Christmas Adventures for Cello andPiano

A New Look at Three Favorite Carols

Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick



Here are three refreshing new modernarrangements of three popular traditional carols ?like you ain?t never heardthem before?. Intended for the intermediate cello player and a reasonably competentpianist, they are sure to brighten up your Christmas events whether at home, school,church or recital hall. They could be used during a Christmas service or asstand-alone pieces at an end-of-term presentation. The audio sample includes recordingsof all three pieces.

The King Rides Out(based on ?Good King Wenceslas?) starts conventionally enough but turns into acountry-style song and then there?s a three-part Bach-like contrapuntal section,concluding with a wistful coda before the music returns to the joyful countrystyle. Waltz with Holly ? or Possibly Ivy (based of course on ?The Hollyand the Ivy?) turns into a dreamy waltz with long extended phrases and a goodvehicle to show the cellists tone quality. The Merry Gentleman go Latinis a lively rumba version of ?God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen?.

ColinKirkpatrick studied composition, cello and piano at London?s prestigious RoyalCollege of Music and after graduation followed a career in music education. Hewas a High School Music Director in London for about fifteen years and laterbecame a Music Education Adviser for local government, with the addedresponsibility for training teachers and directing the instrumental teachingservice.

Hehas been published by Boosey & Hawkes, Novello, Paxton, Schott, OxfordUniversity Press, Chester, Belwin Mills and Intrada (Netherlands). He holds MAand PhD degrees in education and his other interests include reading,photography, travel, cooking and wine tasting - though not necessarily all atthe same time.

Here?s how to play ?Take Me Home, Country Roads? by John Denver on piano!

With this easy piano sheet music, you can play ?Country Roads? on piano.

I created a more challenging arrangement as well - you can find it here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/21148082

This here is an easy piano arrangement in the song?s original key of A major. It comes with a seperate system for the singer, the full lyrics and chords.

However, the whole melody is included in the piano part as well, so it sounds great when played without any singing, too!

Of course, you can use these piano sheets to accompany someone as well, or sing along yourself!

In any case, it?s a ?Take Me Home, Country Roads? piano version which is not too hard to play, and sounds fantastic.

"Take Me Home, Country Roads" (also known as simply "Country Roads") first appeared on John Denver?s 1971 album "Poems, Prayers and Promises" and became one of his signature songs, as well as one of the most famous country songs of all time!

Time to play some country music on piano!

Here are the full lyrics to "Country Roads":

"Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
All my memories gather round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice, in the morning hour she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
And driving down the road I get a feeling
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, down country roads
Take me home, down country roads"

Here?s how to play ?Take Me Home, Country Roads? by John Denver on piano!

With this piano sheet music, you can play ?Country Roads? on piano.

It?s a piano arrangement in the song?s original key of A major. It comes with a seperate system for the singer, the full lyrics and chords.

However, the whole melody is included in the piano part as well, so it sounds great when played without any singing, too!

Of course, you can use these piano sheets to accompany someone as well, or sing along yourself!

In any case, it?s a ?Take Me Home, Country Roads? piano version which is not too hard to play, and sounds fantastic.



"Take Me Home, Country Roads" (also known as simply "Country Roads") first appeared on John Denver?s 1971 album "Poems, Prayers and Promises" and became one of his signature songs, as well as one of the most famous country songs of all time!



Time to play some country music on piano!



Here are the full lyrics to "Country Roads":


?Almost heaven, West Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River

Life is old there, older than the trees

Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

All my memories gather round her

Miner's lady, stranger to blue water

Dark and dusty, painted on the sky

Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

I hear her voice, in the morning hour she calls me

The radio reminds me of my home far away

And driving down the road I get a feeling

That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

Take me home, down country roads

Take me home, down country roads?

With this sheet music, you can play "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on piano!

It's an accurate, beautiful piano arrangement of the full song, in its original key of A major.

The full melody is included in the piano part, so it makes for a perfect instrumental (piano solo) cover.

Of course, you can also use this piano arrangement to accompany a singer, or sing along yourself - this sheet music includes a system for the singer, as well as the song's full lyrics and chords!

"Take Me Home, Country Roads" (also known as "Take me Home" or just "Country Roads") first appeared on John Denver?s 1971 album "Poems, Prayers and Promises".

It's arguably the most famous song about West Virginia, and was declared one of its official state anthems in 2014!

Soon after its original release, "Country Roads" became one of John Denver's signature songs, one today it's one of the most famous country songs of all time.

It also makes for a fantastic piano cover!

Here are the full lyrics to "Country Roads":

Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads

All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads

I hear her voice in the mornin' hour, she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That I should've been home yesterday, yesterday

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads

Take me home, down country roads
Take me home, down country roads

Here are three refreshing new modernarrangements of three popular traditional carols ?like you ain?t never heardthem before?. Intended for the intermediate flute player (or players) and areasonably competent pianist, they are sure to brighten up your Christmasevents whether at home, school, church or recital hall. You can of course use the music with any number of flute players. The pieces could be usedduring a Christmas service or as stand-alone pieces at an end-of-termpresentation. The audio sample includes recordings of all three pieces.

The King Rides Out(based on ?Good King Wenceslas?) starts conventionally enough but turns into acountry-style song and then there?s a three-part Bach-like contrapuntal section,concluding with a wistful coda before the music returns to the joyful countrystyle. Waltz with Holly ? or Possibly Ivy (based of course on ?The Hollyand the Ivy?) turns into a dreamy waltz with long extended phrases and a goodvehicle to show the flute player?s tone quality. The Merry Gentleman goLatin is a lively rumba version of ?God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen?.

ColinKirkpatrick studied composition, cello and piano at London?s prestigious RoyalCollege of Music and after graduation followed a career in music education. Hewas a High School Music Director in London for about fifteen years and laterbecame a Music Education Adviser for local government, with the addedresponsibility for training teachers and directing the instrumental teaching service.

Hehas been published by Boosey & Hawkes, Novello, Paxton, Schott, OxfordUniversity Press, Chester, Belwin Mills and Intrada (Netherlands). He holds MAand PhD degrees in education and his other interests include reading,photography, travel, cooking and wine tasting - though not necessarily all atthe same time.

ISBN 9781513459417. 8.75x11.75 inches.

This book presents extended solo piano settings of eight Christmas favorites plus a new take on Brahms Lullaby, all with a touch of country keyboard technique. Each intermediate to advanced arrangement is replete with anticipatory grace notes, a bit of western swing harmony and rhythm in the classic country style popularized by Floyd Cramer. Author/arranger Devan Archer has added his own brand of challenging counterpoint. The Nashville Sound has long been a presence in gospel, pop and rock music but appears here in a Christmas repertoire, perhaps for the first time. Good King Wenceslas and God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen have never swung so hard! Includes access to online electronic audio recording.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club, by Lana Del Rey, arranged for easy tenor saxophone with piano accompaniment. Easy to play, ideal for begginers at the instruments.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club, by Lana Del Rey, arranged for easy violin with piano accompaniment. Easy to play, ideal for begginers at the instruments.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club, by Lana Del Rey, arranged for easy oboe with piano accompaniment. Easy to play, ideal for begginers at the instruments.

This is a very easy arrangement of an American patriotic favorite. It is arranged for the later elementary pianist and is suitable for piano lessons, recitals or anywhere an audience would like to hear "My Country 'Tis of Thee'.

Copyright 2019 by Cal Lewiston; This arrangement Copyright 2020; Vocal/Piano demo performance by Hans Grim; Light Country "2" Feel; Includes chord changes for improvised Piano Solo "a la Floyd Cramer."

Two of the most well-known U.S. patriotic songs have been joined together and arranged with lush harmonies for a Viola solo with Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any church, school or concert setting. An accompaniment track is also available.

This compilation includes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "The Star Spangled Banner", and "America the Beautiful" arranged for solo piano. These pieces have all been arranged in peaceful, rich settings and would be fitting for Memorial Day services.
Composers: "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" - By Samuel Francis Smith (text)Set to the tune "God Save the Queen";"The Star Spangled Banner" - By Francis Scott Key (text) andJohn Stafford Smith (music);"America the Beautiful" - By Katharine Lee Bates (text) and Samuel A. Ward (music)

With this sheet music, you can play "Lemon Tree" by Fools Garden on piano!

It's an accurate, carefully created piano arrangement of the full song.

The entire melody is included in the piano part, so it makes for a perfect instrumental / piano solo cover.

"Lemon Tree" is a song from Fools Garden's 1995 album "Dish of the Day".
It became their biggest international hit and signature song, topping the charts in several European countries (including their home country Germany, as well as Austria, Ireland, Sweden, and Norway).

The band's lead singer Peter Freudenthaler said he wrote the song when he was waiting for his girlfriend on a Sunday afternoon.

"Lemon Tree" makes for a beautiful piano cover!

CELEBRATE AMERICA, is a compilation of 3 patriotic songs arranged by Gary Lanier for Flute and Piano. The titles are (1) America, the Beautiful, (2) My Country, 'Tis of Thee and (3) Battle Hymn of the Republic. All for the price of 2. Perfect for any patriotic event (24 pages).

A Mp3 piano accompaniment track is available containing all three songs listed as:
CELEBRATE AMERICA (Piano Accompaniment for Flute)

ISBN 9780193543980.

Piano Sketches 2 is a fabulous new collection for younger pianists at intermediate level (approx. Grades 4-5). The pieces include a broad range of appealing and accessible styles and will delight student and listener alike, as well as helping to reinforce technical skills. Get toes tapping with the 'Country Fiddler', lose yourself in the delicately beautiful 'Sweet Memories', take a trip into orbit with 'Space Wanderer', and step back into the Baroque with . the magnificent 'Sonatina Polifonica'. As well as being great fun to play, these pieces offer young pianists an adventure in texture, melody, and harmony and will support formal study.

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)

CELEBRATE AMERICA, is a compilation of 3 patriotic songs arranged by Gary Lanier for Bb Clarinet and Piano. The titles are (1) America, the Beautiful, (2) My Country, 'Tis of Thee & (3) Battle Hymn of the Republic. All for the price of 2. Perfect for any patriotic event (24 pages).

A Mp3 piano accompaniment track is available containing all three songs listed as:
CELEBRATE AMERICA (Piano Accompaniment for Bb Clarinet)

CELEBRATE AMERICA, is a compilation of 3 patriotic songs arranged by Gary Lanier for Bb Trumpet and Piano. The titles are (1) America, the Beautiful, (2) My Country, 'Tis of Thee & (3) Battle Hymn of the Republic. All for the price of 2. Perfect for any patriotic event (24 pages).

A Mp3 piano accompaniment track is available containing all three songs listed as:
CELEBRATE AMERICA (Piano Accompaniment for Bb Trumpet)

Souvenir de Porto Rico, Op. 31, is a musical composition for piano by American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk written from 1857 during a tour in Puerto Rico. Dedicated to the Dutch piano virtuoso and salon music composer Ernest Henry Lubeck, and published in Mainz circa 1860 with the subtitle of Marche des Gibaros, it is based on the Christmas folk song 'Si me dan pasteles, denmelos calientes', performed by local peasants known as Jíbaros.

The piece makes use of Latin-American and Afro-American melodies and rhythms almost fifty years before early ragtime and jazz would popularize its use.Souvenir de Porto Rico was written in the last trimester of 1857, when of Gottschalk's stay at the sugar plantation of English-born Mr. Cornelius Cartwright, in Plazuela. At the time, Gottschalk was on vacation with singer Adelina Patti and her father. He would decide not to leave Puerto Rico, but instead remain there for weeks. During this period he composed a number of additional pieces after the local musical styles.Gottschalk would say about the setting where he composed the piece: "[I was] perched upon the edge of a crater, [and] my cabin overlooked the whole country. Every evening I moved my piano out upon the terrace, and played for myself alone, everything that the scene opened up before me inspired. It was there that I composed 'Marche des Gibaros.'.

MEDLEY of PATRIOTISM is an arrangement of 3 patriotic songs for Violin 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 Hym 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 Violin)

MEDLEY of PATRIOTISM is an arrangement of 3 patriotic songs for Trombone 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 Hym 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 Trombone)

The Stars and Stripes Forever, patriotic march written by John Philip Sousa is a must for every 4th of July celebration! This arrangement is for intermediate level piano solo but follows the same style as the original 1897 version. The key has been changed to the key of C Major for easier playing. It is simplified a bit by eliminating the octaves and 4-note chords, but maintaining a satisfying blend of melody and accompaniment. Lots of helpful fingering, and expression marks. Great for patriotic events and recitals. Arranged by Amy J. Snyder. Visit Amy at https://www.facebook.com/amyjsnyder7. If you enjoy this piece, you may also enjoy Amy's intermediate arrangement of America the Beautiful , and slightly more challenging advanced intermediate arrangements of Yankee Doodle Dandy, God Bless the U.S.A., God Bless America, You're a Grand Old Flag, My Country 'Tis of Thee/America the Beautiful, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, O Say Can You See, America the Beautiful, and The Washington Post.

?Évocations? is a suite for Piano solo, impressionistic, contemplative much in the trail of Satie, Debussy or Mompou. Intimist and suitable for aesthetic pleasure. This is a series of works that will lead you into an exotic journey to far away places. Just letyourself be drift away to a better place where the sounds will healyour soul.

These Evocations range all degrees of difficulty, from very easy to more challenging ones. Therefore, are suitable for the classrom, recitals or family gatherings and parties.

Evocation I ? The Harvest

The harvest in Alentejo, Portugal, occurs when the fields become tanned and a soft, warm wind coming from the south blows. It is the time of the year when you grab your hat made of straw and you let yourself be sunk ina sea of rye.

Evocation II ? The Sepia photograph

Memories. They can be happy, bittersweet or painful... Sometimes nostalgia gets the better out of us. And then we are dragged into the past, into a suspended, slow and hypnotic time. Old sepia colored pictures in a drawer orscattered around our bed.

Evocation III ? The dead soldier

The battle is over. Amournful wife, the weeping children. An everlasting pain shutteringour heart. And the hope that wherever he is, he is in peace now. And we are all proud of him. Thank you for serving our country.

Evocation IV ? The composer

The tragedy of the blank page. An everlasting winter in our soul. Snow is falling, thepath is difficult to trail. Being an artist involves an incommensurable amount of suffering because we have to give it all. And even giving it all it isn't enough, and we feel drained and exhausted in the end.

Evocation V ? The Glowing Sun

The blond hair and the most radiant smile one could ever imagine. She is a glowing sun, like an everlasting shine in the sky. She doesn't walk, she floats with extreme elegance across the street, and in the corner, she doesn't turn ? she spins and swirls with heavenly grace.

Evocation VI ? The Far

Longing. Eternally. I hope you've read my letters. I hope you've heard my calls. I opened my heart to you. Why do you take so long? Why can't I hear your voice? Why do you keep me waiting here. Here, so close, yet... so far... alone... forever...

Evocation VII ? The Queen of Spades

The dark lady is the strongest in the deck. Mystical, fantastic, she wanders like a shadow in your world. Across the garden, carrying a sickle, she's just waiting to chop a head on the next turn.

Evocation VIII ? The Poem

A book, a sonnet. Fourteen verses with rigorous metric, with a defined purpose. A parlor game, a riddle. Can you guess what's hidden inside these wondrous sounds?

Evocation IX ? The Thinker

A desk loaded with books. The glasses. A mind always working, methodic, cold, rigorous. Numbers, hidden relationships, an everlasting connection with the abstraction.

Evocation X ? The Island of the Hydrangeas.

A paradise on earth, smooth rain, narrow and sinuous roads. Walking, then biking, then driving around. An adventure in one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Evocation XI ? The Near

When you're here everything will be beautiful. I can see it already in my head, the endless, passionate love, a tender sweet kiss that will last forever. Your lips on mine, while holding hands, in the bench, in the garden, under the tree. You are the one.

Evocation XII ?Saffron rice

The rice is golden like your hair and your class. The sweet taste of nobility, the craft ofwisdom, the delicacy of experience. Maturity is what time brings, it is not a curse, it is a gift that we should embrace and respect.