These twenty classic Easter hymns have been arranged for violin and cello duet with optional piano accompaniment. Great for preludes, offertories, postludes, recitals, and lessons. Easy enough for early-intermediate students to learn and for more advanced players to sight-read. Includes scores and individual parts.

Alleluia! Alleluia! (Ode to Joy) * Are You Washed in the Blood? * At the Cross * Christ Arose (Low in the Grave He Lay) * Christ the Lord is Risen Today * Crown Him With Many Crowns * Down at the Cross * He Lives (I know That My Redeemer Lives!) * I Stand Amazed in the Presence (How Marvelous) * Jesus Paid It All * Jesus Saves * Near the Cross * Nothing But the Blood * O Sacred Head, Now Wounded * O the Blood of Jesus * Tell Me the Story of Jesus * The Old Rugged Cross * There is a Fountain * Were You There * When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.

A medley of four Christmas carols of French Origin: Noël nouvelet (Sing We Now of Christmas), Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabelle), Il est né, le divin enfant (He Is Born, the Holy Child), and Minuit, chrétiens (O Holy Night). Arranged as a "fantasy-sonata" the first movement is driving, the second is a sweet lilting waltz, the third is a lighthearted take on the melody that alternates between "jaunty" and "solemn" (briefly employing bitonal harmonization) before launching into a blues variation. The finale is a "slow R&B" reimagining of O Holy Night that can be thought of somewhat as the love ballad reprise at the end of a Disney movie.

The trio lasts 9 minutes, and is suitable as a prelude or postlude for a church service or as part of a holiday recital. The difficulty is advanced, though the writing is simple enough that it should be able to be put together with minimal rehearsal time.

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