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Primer Praise II (Ellen Banks Elwell)

For the just beginning piano student, here is a collection of ten, top praise and worship titles arranged by Ellen Banks Elwell. The words are interlined and the five-finger melodies appear on one page with the optional (secondo) teacher’s part on the facing page.

Contents:
This Is the Day
Alleluia
Lord, Be Glorified
O How He Loves You and Me
Thy Word
Bless His Holy Name
There Is a Redeemer
Father, I Adore You
Hosanna
We Will Glorify

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22 pages
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Christmas Reflections – Piano Settings by Larry Shackley

From arranger, Larry Shackley, comes a collection for solo piano based on the best-known carols of the Christmas season. Filled with interest and delight, these arrangements stay true to a moderate level of difficulty while providing great satisfaction to the performer. Each selection will inspire the listener as they reflect on the wonder of Christ’s birth.

Contents:
O Holy Night
The First Noel
Joy to the World
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
Angels We Have Heard on High
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
What Child Is This/Coventry Carol
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32 pages
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Complete Organ Method (John Stainer)

Sir John Stainer is remembered today as a pioneer of English musicology. Beyond his duties as organist of London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, he was a founder and president of the Musical Association, professor of music at Oxford, vice president of the Royal College of Organists, and later president of both the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society and the London Gregorian Association.
In this highly readable volume, Stainer’s objective was “to place the true principles of organ playing before the beginner,” so that the student would “face at once the special difficulties of the instrument and persevere until they are surmounted.” He begins with a brief history of the instrument followed by an explanation of organ construction, a thorough discussion of the various stops and their management, and a major section devoted to practical study — including detailed pedal technique, precision in manual touch, hand-foot independence, pedal scales, trios, and finger substitution to achieve a perfect legato. With the author’s meticulous explanations and accompanying illustrations, students can actually teach themselves to play.
Sir John’s book, first published in 1877, quickly became the classic for beginners — so popular that publishers Schirmer, Ditson, and Presser each issued its own “Americanized” edition in the early twentieth century. In addition to the seven organ pieces of the original edition, including five of Stainer’s own works and two pieces by Guilmant, three additional works round out this Dover edition.

131 pages
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Works for Organ and Keyboard: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621) was among the most famous organists of seventeenth-century Europe and an influential composer in the Dutch and North German tradition. He composed over 300 choral and instrumental pieces that bridged Renaissance and Baroque styles and helped prepare the way for the music of Buxtehude, Scheidt, and J. S. Bach. Today, the Dutch composer is best remembered for the inventive, sparkling music he wrote for organ and other keyboard instruments.
This remarkable treasury includes nearly all of Sweelinck’s brilliant keyboard works, most of which have survived only in widely scattered seventeenth-century manuscripts. Reproduced from a clearly printed, thoroughly edited, and reliable 1943 critical edition, this volume contains important and innovative compositions heretofore difficult to find in a reasonably priced edition. The selections are divided into four principal sections (pieces playable on either organ or other keyboard; pieces for organ; pieces for keyboard; supplementary section) and include chorale variations notable for their double and triple counterpoint; toccatas and fantasias showing the influence of the Venetian organ school; and sets of variations on secular and dance tunes. Moreover, the supplement contains three incomplete and/or modified works and a fascinating, authentic fantasia by the great English composer John Bull. The fantasia was written in memoriam shortly after Sweelinck’s death and was based on a now-lost fugue by the Netherlandish master. It remains the only testament to one of Sweelinck’s finest works.

In Sweelinck’s day, the 73 classic compositions presented here were among Europe’s most popular pieces for organ and keyboard. In our own time, these lovely instrumental works retain every bit of their original intensity and vigor. Reproduced in this authoritative complete-resource edition, they will be welcomed by serious keyboard artists, who will find them as praiseworthy today as they were when first known and played in Europe over 300 years ago.

Format: 2 staves (manuals only)

Dover Edition
260 pages
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A Triptych for Christmas (Joel Raney)

The first movement, Hope, is for Advent and captures a mood of hopeful anticipation of Christ’s birth. This is followed by Peace which continues the journey through quiet reverence at the manger. The final selection, Joy, abounds in energy and playful carols all celebrating the good news, Christ has come. Each section can stand on its own separately or the entire work can be performed from beginning to end.

Contents:
I. Hope: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel|O Promised One of Israel|& Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
II. Peace: Still, Still, Still| Away in a Manger (Cradle Song)|& Silent Night
III. Joy: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice| O Come, All Ye Faithful|& Go, Tell It on the Mountain
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Everything for the Wedding Organist (Jack Schrader, editor)

Included are fresh settings of the most requested wedding literature from historic to contemporary periods.  Format: 3 staves (manuals & pedal)

Contents:
Air (Water Music)
Allegro Maestoso (Water Music)
Austrian Hymn
Bridal Chorus (Richard Wagner)
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Great is Thy Faithfulness
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
The Lord’s My Shepherd (Crimond)
The Lord’s Prayer (Malotte)
May the Mind of Christ
Meditation on “Perfect Love”
O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
Priere a Notre Dame (Suite Gothique)
Psalm 19
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
To God Be the Glory
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Wedding Processional (from “The Sound of Music)
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Favorite Hymns for Piano (John Carter)

FAVORITE HYMNS FOR PIANO – The latest in the John Carter, piano series, this collection offers many of the composer’s own ‘favorite hymns’ in a variety of musical styles. Keeping the level of difficulty to a moderately easy level, each setting provides plenty of interest with Carter’s use of creative rhythms, fresh harmonies and compact form.

Contents:
Be Thou My Vision|Brother James’ Air|Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus|Crown Him with Many Crowns|For the Beauty of the Earth|Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise|Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence|When Morning Gilds the Skies

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20 Pages
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Easy Hymns for 4 Hands (John Carter)

Seven familiar hymns are arranged by John Carter for the young pianist’s use during worship.

This collection is also recommended for teachers and students, although useful for any two pianists who enjoy playing 4-hand piano settings.

Contents:
Away in a Manger
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
Jesus Loves Me
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Kum Ba Yah
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

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