Hymn Introductions on Twelve Familiar Hymn Tunes


Book Description

Mark Thewes' wonderful hymn arrangements are well-known and loved. These introductions to hymns will provide a fresh sound to familiar tunes and enhance the worship experience. Introductions are included for: All Creatures of Our God and King * My Country 'Tis of Thee * Christ the Lord Is Risen Today * Crown Him with Many Crowns and other familiar hymns. This collection will become an essential part of the church organist's library.




Hymn Introductions on Twelve Familiar Hymn Tunes


Book Description

Mark Thewes' wonderful hymn arrangements are well-known and loved. These introductions to hymns will provide a fresh sound to familiar tunes and enhance the worship experience. Introductions are included for: * All Creatures of Our God and King * My Country 'Tis of Thee * Christ the Lord Is Risen Today * Crown Him with Many Crowns and other familiar hymns This collection will become an essential part of the church organist's library.




Seven Majestic Hymn Introductions, Volume 2


Book Description

You asked for more, so here's another collection of Seven Majestic Hymn Introductions. Exciting and powerful, the pieces are simpler to play than they actually sound. The selections will be effective on most any size instrument and useful in any denomination. Hymn tunes include: Cwm Rhondda, Diademata, Lancashire, Lyons, Marion, Nicaea, and St. Theodulph.




For All the Saints


Book Description

Here's a truly spectacular, one-of-a-kind collection. Childs has written beautiful arrangements of eight familiar hymns, each based on names of the saints, thus the book title. Included are upper-intermediate level solos. Titles: * St. Anne * St. Denio * St. George's Windsor * St. Kevin * St. Magnus * St. Michael * St. Theodulph * St. Thomas This collection will be useful throughout the church year.




Two Tuneful Whimsies


Book Description

Famed composer/arranger Dale Wood brings us fresh, fun, and exciting organ arrangements of two familiar hymn tunes. These were commissioned for the 1999 Region VIII AGO Convention. Included are brilliantly light-hearted settings of "Love Lifted Me" and "Wonderful Words of Life." Both may be used by church organists, but will be better used in recital situations, and are sure winners for all who play and hear them. This is the first in a series of collections by Wood in the Warner Bros. Publications catalog.




Fourteen Introductions on Christmas Carols


Book Description

This exciting collection of familiar Christmas carol introductions will make even the moderate organist sound great, and will inspire congregational singing. Titles: * Angels, from the Realms of Glory * Angels We Have Heard on High * The First Noel * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * Good Christian Friends, Rejoice * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Joy to the World! * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Once in Royal David’s City * Silent Night * We Three Kings * What Child Is This?




An Organist's Guide to Resources for the Hymnal 1982


Book Description

A listing of organ settings, descants, and alternative harmonizations for the tunes of The Hymnal 1982 along with their publishers, volume location in a multi-volume work, or selection location in a collection, and level of difficulty. This book does not contain the music itself. The listings in this volume are of those titles published since the compilation of Volume I.




Sing Praise!


Book Description

Here's a great collection of exciting hymn introductions and final verse accompaniments, suitable to any denomination. All are easily learned and will add a rich dimension to the worship experience. Hymn tunes used are: Azmon * Darwall's 148th * Diademata * Dix * Ein' feste Burg * Forest Green * Hursley * Hyfrydol * Italian Hymn * Marion * Nicaea * St. Kevin * Sine Nomine * Truro.







Free Organ Accompaniments to 100 Well-Known Hymn Tunes


Book Description

T. Tertius Noble presents here a collection of free organ accompaniments similar to "Fifty Free Organ Accompaniments to Well-Known Hymn Tunes." These two books taken together cover the hymn repertoire common to all types of American churches. Each hymn tune is arranged with the hymn melody on a separate staff above Noble's original accompaniment arrangement notated on the grand staff (without a separate pedal staff). These are perfect for accompanying choirs, soloists, or in congregational settings.