madeline Stratford #639530. Published by Madeline Stratford (A0.1034197). This arrangement is for small ensemble, including 2 Violins, a Cello and a Piano. There is call and response of the main melody between the instruments and is a super fun piece to play in a group. We performed this with my ensemble and it sounded great! It's in the key of G Major. The Cello part is for beginner/intermediate players, the Violin 1 is for confident intermediate players, Violin 2 is for beginner/intermediate players looking for a challenge. The Piano part is for intermediate players. The Entertainer sheet music for ensemble. The Entertainer sheet music for Violin. This download includes the full score, as well as separate individual parts for each instrument.

Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1082103 Composed by J.J. Burgess. Classical,Contemporary,Contest,Festival,Renaissance. Score and parts. 17 pages. J.J. Burgess #686242. Published by J.J. Burgess (A0.1082103). This is for a trio of Piano, Violin, and Cello meant for those who are a little more advanced than most specifically for the difficulty of playing all the parts at once.

Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.917168 Composed by James Milton Black. Arranged by Alva Lee. Instructional,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Standards. Score and parts. 2 pages. Simple000 #5022491. Published by simple000 (A0.917168). Simple, beautiful uplifting and upbeat melody for the soul!

Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.917169 Composed by James Milton Black. Arranged by Alva Lee. Instructional,Sacred,Standards. Score and parts. 2 pages. Simple000 #5022495. Published by simple000 (A0.917169). Fun, upbeat and happy tune for the soul!

Instrumental Duet,Piano Cello,Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1397943 Composed by J.H. Stockton. Arranged by Dee Braxton-Pellegrino. Christian,Easter,Religious,Sacred. 9 pages. Dee Braxton-Pellegrino #981216. Published by Dee Braxton-Pellegrino (A0.1397943). Grand old hymn arranged for violin and cello with piano accompaniment.  May be played as a violin and cello duet as well.  Specificallly written with younger string players in mind. Perfect fit anywhere in a church service and runs just under 3 minutes!

Piano Trio,String Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.868099 Composed by Isaac Watts , Fanny Crosby. Arranged by arranged by Phoebe Chen. Christian,Easter,Gospel,Sacred. Score and parts. 12 pages. Phoebe Chen #3435951. Published by Phoebe Chen (A0.868099). The hymn when I survey the wondrous cross was written by Isaac Watts in preparation for a communion service in 1707.Originally,  the hymn was named Crucifixion to the world by the Cross of Christ  It  has been called the very best hymn in the English language Fanny Crosby wrote the text of Jesus keep me near the cross . The hymn was originally written as a Sunday School song and was first publishes in Bright Jewels for the Sunday School which was compiled by William Bradbury in 1869.

Piano Trio - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548647 Composed by Wade. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas. 7 pages. Jmsgu3 #3407487. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548647). O Come, All Ye Faithful O Come, All Ye Faithful arranged for piano trio ( piano, violin & cello) featuring a thought-provoking re-harmonization of the final verse. O Come, All Ye Faithful is an English translation of the Latin Christmas carol Adeste Fideles. No one knows exactly who wrote it. One theory holds that King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656) wrote it. Another view says John F. Wade or John Reading wrote it. Nowadays, we usually attribute it to John Wade. It seems like Stonyhurst College in Lancashire owns the oldest manuscript. It is from the year 1751. Lyrics Frederick Oakeley, a Catholic priest in 1841, wrote the English translation. This translation is probably the most common in English-speaking states. To begin with, the hymn had only four verses. Later, the verses grew to eight. Music directors often cut various verses because otherwise, the song goes too long. Some believe that St. Bonaventure wrote the first Latin lyrics. Others hold that King John IV of Portugal is responsible. Yet even others think the Cistercian monks wrote them. King John IV His subjects called King John IV of Portugal The Musician King. He became king in 1640. In addition to performing the duties of a king, he composed and wrote as a music journalist. King John built an extensive music library. Unfortunately, the massive earthquake in Lisbon ruined the library in 1755. In addition to making his library, the king started a Music School that produced many accomplished musicians. The king also worked diligently to get instrumental music approved by the Vatican for use in his churches. Aside from his authorship of Adeste Fideles, he is famous for another popular choral setting of the Crux Fidelis, a prevalent Lenten hymn. Performance in Context Verses are sometimes left out because all eight verses would take too long to perform. More to the point, though, some of the poems may be unsuitable for whatever church calendar they are intended. The eighth verse deals with the Epiphany, so it makes sense to sing this on Epiphany Sunday but not on other Sundays. Similarly, other poems are used for whether the event is Midnight Mass or regular daytime Mass.  

Small Ensemble Cello,Piano Accompaniment,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1034198 By Scott Joplin. By Scott Joplin. Arranged by Madeline J Stratford. 20th Century,Broadway,Contemporary,Film/TV,Musical/Show,Traditional. Score and parts. 9 pages. Madeline Stratford #639532. Published by Madeline Stratford (A0.1034198). This version of The Entertainer has been arranged for Small Ensemble. Parts include: 2x Violin, Cello and Piano. Each instrument has a call and response and shares the main melody. It's a really fun piece to play with your group.