Product Description
Arranged for violin, cello and piano
these new hymn arrangements are intended either as
stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a service, or they could
be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. To make the music
accessible to less experienced string players, the range of the notes has been
kept fairly low so that many of the violin parts can be played in first
position. The cello part does not follow the bass but instead plays an
independent tenor line using to the mid to upper range of the instrument. The
top note in the cello part is the F sharp above the bass clef. The piano part
has been kept as straightforward as possible with the left hand playing the
bass part.
To extend the
possible uses of this collection, theres also a melody part printed in the
bass clef, an octave lower than the violin part. This could of course be used
for cello solo or indeed for any other bass clef instrument. Included in the 68-page
PDF file is an optional bass part which follows the piano left hand and could
be used for string bass or bass guitar. With such a small ensemble, a conductor
is hardly necessary and to save on costs the pianist reads from the score. For
this reason, the piano part in the score has been slightly enlarged.
Book 3 contains
the following popular hymns: All Hail the Power of Jesus Name (Miles Lane); Alleluia,
Sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol); Blessed Assurance (Assurance); Come, Ye Thankful
People, Come (St Georges Windsor); For the Beauty of the Earth (Dix); Glorious
Things of Thee are Spoken (Austrian hymn); How Firm a Foundation (Foundation); Jesu,
Lover of my Soul (Hollingside); Jesus Loves Me, This I Know; Joyful, Joyful, We
Adore Thee (Hymn to Joy); Kum Ba Yah; Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory (Battle
Hymn of the Republic); Morning has Broken (Bunessan); Praise to the Lord the
Almighty (Lob den Herren); Shall We Gather at the River? (Hanson Place); The
God of Abraham Praise (Leoni); We Plough the Fields and Scatter (Wir Pflügen); Lead
us, Heavenly Father, Lead us (Mannheim); Rock of Ages (Toplady); When I Survey
the Wondrous Cross (Hamburg); When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Rockingham); Were
You There?
The music has
been set in string-friendly keys so they are not compatible with the brass or
wind publications of the same name. The audio samples include Morning has
Broken; Alleluia, Sing to Jesus; Kum Ba Yah and Were You There.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.