SKU: M0.95329MEB

ISBN 9781619117525. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Many instruments in this book can be built in a half hour or less by children as young as age 5, using common household items. Songs include guitar and autoharp chords as well as dulcimer tablature. Includes access to online audio.

SKU: A0.1150741

Full Score and Vocal Score also available from this website. The opening of John's Gospel, with an accompanying chorale, in a style that you're unlikely to find anywhere else! Specially for churches to use at Christmas and other times where the text is relevant, it can be performed either by four singers with this backing track or by any reasonable combination of instruments that a church of today is likely to be able to assemble. First performed in 1986, it has been brought up to date by the composer. Described as A true masterpiece by two of the musicians who performed it in 1986.

SKU: A0.1226416

This arrangement is set for Carillon, however it may also be played on piano, organ, or electronic keyboard or adapted to other instruments. It is comprised of a short introduction, a full statement of the theme, 4 variations, and a D.S. al Fine.
The hymn tune name is ALBANY. The words Ancient of Days, who sittest throned in glory are for general use.

SKU: A0.1205916

TYPE JOHN FRIES IN THE SEARCH BAR TO SEE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER. Thanks, John. Strangers in the Night is a song composed by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder.  Kaempfert originally used it under the title Beddy Bye as part of the instrumental score for the movie A Man Could Get Killed.  The song was made famous in 1966 by Frank Sinatra, although it was initially given to Melina Mercouri, who thought that a man's vocals would better suit the melody and therefore declined to sing it.  Reaching #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Easy Listening chart, it was the title song for Sinatra's 1966 album Strangers in the Night, which became his most commercially successful album.  The song also reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.  Sinatra's recording won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist for Ernie Freeman at the Grammy Awards of 1967.

SKU: A0.1074437

*INSTRUMENTATION: 2 VIOLINS AND CELLO*
Epiphany, a ballad by South Korean boy band BTS and sung as a solo by member Jin, is a beautiful song about the importance of loving yourself and accepting your own flaws. Released in mid-2018, it soon became one of the band's biggest hits, gaining almost a million views per hour during the first day of its release. Originally written for a wedding ceremony, this arrangement for your two-violin and cello trio is equally beautiful, featuring the soaring vocals, lovely layered harmonies, rhythmic drive, and dynamic contrasts of the original. It will be perfect for weddings, receptions, proposals, vow renewals, cocktail parties, solo & ensemble contests, or any other occasion that needs a lovely lyrical tune! This chart is about 3 1/2 minutes in duration and is rated intermediate; the cello and v2 parts are pretty easy (1st position throughout) and more like early intermediate, whereas the violin part briefly goes up as high as 4th.

Sarah “Cellobat� Chaffee is an in-demand acoustic & electric cellist and string arranger. Currently, she performs with legendary rock band Aerosmith in their “Deuces Are Wild� residency show, and she is the principal cellist for the Raiders House Band, playing for a crowd of 60,000 at all of the team's home games. She also plays with many other groups including Premiere Wedding Music, Bella Electric Strings, the Femmes Of Rock, and David Perrico’s Pop Strings Orchestra. Sarah has performed and recorded with numerous other artists including Disturbed, Mötley Crüe, Celine Dion, Halsey, Michael Bublé, Sarah Brightman, and Lady A. She is the exclusive arranger for a number of award-winning wedding and event companies all across the United States, including Premiere Wedding Music, Las Vegas Music Oasis, and Impulse Strings, and she has created custom arrangements for many other ensembles all over the world. You can find her at:

http://www.cellobat.com
http://www.instagram.com/cellobat
https://www.youtube.com/@Cellobat.

SKU: A0.835814

Bourrée and Hornpipe - Movements 7 and 8 from Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major (HMV 348).  Composed by George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759), arranged by Paul Burnell for instruments in four parts.

Duration if both movements are played three times c.4:30

The arrangement is suitable for multiple quartet combinations with parts available (and potential instrumentations suggested) as follows:

Part 1: C, Eb (flute, oboe, alto recorder, Eb clarinet, violin 1)

Part 2: C, Bb (oboe, tenor recorder, Bb clarinet, violin 2)

Part 3: C - alto & bass clefs, Bb, Eb, F (Bb clarinet, bass recorder, alto saxophone, horn in F, viola) 

Part 4: C - bass clef, Bb, F (bassoon, great bass recorder, tenor saxophone, horn in F, 'cello)

Part 4 may be played an octave lower than written.

Any other appropriate instruments, even if not suggested above, may play.

Although the score is presented with a layout appropriate for string quartet this does not indicate a preferred instrumentation.

Both movements in various editions of the score include direction on playing each movement three times and suggestions for instrumentation (strings first time, wind 2nd time, tutti 3rd time). Performers of this arrangement may choose to devise a similar scheme providing there are enough players in the ensemble.

In this arrangement the range of each part has been reduced, some notes from the melody have been moved to Part 2 and additional rests introduced to assist with breathing for wind players.

Programme note:

The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements composed by George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759). It was first performed on the River Thames in London on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request for a concert on the River.

The Water Music has been published as three suites, and the Bourrée and Hornpipe appear as movements 7 and 8 in the Suite No. 1 in F major (HMV 348).

The Bourrée is a dance of French origin and the Hornpipe is any of several dance forms played and danced in Britain and Ireland from the 16th century onwards.

SKU: A0.1402905

Here is a richly harmonized yet simple version of “O Love, How Deep�, as heard on my YouTube channel. This beautiful minor hymn is perfect for the Easter season, Lent, or all year round in the church calendar. The Revised Common Lectionary as well as many other church music planning guides have this song as a recommended choice during Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Epiphany, and many other weeks of the Church Year. 

This version is in A minor to facilitate easier reading of the music and has a vocal range of A3-A4.

Also available, by searching Stacey Plays Hymns and the song title on this site, are the following versions:

Piano Vocal in Bb Minor to match the original recording [vocal range: Bb3-Bb4]
Piano Vocal in A Minor for easier playing [vocal range: A3-A4]
Piano Vocal in C Minor for higher voices and to match most hymnals [vocal range: C4-C5]
Lead Sheet in Bb minor [original key]

For other formats including large print, a different key to match a soloist's preferred range, or piano solo, please write me at staceyplayshymns@gmail.com and I'll be glad to make them especially for you. Purchase includes a free license for one church service with under 300 people, with proper attribution and credit in any printed or online materials. For a license to use this work on a larger scale, please contact me for permission and other usage details including lyrics formatted for printing in church bulletins or for powerpoint. Please let me know if there is any other way I can serve you as a congregation or fellow music/choir director as I endeavour to write several new choral anthems per year, along with my other recording work.

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