Your students will enjoy this collection of 24 songs for Christmas, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving and Halloween. Included are familiar favorites as well as lesser known gems. These exciting new arrangements for two cellos include a melody cello part and an accompaniment cello part. Also included are twelve original mash-ups for two cellos violas. Ten of the melody lines extend briefly into fourth position. The accompanying part remains mainly in first position. but has some difficult passagework and chords. Simplified accompaniments have also been included for the more difficult ones. Cello students can use this book along with violin and viola students to play cello/violin and cello/viola duets, as the musical selections are in the same key. Each piece includes an historical introduction. This is a new approach to holiday music making.

15 Favourite Hymns for Thanksgiving and Harvest for Cello Duet is a beautiful collection of well-known traditional Thanksgiving and Harvest hymns, carefully chosen to help you celebrate this special time of year. Each hymn is arranged as a duet for two Cellos.

15 Favourite Hymns for Thanksgiving and Harvest are simply arranged in easy keys and are fun to play for musicians with a year or two?s experience and above. Teachers and students alike will find 15 Favourite Hymns for Thanksgiving and Harvest useful for building ensemble, reading and rhythmic skills. Click the link above to hear a sample from the Violin version of this collection on YouTube.

The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows?

· All Things Bright and Beautiful, (The 29thMay)

· Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, (Nettleton)

· Come, Ye Thankful People Come, (St George?s, Windsor)

· Count Your Blessings, (Blessings)

· For All the Blessings of the Year, (Oldbridge)

· For the Beauty of the Earth, (Dix)

· Now Thank We All Our God, (Nun Danket)

· O Store Gud, (Trad. Swedish)

· Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow, (Old Hundredth)

· Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven, (Laude Anima)

· Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, (Lobe den Herren)

. Rejoice Today with One Accord, (Ein Feste Burg)

· We Gather Together, (Kremser)

· We Plough the Fields and Scatter, (Wir Pflügen)

· When Morning Gilds the Skies, (Laudes Domini)