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Celebration! (Sacred Solos) – Volume III

Vocal

This third collection also contains songs in traditional, contemporary Christian, and gospel styles. Indices included, in addition to the Table of Contents, are alphabetical, topical and Scriptural. There is also a page showing the range of each of the songs.

TOPICAL INDEX

  • CHRISTMAS !
    • Bethlehem, O Bethlehem
    • The Very First Christmas
  • FAITH !
    • Make My Faith Strong, Lord
    • Only For A Time
  • FORGIVENESS !
    • Whiter Than Snow
  • LENT !
    • Mine Were The Hands
  • PATRIOTIC !
    • I Woke Up this Morning on the Fourth of July
  • THANKSGIVING !
    • Thank You, Lord
  • WITNESS !
    • Here I Am, Lord
    • A Witness To The Light
Item #V-005
Price15.95
Low Vocal
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November (poetry of William Cullen Bryant)

Vocal

This poem invokes the sun to linger awhile longer before the world must face the cold and dark of winter. The composer chose a four-note motif as the basis of setting this poem to music. The opening words of the poem use this motif as do several other lines. The four notes even appear at the beginning and the end of the piece in widely separated ranges. As the poet muses on the “few sunny days,” the music becomes less somber and with a happier tone. Yet winter is truly coming and cannot be long delayed so the dark and gloomy mood returns.

Length7 minutes and 37 seconds
InstrumentationSoprano and Cello Quartet

Item #V-006
Price7.50

O, Death, Rock Me Asleep

Vocal

This poem of Anne Boleyn was obviously written in the Tower of London as she awaited her eventual execution. In this work the soprano is Anne Boleyn; the violin, Death. The melodies and harmonies are modal, starting with Dorian and moving through the darker modes until the final stanza is in Locrian. Death as portrayed by the violin is at times sensuous; other times, menacing. Anne’s moods range from a defiant declaration of her innocence to a joyous thought of past pleasures to a gradual acceptance of the coming of death.

Length8 minutes and 57 seconds
InstrumentationSoprano and Solo Violin

Item #V-007
Price (2 copies)12.95

Psalm of Praise and Hope
(Based on selected verses from Psalm 33)

Vocal

The three-note theme which the voice announces, “Sing, O sing,” is the basis for most of the “Praise” section. Also featured is the Hebrew word, “Teruah,” a shout of joy, used in much the same way as the more familiar “Hallelujah.” The final shorter “Hope” section is based on a Hebrew chant used with Psalms. The harmonies are mostly quartal. Only at the end with the last repeating of “our hope in Thee,” do we hear a resolution to a final major chord with a soft high sounding of the original three-note motif.

This work in its entirety is intended for a concert or recital program. However, certain sections can be excerpted for use in a church service. Listed below are inclusive measure numbers for these sections. Also indicated are suggested uses in the service.

Praise Solo: Measures 10-80 (for an ending repeat measures 69 and 70)
Meditative Solo: Measures 83-126.
Call to Prayer: Measures 231-246 (first half of the measure)
Benediction: Measures 246-end

LengthApprox. 13 minutes
InstrumentationSoprano, Flute, and Piano

Item #V-002
Price9.95

Two Christmas Songs

Vocal

The first song entitled, O See this Miracle of God, is a paraphrase of Luke 1:46-55 known from the Latin as the Magnificat with additional words by the composer. The second song, entitled, Carmen deo nostro, is based on the poetry of Richard Crashaw (about 1610-1650).

O See This Miracle of God (excerpt)
Carmen Deo Nostro (excerpt)

LengthApprox. 5 minutes
InstrumentationSoprano, Flute, and Harp

Item #V-008
Price11.95

Celebration! (Sacred Solos) – Volume II

Vocal

This new collection also contains songs in traditional, contemporary Christian, and gospel styles. Indices included, in addition to the Table of Contents, are alphabetical, topical and Scriptural. There is also a page showing the range of each of the songs.

TOPICAL INDEX

  • ASSURANCE !
    • I Can Face Anything
  • CHRISTMAS !
    • In A Stable
    • Who Would Have Thought?
  • COMMITMENT !
    • I Want To Follow Jesus
    • Take Time To Be Holy
  • LENT !
    • They Led Him Away
  • MISSIONS !
    • Not Just By Talkin’
  • PRAYER !
    • Keep On Praying
    • Help Me Make It Through Today
  • WITNESS !
    • The Lord Did Provide
    • We Have Today
Item #V-004
Price15.95
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We’re Marching to Zion (Organ)

Keyboard

The work opens with a type of fanfare, which leads to a simple statement of the tune accompanied at times by a bagpipe-like figure and at times by sevenths. Descending scales lead to an ostinato pattern, which forms a background to the second occurrence of the melody, which is heard on an 8’ stop in the pedal. The music segues into the first phrase of the tune now in 4/4 time. The phrase, which is repeated in sequence, modulates to the bright key of A major where the entire melody is heard with a chordal accompaniment. The work closes with a return of the opening fanfare in an extended presentation, which climaxes with fortissimo chords against fifths in the pedal.

DifficultyAdvanced

Item #K-004
Price3.50

Out Of The Depths

Keyboard

This work was commissioned by the Iowa Composers Forum through the Marilynn Etzel Piano Commission.
From the “depths” of crashing diminished octaves rise four chords from which most of the composition is derived. A continuous rise and fall of a melodic line with emphasis on fourths is constantly interrupted by the low diminished octaves and permutations of the four chords eventually leading to a repeated bass pattern and ascending melodies. An extended version of the four chords is heard in retrograde leading to the middle section. The much slower middle section has the “feel” of a waltz even though the time signatures are 7/8 and 5/8. Essentially lyrical in character the melodies here are interrupted from time to time by the “growling” repeated bass pattern. As the “waltzes” continue, the bass pattern comes more frequently and gets longer until it takes over completely leading back into a shortened version of the opening section. The work closes as it opened with the crashing diminished octaves and four chords.

DifficultyAdvanced

Item #K-003
Price7.50