This collection of ?Holiday Classics? contains 10 holiday songs arranged as instrumental duets (for CELLO solo with PIANO accompaniment). These fun-to-learn arrangements are a welcome addition to the repertoire for beginning cello students and suitable for recitals or just some family fun around the piano during the holiday season. Selections include classics associated with the winter holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year?s. Each song is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

All notes for the CELLO are playable in the first position making these arrangements an excellent choice for early-intermediate string players. For each song, there is a 3-staff score with CELLO and PIANO on each page plus a separate 1-staff score for the CELLO solo.

Song titles included in this collection:
Auld Lang Syne
Good King Wenceslas
Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah"
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
O Christmas Tree
Over the River and Through the Woods
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Up On the Housetop
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

INSPIRATIONAL HYMNS Set 1 & 2 is a collection of 6 hymn arrangements by Gary Lanier for Cello and Piano. The hymn titles are: The Old Rugged Cross/There Is a Fountain/Softly and Tenderly/In the Garden/Rock of Ages/Abide with me.

This collection is more than a $35.00 value. Ideal for offertories, special music for worship services, or for the joy of playing in any situation where inspirational hymns are enjoyed (48 pages).

"Holy, Holy, Holy" has long been a favorite hymn across many denominations, and this arrangement for advanced intermediate instrumental solo is a perfect calming piece for a prelude, offertory, or other special music piece for a church service.


This arrangement is also available as a solo for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, alto sax, tenor sax, F horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, and viola, and as a duet for harp/flute, harp/violin, harp/viola, and harp/cello.


Key: Concert G

Length: approximately 3 minutes (85bpm)

5 pages (includes score and separate solo part)

MEDLEY of PATRIOTISM is an arrangement of 3 patriotic songs for Cello and Piano (Score and Part included). The songs include: 1) Battle Hymn of the Republic, 2) God of Our Fathers and 3) America, the Beautiful... with a reprise of Battle Hymn of the Republic. This arrangement works great for offertories, special music, concerts or any event where Patriotism for God and Country is emphasized. (15 pages including cover).

A mp3 PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK is also available listed as:
MEDLEY of PATRIOTISM (Piano Accompaniment for Cello)

The haunting beauty of Gustav Holst's melody comes to life in this arrangement for Cello and Piano. An appropriate choice for worship services and special events during the Advent and Christmas seasons. Intermediate difficulty level. (Full score and separate Cello part included.).

This cello & piano arrangement is designed for the success of novice collaborators or busy musicians. Each performer spends time with both the melody and tasteful accompaniment parts. Although elegantly simple, the music presents three variations to focus the mind on the message of this beloved hymn. Performance time is approximately 1:35.