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We Gather Together
This solo with piano makes a straight forward statement of the tune followed by a contrasting section using a new counter melody. It then returns to the opening theme.
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My Jesus I Love Thee
This solo with piano begins with a modified melodic statement. It enters into a second section with simple obligati and then returns to a beginning-like statement and ends with a simple coda.
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Abide With Me
This solo piece with piano is presented in a straight-forward manner for the younger player with some altered pitches for interest.
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Dare To Be A Daniel
This solo with piano begins with the strains of a lion’s roar. Next enters Daniel in a simple fashion followed by a statement in a triumphal march. The lions return-Daniel prevails.
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Praise Him All Ye Little Children
This solo with piano begins with a bold march statement with an elongated rhythm of the melody. The middle section is more expressive while the final section imitates the beginning, with a solid statement of faith.
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For The Beauty Of The Earth
This solo with piano begins with a simple statement of the tune with a middle section that uses motivic design, only to return to the opening statement.
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Holy, Holy, Holy
This solo with piano is straight forward in design, giving the young player the opportunity to display dynamic and stylistic variety.
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Rejoice Greatly Ye Daughters of Zion
Taken from the “Messiah”, this clarinet solo with piano is essentially a transcription of the original work. The balance in the writing between the solo and the accompaniment gives way to the sensitivity of the text of this well-know aria..
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Lily of the Valley
A solo that is joyous and exhuberant expressing the finding of the Savior, followed by a tender expression of thoughtfulness and pondering. The final sections of this joyous piece breaks into a flurry of rapture ending on a high note of praise.
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Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
This clarinet solo with piano, this piece is written in march style displaying great resolve. The central sections present new thematic material followed by modified titled hymn materials giving a sense of unity to the piece. It ends with a solid flourish.
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He Lives
This is a clarinet solo that displays a great deal of exuberance. The opening statement is very close to the originally tune. It pauses for a reflective moment and then continues its joyful way. The tune is then presented in a very rhapsodic manner ever increasing the joy of the theme, It concludes with a cadenza exploding into a final flourish.
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I Know Whom I Have Believed
A piano introduction begins in a vigorous manner and is then joined with the soloist in a brilliant manner of a decorated melody. Coming to the chorus the solo is more fluid and expressive. After a modulation the soloist is offered an opportunity to express the tune with a great deal of flair. The middle section is slower in a thoughtful presentation. The final section regains the flair of the earlier sections and ends on a final long note of resolve.
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Higher Ground
A rather jovial introduction is begun by the piano and then joined in by the soloist stating the melody’s verse and then the chorus in a modified form. The second verse is presented in a pleasing way underpinned by the piano using a harp-like accompaniment. And once again, the chorus is presented in a even more modified way. The coda section continues with the flavor of the piece in a motivic manner and then arrives to the final destination in repose.
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There Is A Fountain
A solo that starts out with a flourish and continues to bubble its way melodically and with variation. The middle section is a tender reflection of the price paid by Christ for one’s redemption. It then gains anticipation for a strong ending of consecration only to come to a posture of repose.
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My Faith Has Found A Resting Place
This clarinet solo begins with a brief piano introduction and presents the tune in a gently embellished manner that creates interest. After a brief intermission the soloist presents the tune with even more melodic embellishment and ryhthmic activity. Another intermission coupled with a modulation where the piano now carries the tune while the soloist offsets it with a countermelody, The solo line now captures the tune and carries it to the end where it makes a final, restful statement.
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Satisfied
This solo begins with a elegant little motif in the upper register of the piano and then moves downward to a simple accompanying figure. The solo enters in a gentle manner with minor modifications- very much in a restful manner. With an abrupt modulation the tune is modified once more in a different way. After two more modulations in the piano the soloist presents the tune with a more “arpeggiated” way and then settles into a final long note- as if “everything’s okay!”
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What A Friend
This solo begins with a polite introduction and then is joined with the soloist in a gentle alteration of the tune in its entirety. A second verse is modulated upward with the tune with even more variation. After more modulations there is a brief cadenza and then a coda section based on the opening motif of the tune.
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Tender Night Medley
This solo is presented in a lush, relaxed format which incorporates the carols “Silent Night”, “Away In A Manger”, “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”. The solo line is altered rhythmically to give a sense of child-like gentleness while the accompaniment gives a restful underpinning of lush harmonies.
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Sunday School Parade
The effect of a parade coming and going… using: Jesus Loves The Little Children; Onward Christian Soldiers; I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy
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