ISBN 9790300761886. 190 x 272 mm inches.

Solstice is by US choral composer Taylor Scott Davis and his regular collaborator, the US poet and writer Milton Brasher-Cunningham. Solstice is a three-minute piece for the dark of winter and the holiday season - a time when we naturally want to connect with those close to us. It was commissioned by VOCES8 for their LIVE From London festival in 2020 and is scored for unaccompanied SSAATTBB choir.

An arrangement for solo piano of the much loved song from the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. A performance can be viewed at youtube.com/c/rupertaustin/videos.

The song is first presented in a gentle jazz ballad style (bars 1-24). The tempo then picks up for a swing exploration, at a relaxed tempo, of the song in bars 25-74. During bars 70-74 the tempo slows and the mood changes in preparation for a very different dream-like presentation of the song, where the melody is mostly played by the left hand with the right hand providing a rippling accompaniment that gently splashes across a wide range of the keyboard. In this section the accent marks in the score do not indicate strong accents, but indicate where moderate emphasis is required to bring out the melody above the surrounding accompaniment. In bars 99-115 the arrangement returns to the style of the opening. From bar 116 a coda takes the opening three notes of the melody and wistfully explores them in a chromatic and richly harmonized descent towards a peaceful close.

Performance duration is about 6 minutes, but shorter versions of the arrangement are possible such that the swing section or the dream section (or both) can be omitted, with directions for this marked in the score in bars 25 and 74.

Fingering suggestions are provided in many places, but these will not suit all hands and alternative effective fingerings are possible.

This is the song designed for a time of decision. A beautiful arrangement that says with instruments, What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. For Jesus paid it all. Sin had left a crimson stain He washed it white as snow. Yes! NOTHING but the blood of Jesus can wash our sins away. This is my favorite. I hope you enjoy. (Tell the trumpets it works better if they play on flugels). Grade 2 Along with the traditional brass instrumentation (Trumpet 1 and 2, Horn, Trombone and Tuba), there are substitution parts provided for: Alto Sax (for Trumpet 2) Alto Sax (for Horn) Trumpet 3 (for Horn) Trombone (for Horn) Baritone Treble Cleff/Tenor Sax (for Trombone) Baritone Sax (for Tuba) Horn (for Trombone)

Jazzy Hymn Arrangements-Book Five 2nd Edition has 19 well-known Christian hymns and a bonus Old Time Religion Medley that has been arranged with jazz chords and aimed at the intermediate player. The original melodies and rhythms have not been changed. A few important finger numbers have been added to make learning even quicker and easier. Plenty of room has been left for the more advanced pianist to improvise. When printing, be sure to have even page numbers on the left and odd on the right to avoid page turns. Contents include: All the Way My Savior Leads Me, Are YouWashed in the Blood?,Breathe on Me, Breath of God, Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah, Heavenly Sunlight,I Know That My Redeemer Liveth, I Love to Tell the Story, Just aCloser Walk With Thee, Love Lifted Me, Man of Sorrows, More AboutJesus, No, Not One! Old Time Religion Medley (Old Time Religion,TheChurch in the Wildwood, Bringing in the Sheaves, I Shall Not BeMoved), Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior, Savior, Like a Shepherd LeadUs, Since Jesus Came Into My Heart, Sunlight, Swing Low, There ShallBe Showers of Blessings, To God Be the Glory. I use these arrangements for preludes, offertories, postludes. They would be appropriate for piano lessons, recitals, funerals and school. If you like these arrangements, please visit https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/Phil-Hamm-sheet-music/3002027 for a complete listing of all my arrangements and originals. Videos of these and other pieces can be seen on my FaceBook page at https://www.facebook.com/phil.hamm.3 Please message me at FB about any questions you might have concerning these or any of my other arrangements.