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O Happy Day
$29.95This version of the hymn “O Happy Day” is an international assemblage made over a period of almost 300 years. The original words to the song were written in the 18th century by Philip Doddridge, an Englishman. The spritely melody to this version was composed in the 20th century by Go¨sta Linstro¨m, a Swede. The arrangement of Lindstrom’s tune first appeared in the Musical Salvationist and was made by Emil Soderstrom, a Dane. The present arrangement for brass was made in the 21st century by an American. If nothing else, it shows that happiness is a good thing, and this melody shows how infectious it can be.
This version of the hymn “O Happy Day” is an international assemblage made over a period of almost 300 years. The original words to the song were written in the 18th century by Philip Doddridge, an Englishman. The spritely melody to this version was composed in the 20th century by Go¨sta Linstro¨m, a Swede. The arrangement of Lindstrom’s tune first appeared in the Musical Salvationist and was made by Emil Soderstrom, a Dane. The present arrangement for brass was made in the 21st century by an American. If nothing else, it shows that happiness is a good thing, and this melody shows how infectious it can be.
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Fanfare Overture on St. Anne
$29.95The hymn tune “St. Anne” was composed in 1708 by William Croft, the organist at St. Anne’s Church, Soho, London. The words, “O God Our Help in Ages Past” were written by Isaac Watts, also in 1708, as a paraphrase of Psalm 90. For a hymn, the tune is remarkably strong and resolute and has often been used by other composers, notably J. S. Bach and Handel, as the basis for different compositions.
This particular “fanfare overture” setting of the tune is somewhat in keeping with the contrapuntal uses that were in fashion when the tune was originally composed. Instead of standard percussion, for example, timpani alone are used, a reference in style to the celebratory percussion and trumpet combinations of the 18th century.
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Jesus Paid It All (Solo/duet for Bb, C, BC)
$29.95Elvina Hall (1820-1889) conceived the words to “Jesus Paid It All” during a church service. As her mind wondered to thoughts of the price Jesus paid for our salvation, the words came to her. Having no paper to write the words down, she wrote these words in the flyleaf of her hymnbook:…
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Kingsfold
$29.95“Kingsfold” is a traditional English melody, possibly originating in the Middle Ages. It was included in an anthology, English Country Songs, at the end of the 19th century. Ralph Vaughan Williams heard the tune in Kingsfold, Sussex (hence its name) and included it as a hymn tune in The English Hymnal (1906) to the words “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say” by Horatius Bonar (1808-1889).