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Believe March
This selection is intended to portray the essence of our Christian faith through Christ, featuring the hymns I Know Whom I Have Believed, and Believe On The Lord Jesus Christ. Written in a march style, the simple yet effective countermelodies balance the well-known hymns; the ending builds to an exciting concert-type conclusion.
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Noah’s “L’ark?”
Purely a novelty… with what Noah might have had to put up with. It begins with a flowing theme based on the call of the meadowlark, followed by the antics of the cuckoo. Then comes the arrogance of the woodpecker theme, concluded by the cacophony of all these “birds” carrying on at once. A “L’ark?” for Noah?
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O Holy Night (band acc.)
A band accompaniment for the trumpet solo based on the piano accompaniment of the trumpet/piano version. Colorful scoring for the contrasts presented in the composition.
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Jesus Loves The Little Children
Presented as a nationalist tour on the theme through variation styles of: Oriental, Scottish, Russia, Latin, and a touch of an American Sousa march. The coda even makes a point of its own.
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March of Faith
Written in the style of a Sousa march, the march includes I Know I Have Believed and Trusting Jesus for the first two strains and incorporates Faith Is The Victory for the Trio. The traditions of Sousa are present along with some typical Sousa deviations.
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Worship The Christ Child
An original work in a slow legato style that begins softly and slowly builds to a climax. A simple melody and an infectious motif are accompanied by a beautiful chord progression with interesting inner voice movements, Almost every section of the band (including solo trumpet) get an opportunity to shine before the final chord
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Pomp And Circumstance
Full set for band/orchestra- multiple copies of books 1-8; alla band set.
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Trust And Praise
A medley of the two hymns, Trust and Obey and Praise Him, Praise Him is scored to sound full and is technically designed for the developing band. Melodies and countermelodies are spread throughout the parts intending to interest and motivate young players.
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Glorious Things/Spoken
Based on Haydn’s Austrian Hymn, this arrangement of Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken consists of an eight measure introduction and eight measure coda based on a sequence of the theme’s first measure. The original key states the theme twice with brief two measure bridges of the sequence. Suitable for congregational singing.
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Parts- Men OF Faith Specify)
see 181911 From Handel’s 1746 opera, Judas Maccabaeus this familiar hymn has survived even though the opera has not. It is found in many hymnals as This Is The Glory Risen, Conq’ring Son. Active percussion helps define the strong martial character. In (Eb) and (F.)
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Men Of Faith
This Concert March was inspired by the Eleventh Chapter of Hebrews that says “By faith…” these great men (and women) of the Bible were able to accomplish all that God had for them to do. This work features a snare drum solo and is scored for various sections of the band to play the melody at one time or another. It begins in the concert key of Eb and then changes to Ab and ends in F. It is very playable with some repetitious syncopated rhythms and a simple melody that will help build your faith.
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I Have Decided To Follow Jesus
Intended for students with one or more years of playing experience, this arrangement features a very interesting but not difficult countermelody for low instruments, and will sound full even with a minimum of players. The main theme is featured twice, first in concert Bb with the melody in treble parts, and then in concert Eb with melody in lower instruments, along with a creative obbligato for upper instruments. The harmonies include an occasional chromatic treatment setting it apart from many traditional young band arrangements. Rhythm includes half, quarter and occasional eighth notes.
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Faith Of Our Fathers
The selection opens with a declamatory fanfare. Following, the theme is presented in solo clarinet and later joined with a flute obligato. The lower wind parts present the theme with fanfare flourishes followed by woodwind counterlines. Block chords give a feeling of strength and conclusion and then ends with the fanfare that it began.
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Take Time To Be Holy
The piece begins in a subdued fashion (in F). The theme is then presented by upper woodwinds while supported by contrasting brass accompaniments. The middle section is an episode based on the texture of the opening theme. The form is an overall ABA with a reflective coda.
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Nothing But the Blood
Beginning with a fanfare motif (in Eb) the theme alternates between dynamic shifts as though a question and answer. The lower instruments then augment the melody, followed by imitation in the upper voices. The ending mirrors the fanfare of the beginning.
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Pomp And Circumstance
Hymnsemble Format (see Hymnsembles) as a band or orchestra set on “Pomp and Circumstance.”
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Hymnsembles- Vol IV, Bk 8- Strings
Vol IV, Bk 8- Strings Information on the “Hymnsemble” series.
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Hymnsembles- Vol IV, Bk 7- Percussion
Vol IV, Bk 7- Percussion Information on the “Hymnsemble” series.