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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Written in a “theme and variations” form, this creative work explores several treatments of the favorite carol, building to a very dramatic ending. This work also provides excellent music education, passing through several keys and meters in 5/4 as well as a unique 6/8 treatment. Your musicians will love this arrangement!
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Dedicatory Overture
Presented in a traditional band overture, an introduction based on motives from the themes starts the work. Then in character befitting each of the hymns depicting dedication they are presented in order: I Am Thine O Lord, A Charge To Keep I Have, He Leadeth Me, and Take My Life and Let It Be. The coda reaffirms the themes involved in a fanfare style.
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To God Be The Glory
A fanfare introduction is used as a bridge to various sections of To God Be The Glory based on the gospel hymn. The first chorus uses syncopation, and interesting countermelodies. There is one eight measure contrapuntal phrase for three solo instruments with ample cues. This is an exciting opener for any concert. (Keys: F, Ab, and Eb)
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Wonderful Peace
Opening with a full lush sound, the piece settles into a smooth, flowing melody in the horns and saxes. The full band responds giving way to a lighter woodwind section. The ending explodes into a climatic section much like the beginning, only to return to the smooth flow of the first theme.
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I Love To Tell The Story
The piece begins with a sweeping introduction. The theme is then passed through the various sections of the band with counterlines throughout. The second verse shifts to a sensitive scene first in the flutes, then the horns and saxes, finally expanding to full band. The ending resolves to a sense of calm.
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All The Way My Saviour Leads
Opening in a reflective mood, the theme is presented against a smooth countermelody in the woodwinds, expanding to full band. Modulating upward, the brass choir states the theme while the woodwinds punctuate with an obligato. After a sensitive section the band grows to climatic proportions and then tapers to reflect the beginning.
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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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